Ernesto Villegas: Venezuela strengthens its presence at UNESCO with a work agenda

Published at: 05/10/2026 09:29 AM

Venezuela strengthens its presence before the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) through a work agenda aimed at promoting dialogue, cooperation and participation in the organization's multilateral spaces, Venezuelan ambassador Ernesto Villegas said.

“The Permanent Delegation of Venezuela to UNESCO developed an intense work agenda in Paris during the month of September, which included high-level meetings, participation in activities of the Organization and spaces for multilateral exchange in meetings with representatives from different regions of the world,” he said through his Telegram channel.

As part of this agenda, the ambassador held meetings with his French counterparts, Ahlem Gharbi; Algeria, Abdelghani Merabet; Croatia, Gordana Genc; Cuba, María del Carmen Herrera Caseiro; Spain, Miquel Iceta i Llorens; Jordan, Leena Al-Hadid; Mexico, Juan Antonio Ferrer Aguilar; Palestine, Adel Atieh; Senegal, Pierre Faye, and Turkey, Mr. Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul.

The Venezuelan representation also participated in the events on the occasion of Pope Leo XIV's visit to UNESCO, in the first session of the Latin American and Caribbean Group (GRULAC) and in the Digital Literacy Week.

It was also part of the joint meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee on Bioethics (CIGB), the 33rd regular session of the International Bioethics Committee (CIB) and the 14th extraordinary session of the World Commission on Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST), in addition to the Preparatory Meeting of the Executive Council.

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Mazo News Team