Hanoi, Nov. 9 -- A draft resolution recommending the launch of an "International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development" was unanimously adopted at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on November 8. The draft, proposed by Vietnam and other co-authors and supported by 71 countries, recommends that the United Nations General Assembly consider launching an "International Decade on Culture for Sustainable Development" as soon as possible, with priority given to the 2027-2036 period. The initiative has received high appreciation from the UNESCO Director-General and member states for its relevance to the organisation's strategy and its current work of integrating culture into development polic...