PARIS: The member states of the World Heritage Committee of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) elected Saudi Arabia as vice chair of the Arab group for the period between 2021 and 2023 at the organization’s 44th session held in Fuzhou in China.

Princess Haifa bint Abdul Aziz Al-Muqrin, the Kingdom’s permanent representative at UNESCO, said that the election of the Kingdom had occurred due to its prominent role in supporting world heritage alongside the committee’s member states, in addition to achieving UNESCO’s objectives in general, and the committee’s objectives in particular.

She pointed out that the committee unanimously endorsed the draft resolution proposed by Saudi Arabia to build the capabilities of workers in the field of heritage during the next ten years, which will contribute in strengthening the geographic diversification of experts, improve regional capabilities, set up plans and measures to protect endangered cultural sites, and elevate the level of technical skills of both young people and experts in various relevant fields.

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