The Vietnamese leader reaffirmed the Southeast Asian country's unwavering commitment to UNESCO's mission of maintaining global peace, security, and sustainable development through enhanced multilateral cooperation in education, culture, science, information, and communications.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (centre) meets with UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on June 9.

He congratulated Azoulay on the achievements that UNESCO has obtained over the recent past and expressed his gratitude for the organisation's support for Viet Nam over the past five decades.

The PM also praised the comprehensive, substantive, and effective partnership between Viet Nam and UNESCO over the past time.

Azoulay, for her part, commended Viet Nam's active role as a member of the World Heritage Committee, underscoring the country’s increasingly important position and voice within UNESCO. She expressed her hope that Viet Nam will continue its contributions to the organisation.

The UNESCO Director-General also showed her desire to revisit Viet Nam soon. PM Chinh extended his invitation to Azoulay to visit the country at a convenient time.

UNESCO Vietnam pays tribute to composer Hoang Van

Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, Chairman of the Vietnam National Commission for UNESCO, visited and congratulated Professor and Conductor Le Phi Phi, son of late musician Hoang Van, on the occasion of the official inscription of Hoang Van’s collection into UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.

Thai Hoa Palace – Vietnam’s UNESCO-recognised world heritage achieves green building certification

Thai Hoa Palace, an iconic structure of the Nguyen Feudal Dynasty, became the first UNESCO-recognised cultural heritage site in Vietnam awarded the LOTUS green building certification.

Eleven of Vietnam’s documentary heritage recognised by UNESCO

A collection belonging to composer Hoang Van (1930–2018) has recently been inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register. The collection meets several of UNESCO’s key criteria, especially in terms of historical significance and global value. This marks Vietnam’s 11th documentary heritage to be recognised by UNESCO.

 

Hanoi plans 22 activities for UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2025

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UNESCO approves honour of celebrity Le Quy Don, Hoang Van musician's collection

Member states of UNESCO adopted a decision recommending the UNESCO General Conference, scheduled for this November, endorse the commemoration of the birth anniversaries of several eminent persons worldwide, including a joint celebration with Vietnam marking the 300th birth of scholar Le Quy Don (1726–2026).