Montenegro cherishes its natural values with special care, being strongly committed to green policies, which we are especially bound by international standards and our extremely valuable natural resources, of which, like the Durmitor National Park, have been on the UNESCO list for 41 years, and some are part of the program Man and the biosphere, like the Tara river basin, said Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sports Vesna Bratić.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports announced that Bratić is leading the Montenegrin delegation at the 41st UNESCO General Conference in Paris, and that on that occasion she conveyed "Montenegro's commitment to the fundamental principles of the organization".
"The world heritage sites in Montenegro (four in total, of which two are individual and two are multinational) are in the constant focus of interest of the National Commission for UNESCO, and the priority is to create extensions and create new nominations in accordance with the agreement of all interested parties. Once again I use opportunity to thank UNESCO and the World Heritage Center on behalf of Montenegro for the support they have provided to Montenegro over the past years in order to significantly improve the state of preservation of the Natural and Cultural-Historical Area of Kotor, which was also noted by the decisions of the World Heritage Committee," she said. Minister Bratić.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports also said that Bratić "in addition to congratulating General Director Azula on her re-election, thanked her for the cooperation achieved in this multilateral framework".
"UNESCO standards represent the key values of humanity in the fight against global challenges, among which is the current Kovid-19 pandemic in particular," said Bratić.
The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports also said that Bratić "gave special attention to environmental protection, which is also one of the key program activities of UNESCO".
"Montenegro, in that sense, is guided by the principles of the Paris Agreement," said the minister.
The announcement also states that Bratić expressed her belief that the Executive Board and other UNESCO bodies will continue their engagement in further improving standards in the coming period, promoting the values on which the Organization rests.
"In this sense, she welcomed the activities aimed at combating social inequalities, promoting freedom of expression, ethics in education and in the digitization segment. Bratić also conveyed her belief in Montenegro's determination to continue supporting the extensive reform agenda within UNESCO. After participating in the General Conference , Bratić attended the celebration of the jubilee, 75 years of the existence of the UNESCO organization," concludes the statement of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports.
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