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Maltese Ambassador addresses UNESCO Meeting in Paris
PR2059
24/10/1997
24/10/1997
| On Wednesday 8 October, H. E. Mr. Vincent Camilleri, Malta's | Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, delivered his statement to the 152nd session of the Executive Board meeting in Paris. Ambassador Camilleri reflected on the plight of youths as the prime victims of exploitation, emigration and exclusion. In view of the 50th Anniversary of the adoption of the universal Declaration of Human Rights due in 1998, he stressed the need to raise an awareness of the basic human rights and fundamental freedoms and stated that the Government of Malta was endorsing the Draft Declaration on the Human Right to Peace. Likewise, the Government supports the Draft Declaration on the Safeguarding of Future Generations. |
| Ambassador Camilleri stated that Malta fully supported UNESCO in | its drive against the scourges of drugs and AIDS, and stressed that the Organisation should ensure that its message is accessible to all youths. |
| Malta was appreciative of UNESCO's work in the International | Hydrological Programme and is keen to participate in research and training activities. |
| Ambassador Camilleri also spoke on UNESCO's work in the cultural | field. In this sphere, Malta saw the re-opening of the Mnajdra Neolithic Temples which are inscribed on the World Heritage List. The Ministry of Education and National Culture had also announced an action plan on the preservation of the national cultural heritage to start operating in Spring 1998 aimed at bringing culture closer to school children. |
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