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UNESCO Adopts Proposal on Bangabandhu Int'l Award

The UNESCO Executive Board has unanimously adopted a proposal for the establishment of UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize in the field of the creative economy.

This prize will reward global initiatives of youth in the field of creative economy.

The proposal was adopted at the plenary of the virtual segment of the 210th Executive Board, according to UNESCO.

The decision came as Bangladesh is celebrating the centenary of the birth of the Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman Nation Father through year-long programmes.

The 210th Session of the Executive Board of UNESCO takes place in two segments.

The first section was held in virtual mode from 2 to 11 December.

The text containing the decision has been uploaded to the Executive Board on the UNESCO website.

Having unwavering confidence in the power of culture to create and maintain peace and social harmony, Bangladesh has submitted a proposal to set up the "UNESCO Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize" for Creative Economy.

On behalf of Bangladesh, Kazi Imtiaz Hossain, Ambassador of Bangladesh to France & Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, conveyed deep appreciation to the representatives of the Board who expressed their support for the proposal.

Bangladesh says it is strongly committed to multilateralism and believes, through building and harnessing partnership and working in concert, they can successfully overcome present and future challenges, no matter how daunting they may be.

Despite several obstacles, the Board eventually decided to take all decisions made during this section and not to wait for the end of the second segment to take all decisions as a whole.

The second and final segments of the session will be conducted in 'presentia' mode from 20 to 27 January 2021.

Earlier, Bangladesh's proposal was considered and approved by the Joint Meeting of the Programme and External Relations Commission and the Finance and Administrative Commission on December 9.

The Joint Commission recommended for the adoption of the decision at the plenary which has been done.

The Executive Board recognized the potential of the creative sector to provide young people with economically and environmentally sustainable jobs, in line with the UNESCO Operational Strategy on Youth 2014-2021.

It also recognized the necessity to encourage women in the creative economy, in line with UNESCO’s global priority gender equality.

The UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy will create a knowledge-sharing mechanism by capturing, celebrating and communicating best practice in the development of creative entrepreneurship, according to UNESCO document.

The objectives of the UNESCO-Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman International Prize for the Creative Economy are in line with strategic objective 8 of UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategy for 2014-2021 and with the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.


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