The L’Oréal – UNESCO Science Award For the Development of Women in Science on Monday afternoon celebrated 15 years in Vietnam with a mission of honouring and promoting Vietnamese women in science.

Vietnam applauded UNESCO's support and advice on programmes related to the environment, climate, and water security.

Vietnam will host the 8th International Conference of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network for the Asia-Pacific Region from September 5-17 in the northern mountainous province of Cao Bang, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on August 22.

The 43rd session of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations (WFUCA) Executive Board and an international conference on the role and contributions of UNESCO movements to cultural industries were held on August 5 in Ha Long.

UNESCO World Heritage Committee has approved a decision to officially give consent to Vietnam’s proposals on the orientation and vision for researching, preserving, and developing the Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long.

A delegation of experts from UNESCO made a field trip to the northern province of Lang Son from July 6 -10 for on-site assessment of the dossier submitted to the organisation to seek the organisation's recognition of Lang Son Geopark as a global one.

Authorities of Khammouane of Laos and Quang Binh of Vietnam said that they are preparing a dossier for UNESCO recognition of Hin Namno National Park (Laos) and Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park (Vietnam) as a trans-boundary World Heritage Site.

The Nine Dynastic Urns, which have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register, can be found in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.