UNESCO Prioritizes Education and Culture in the Reconstruction of Iraq

12 February 2018The Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, will carry out her first visit to the Arab Region from 13 to 14 February on the occasion of the International Conference for the Reconstruction of Iraq, which will take place in Kuwait (12 to 14 February). Participants at the Conference will take stock of Iraq’s needs and help mobilize civil society, the private sector and all international players around the country’s reconstruction. Organized by the governments of Kuwait and Iraq with the support of the World Bank, the European Union and the United Nations, the Conference will enable…

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