Venezuela promotes cultural and educational preservation after disasters before UNESCO

The permanent ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Ernesto Villegas Poljak, highlighted the country's proposal to establish a mechanism focused on the evaluation and repair of educational and cultural infrastructure affected by disasters, through joint work between the nation's ministries and international agencies.

“UNESCO sent Anne Lemaistre, who is the director of the UNESCO office in Havana that has jurisdiction in Venezuela. This UNESCO office accompanied the construction of what is known as the PDNA, which is the assessment of post-disaster damage in the areas of educational infrastructure and cultural infrastructure, by the Venezuelan government authorities,” Villegas Poljak told Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).

In addition, the Venezuelan representation recalled the contributions of Pope Leo XIV during his visit to the organization and called for the speedy recovery of peoples affected by contingencies. With regard to artificial intelligence, the country reaffirmed its commitment to cooperation and its full commitment to the constitutional status recognized by Venezuela.

On the other hand, Villegas stressed that the state of Lara must “warm up its engines” in the face of the imminent registration of Tamunangue on the lists of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Institutional and cultural expectations suggest that this tradition joins the other 11 already recognized to proudly represent Venezuela in the cultural catalog.

Finally, in view of the approval of April 10 as International Trumpet Day by UNESCO, the ambassador extended his congratulations to Venezuelan musicians and to trumpeter Francisco “Pacho” Flores, renowned as one of the greatest trumpet players on the planet.