Director-General addresses 6th World Government Summit in Dubai

dg-aa-world-govt-summit.gif © World Government Summit 14 February 2018UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, underscored the need for dialogue and collective problem solving as she addressed an international audience of leaders at the 6th World Government Summit in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). “It is time to reflect on action we wish to take to shape our future governments, how we can renew and reinforce universal principles of human dignity and humanist values, how we can work in greater harmony with our planet”, said Ms Azoulay. In her address, the Director-General highlighted challenges…

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