We call for understanding, so that Unesco does not lose its nature nor its competencies are transferred, which unfortunately is happening from centers of power in the West that try to impose their agenda, the experienced diplomat warned in an interview with Prensa Latina in Paris.

For the former representative of his country to the UN and the Human Rights Council, action must be taken to prevent a denaturalization of the Paris-based multilateral body.

In this sense, he recalled Unesco’s vision of betting on peace based on dialogue, mutual understanding and intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity.

We can provide examples of our alert, such as the deplorable attempt to deprive Russia of the venue of the World Heritage Committee meeting, scheduled for June in the city of Kazan, and to separate it from the presidency of the same due to the conflict in Ukraine, the renowned intellectual detailed, author of almost 30 books.

Valero also criticized the position of some countries in a recent forum of the organization’s Executive Council, related to the crisis in Afghanistan, in which some called for more pressure on Kabul.

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