Venezuela said it was present at the Week of Latin America and the Caribbean at UNESCO

Published at: 08/06/2025 05:00 PM

Venezuela was present at the inauguration of the inauguration of the Latin American and Caribbean Week (SALC) in Room I of the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Paris.

According to information from Venezolana de Televisión, through textile art, our country exhibited the country's main achievements in the fields of education, science and culture, with the runway “Venezuela Teje Futuro: Knowledge, Dignity and Hope”.

Venezuela offered a lively and colorful vision of the work of the country's popular weavers and artisans, mainly from the states of Mérida, Lara, Yaracuy and Monagas, who transmit their knowledge from generation to generation, preserving a rich and resilient cultural identity.

Each of the pieces, woven by hand, was intervened by the Counselor and designer of the Delegation, Nelly Carrillo, who embroidered messages that make visible the concrete achievements of Venezuela within the multilateral system.

The first ruana presented, originally from Mucuchies, Mérida state, is recognized as part of the local cultural heritage. It was provided for this exhibition by the master weaver María Vicenta Dávila, a member of the Scientific-Peasant Alliance and symbolizes the ancient wisdom and heritage of the weaving grandmothers of the Venezuelan Andes.

The parade was attended by young people from Algeria, Cuba, France, Honduras, Monaco and Venezuela, in a gesture of cultural diplomacy that projects the vision of Peace, Cooperation and Brotherhood between peoples, fundamental principles of Bolivarian diplomacy.

With this emotional presentation, Venezuela reaffirmed its commitment to promoting biocultural diversity and strengthening education, science and culture as tools of sovereignty, dignity and hope for the future.

VTV/Mazo News Team