00:00UNESCO-Förderung
00:30outside Paris, and for the first time ever to Central Asia.
00:35Nearly 4,500 participants from around 190 countries and more than 500 media representatives
00:42gathered in Samarkand, turning the historic Silk Road city into a global center of cultural and policy debate.
00:50Samarkand's symbolism was central, a crossroads of civilizations
00:54where observatories, manuscripts and academies once set standards for the wider world.
01:00I'm really honored and privileged to be here and to see at least a part of this beautiful and historic place of Samarkand.
01:07I think it's a great experience and I hope that will remain so in the future,
01:11not only for Uzbekistan but for the other countries as well.
01:14For Uzbekistan, hosting was both symbolic and strategic,
01:18a chance to show how heritage and reform can shape global conversation.
01:23Here in Samarkand, the conversation turned to how culture can still connect nations today.
01:28The city, shared by centuries of learning, offered a reminder that education and identity are inseparable,
01:35that investing in culture means investing in people.
01:38The discussions here carried that message forward that peace begins with knowledge,
01:43and knowledge also begins with respect for one another's heritage.
01:47Uzbekistan set out a PACT agenda, a UNESCO platform for inclusive education,
01:53a pilot school of artificial intelligence, a global forum on AI ethics,
01:58an international institute for digital heritage, a UNESCO academy on women's leadership,
02:03an ecological capital label for cities, and a comprehensive media literacy strategy for young people.
02:10The foundation's principles lay exactly in UNESCO's principles.
02:16It was very important for us to put Uzbekistan at the forefront of all of this initiative,
02:19especially as it was supported by our president and it was his initiative, you know,
02:23to bring the whole world and UNESCO conference here.
02:25We can see that Uzbekistan is everywhere now, you know, the whole world is here.
02:29UNESCO leaders called the choice of Samarkand a strategic one.
02:33We are here to discuss the main issues of the world regarding UNESCO's mandate,
02:40to prepare the future of UNESCO's mandate and to do it under the auspices of Uzbekistan in this region,
02:48regarding its history, its geography, also the role it plays today in geopolitics is extremely satisfactory for us.
02:57This session also adopted new norms on AI and neurotechnology ethics
03:02and advanced programs for early childhood learning and museum innovation.
03:07This general conference is both a symbol and a proof of the value of multilateral action.
03:13It's not every day that 194 member states come together. Nobody can act alone.
03:19UNESCO's work is an ongoing work, but what we expect is to recalibrate it and programs
03:27to meet the challenges of the present day.
03:31For Central Asia hosting was the original milestone with joint heritage nominations
03:37and cultural cooperation on display.
03:40Kazakhstan supports Uzbekistan's leadership in this general conference.
03:43Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have a number of joint nominations,
03:47both in the World Heritage Program and the Intangible Cultural Heritage Program,
03:52because indeed we share the same culture, we have the same roots.
03:56Member states aligned national priorities with global goals from early childhood access to digital safety.
04:05I think it's very important that we are gathered here in UNESCO now.
04:09We are finding common ground in addressing important issues like education for all,
04:15and especially for girls who have not been able to get education.
04:20And also the importance of culture and media's freedom is so important in these demanding times.
04:27For others, Samarkand was also a diplomatic platform to link heritage with modern challenges.
04:33For us it's a high priority, first of all, to take care of our culture and cultural heritage
04:39and to promote cooperation in the field of education.
04:44As resolutions from Samarkand and UNESCO's work cycle,
04:48attention now turns to delivery, translating commitments into curricula, cultural programs and city standards across the world.
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