H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari with Ivory Coast's Defence Minister Alain Richard Donwahi.
H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural Advisor at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar's candidate for the post of the Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) met yesterday with the Ivory Coast's Defence Minister Alain Richard Donwahi who is also the Chairman of the NOAA Regional Council (NOAA), one of the well-known and important heritage sites.
Discussions during the meeting dealt with the Unesco's role in the preservation of World Heritage, and disasters that hit such heritage as a result of war and negligence.
Dr Al Kawari reviewed his vision to preserve the heritage of humanity from sabotage by extremist groups and terrorism, and the need for solidarity of the international community to confront these dangers.
For his part, the Ivory Coast's Defence Minister stressed the importance of Unesco's role in heritage preservation, and looked forward to cooperation with the Qatari candidate, wishing him success in his mission.
Dr Al Kawari also met with Ivory Coast' Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training Dr Paul Kofi Kofi, where they discussed Qatar's candidate on the role of education in promoting the UNESCO. HE Dr. Al Kuwari confirmed that he will give the Education for All programs for Africa, the bulk of his attention.
In turn, the Ivory Coast' Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training praised the role of the State of Qatar in education, particularly the Education Above All programme, noting that the African continent has benefited greatly from this program and wished the Qatari candidate's success, and looked forward to cooperating with him in the future.
