Saudi Press

Saudi Arabia and the world
Monday, Jul 21, 2025

Riyadh conference highlights sustainable cultural future

Riyadh conference highlights sustainable cultural future

Minister of Education Yousuf Al-Banyan commended the efforts of international organizations that contribute to spreading global peace, help bridge communication and launch enablers of education, culture and science to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
He said this in a speech delivered on behalf of Minister of Culture and Chairman of the Saudi National Committee for Education, Culture and Science Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan at the Future of Education, Science and Culture International Organizations Forum (FESCIOF) here on Wednesday. More than 100 regional and international organizations are attending the . conference with the theme of “Together for impact in the 21st century.” In the speech, Al-Banyan emphasized that the forum is a great opportunity to shape a sustainable cultural future for societies’ prosperity through education, culture and science, and to shape a common vision through the cooperation of all, as well as to explore global opportunities and benefit from them. He noted that the conference also coincides with the International Women’s Day, observed on March 8 every year, saying “a day on which we are proud of the social, political, economic and cultural achievements of Saudi women.” The minister said that the Kingdom, under the leadership of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman, supports all efforts to develop and utilizes new global opportunities to achieve the envisioned integration and sustainable development, and boost the role of educational, cultural and scientific fields, which have a major influence and are main drivers of development. “The conference aims to develop cooperation and sustainability among international organizations through dialogue, quality initiatives and new partnerships, and to build an incubating global platform for an expanded system of organizations with diverse disciplines, common visions, and new pathways for cooperation and sustainable partnerships,” he added. Addressing the conference, Director General of the Arab League Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ALECSO) Mohamed Ould Amar thanked King Salman and the Crown Prince for their continuous support to ALECSO, the biggest joint Arab action institution, for their generous support for science and knowledge. “The Kingdom had adopted the ALECSO initiative by holding the conference, and praised its rapid, active and motivating response and its acceptance to host this event that will help strengthen the organization’s role and help it pursue a new phase, at regional and international levels, to keep up with the requirements of the 21st century and to assess the opportunities that “we must all take advantage.” He said that this conference managed to combine the past, present and future into a smart equation, and that it plays a role in creating a new system that is bound to expand the horizon of organizations working in education, culture and science. He noted that the conference covers six different fields, namely: communications and information technology, private sector, financial organizations, development banks, academia, non-profit sector, venture capital and social investment, all of which help “boost our conviction that the international community is shaped only by visions shared by all stakeholders.” The first session of the forum was held under the title: “What is the role of international institutions in the changing landscape of the 21st century.” ALECSO Director General Dr. Mohammed Ould Amar, Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau in Beirut and Representative of UNESCO to Lebanon and Syria Costanza Farina, and Director General of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Dr. Salim M. Al-Malik participated in the session. Dr. Amar highlighted the organization’s mission and work to bring about the intellectual unity of the Arab world. Farina said that UNESCO plays an important role in serving regional countries to enhance cooperation and work on finding solutions to hardships, in a bid to reach required goals and realize the Sustainable Development Goals. In his address, Al-Malik said that each country has its own national commissions that monitor the work of organizations to get acquainted with the distinctive features of each organization.
Newsletter

Related Articles

Saudi Press
0:00
0:00
Close
Man Dies After Being Pulled Into MRI Machine Due to Metal Chain in New York Clinic
FIFA Pressured to Rethink World Cup Calendar Due to Climate Change
"Can You Hit Moscow?" Trump Asked Zelensky To Make Putin "Feel The Pain"
Nvidia Becomes World’s First Four‑Trillion‑Dollar Company Amid AI Boom
Iranian President Reportedly Injured During Israeli Strike on Secret Facility
Kurdistan Workers Party Takes Symbolic Step Towards Peace in Northern Iraq
BRICS Expands Membership with Indonesia and Ten New Partner Countries
Elon Musk Founds a Party Following a Poll on X: "You Wanted It – You Got It!"
AI Raises Alarms Over Long-Term Job Security
Saudi Arabia Maintains Ties with Iran Despite Israel Conflict
Russia Formally Recognizes Taliban Government in Afghanistan
Mediators Edge Closer to Israel-Hamas Ceasefire Agreement
Emirates Airline Expands Market Share with New $20 Million Campaign
House Oversight Committee Subpoenas Former Jill Biden Aide Amid Investigation into Alleged Concealment of President Biden's Cognitive Health
Amazon Reaches Major Automation Milestone with Over One Million Robots
Meta Announces Formation of Ambitious AI Unit, Meta Superintelligence Labs
China Unveils Miniature Insect-Like Surveillance Drone
Marc Marquez Claims Victory at Dutch Grand Prix Amidst Family Misfortune
Iran Executes Alleged Israeli Spies and Arrests Hundreds Amid Post-War Crackdown
Trump Asserts Readiness for Further Strikes on Iran Amid Nuclear Tensions
Iran's Parliament Votes to Suspend Cooperation with Nuclear Watchdog
Trump Announces Upcoming US-Iran Meeting Amid Controversial Airstrikes
Trump Moves to Reshape Middle East Following Israel-Iran Conflict
NATO Leaders Endorse Plan for Increased Defence Spending
U.S. Crude Oil Prices Drop Below $65 Amid Market Volatility
Explosions Rock Doha as Iranian Missiles Target Qatar
“You Have 12 Hours to Flee”: Israeli Threat Campaign Targets Surviving Iranian Officials
Oman Set to Introduce Personal Income Tax, First in Gulf
Germany and Italy Under Pressure to Repatriate $245bn of Gold from US Vaults
Iran Intensifies Crackdown on Alleged Mossad Operatives After Sabotage Claims
Trump Praises Iran’s ‘Very Weak’ Response After U.S. Strikes and Presses Israel to Pursue Peace
WATCH: Israeli forces show the aftermath of a massive airstrike at Iran's Isfahan nuclear site
We have new information and breaking details to share about what is shaping up to be a historic air campaign tonight
Six Massive Bombs Dropped on Fordow; Trump: 'A Historic Moment for the U.S., Israel, and the World'
Fordow: Deeply Buried Iranian Enrichment Site in U.S.–Israel Crosshairs
United States Conducts Precision Strikes on Iran’s Nuclear Sites
US strikes Iran nuclear sites, Trump says
Pakistan to nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize.
Israel Confirms Assassination of Quds Force Commander in Tehran
16 Billion Login Credentials Leaked in Unprecedented Cybersecurity Breach
Senate hearing on who was 'really running' Biden White House kicks off
G7 Leaders Fail to Reach Consensus on Key Global Issues
Mass exodus in Tehran as millions try to flee following Trump’s evacuation order
Iranian Military Officers Reportedly Seek Contact with Reza Pahlavi, Signal Intent to Defect
Vietnam Emerges as Luxury Yacht Destination for Ultra‑Rich
China's Iranian Oil Imports Face Disruption Amid Escalating Middle East Tensions
Trump Demands Iran's Unconditional Surrender Amid Escalating Conflict
Israeli Airstrike Targets Iranian State TV in Central Tehran
President Trump is leaving the G7 summit early and has ordered the National Security Council to the Situation Room
Netanyahu Signals Potential Regime Change in Iran
×