PM Adviser: Iraq's accession to UNESCO Diplomatic achievement

Baghdad-INA
Prime Minister Hussein Allawi advisor revealed on Thursday,  the advantages of Iraq's membership in the Executive Council of the United Nations (UNESCO).

An advisor to the Prime Minister, Hussein Allawi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), “Iraq’s election as a member of the Executive Council of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is an Iraqi diplomatic achievement and a distinguished presence for a country whose civilization has been concentrated for 7,000 years, as well as a national achievement among the achievements of the curriculum the government promised by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani to develop Iraq’s diplomatic presence in the field of knowledge, science, culture, climate change, and freedom of expression, and to invest in the world’s oldest in the field of artificial intelligence, develop the education sector, water management, confront its scarcity, and combat extremism."

He explained, "Iraq's advanced presence now in UNESCO means great openness in diplomacy and the achievement of productive goals, which the Iraqi government pursued a year after its formation," noting that "activating the role of the Ministry of Education after Iraq officially obtained membership in the Executive Council of UNESCO by winning the decisive elections during the activities 42nd session of the UNESCO International Conference in Paris, which came after 38 years of waiting."

Allawi added, "There will be a greater role for the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the process of modernizing science and keeping pace with the progress made in the organization's work to build the capabilities of Iraqi universities and enhance scientific research in the country."

Regarding the advantages of electing Iraq as a member of the Executive Council of UNESCO, Allawi stated, “The Executive Council of UNESCO consists of 58 members, and the most important advantages of Iraq’s election as a member of the Executive Council will be reflected in the implementation of major cultural projects, support for vocational training, and programs for qualifying and training workers in the sector of culture, cultural history, journalism, media, and blogging and technology, as well as enhancing the building of bridges of relations between Iraq and the world, and a reflection on the future of Iraqi youth, who constitute more than 60 percent of society and who need to build bridges with others through the Iraqi government and its ministries and between society and similar societies."