The 70th founding anniversary of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will be organized at Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Ha Noi at 20h00 on November 23rd on the implementation of action plan No. 186/KH-UBND of the Hanoi city People’s Committee.
The program will be broadcast live on Viet Nam Television (VTV).
The event is an opportunity to review UNESCO’s achievements during 70 years of establishment and development.
The program is connected with the National Tourism Year 2015 themed “Connecting World Heritage”, including an offering incense ceremony in front of Lam Kinh Historical Relic Site (located at Ngoc Lac and Tho Xuan districts, Thanh Hoa province) and an art program.
It is a chance to educate the patriotic tradition, “Uong nuoc nho nguon” (When you eat a fruit, think of the man who planted the tree) moral standard for Vietnamese youth, at the same time improving awareness of heritage values. It is also an opportunity to confirm the Vietnam’s position and international prestige in UNESCO.
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Acting a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN), UNESCO contributes to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through education, science, and culture to further universal respect for justice, the rule of law, and human rights along with fundamental freedom proclaimed in the UN Charter. Besides, it is the heir of the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation.
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