SOVICO Group and UNESCO sign strategic cooperation document 2025-2035

On October 7, 2024, SOVICO Group and UNESCO signed and exchanged the document of the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement for the period 2025-2035, contributing to the realization of the Cooperation Agreement between Vietnam and UNESCO in the coming time.

The program took place during the visit of General Secretary andPresident To Lam to UNESCO headquarters with the participation of Director General Audrey Azoulay and UNESCO senior leaders.

Signing ceremony of the Framework Agreement on Cooperation between UNESCO and Sovico for the period 2025 - 2035.

Accordingly, SOVICO Group will be a strategic partner of UNESCO in Vietnam for the period 2025 - 2035 in implementing UNESCO's sustainable development initiatives in Vietnam, including supporting projects and creative arts activities in the cultural field, promoting the Hanoi Creative Capital project and a chain of creative cities across the country, the happy school project in the education field; the role of youth in economic development initiatives in the fields of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, on the basis of traditional cultural and historical values.

The two sides had a friendly exchange in the presence of General Secretary and President To Lam.

Ms. Audrey Azoulay - Director General of UNESCO expressed her gratitude to Ms. Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao and the leaders of SOVICO Group for continuing their partnership with UNESCO. Previously, Ms. Audrey Azoulay also repeatedly affirmed that SOVICO Group is a pioneer in supporting and promoting sustainable development, through partnerships with United Nations organizations.

"We are very excited about the results achieved in the recent cooperation period with SOVICO Group. I believe in the capacity and commitment of SOVICO Group in supporting and implementing UNESCO's initiatives and goals in Vietnam in the coming time."

SOVICO Group leaders took souvenir photos with General Secretary, President To Lam and UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay

This strategic cooperation agreement between SOVICO Group and UNESCO aims at a long-term, comprehensive, multi-disciplinary cooperation relationship with a priority focus on promoting Vietnamese cultural activities through the UNESCO Global Creative Cities Network in Vietnam and the education program with the happy school model; will create important conditions to help realize the commitments of both sides for initiatives, sustainable development goals on the basis of cultural, historical and traditional values in Vietnam and increasingly profound international influences.

Previously, in the cooperation period 2021-2025, SOVICO Group and UNESCO signed an agreement and jointly implemented the Project "Empowering youth and women to enhance connectivity and local benefits in UNESCO-recognized World Heritage Sites and Creative Cities in Vietnam" to support Vietnam in building Creative Cities, while developing sustainable tourism in local communities in the North Central Heritage Corridor.

In addition, in September 2020, SOVICO Group and United Nations organizations including UNESCO, UNIDO and UN-Habitat cooperated to implement the “Hanoi Rethink” project to support Hanoi to become a creative capital in Asia and many other meaningful activities. The agreement signed during the visit of General Secretary and President To Lam to UNESCO marked a new phase of cooperation, which is more strategic, extensive and practical.

Source: https://baodautu.vn/tap-doan-sovico-va-unesco-ky-ket-van-kien-hop-tac-chien-luoc-2025-2035-d226863.html