On the afternoon of 21 April, Mr Wang Wei, President of East & West International Education Group (EWIE), visited the headquarters of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in Paris. Mr Wang held in-depth discussions with Ms Assel Utegenova and Ms Olga Genenko, senior officials from UNESCO’s Division of External Relations and Africa, along with other accompanying staff.
As a specialised agency of the United Nations, UNESCO is committed to building peace through international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication. Central to its founding mission is the belief that “political and economic arrangements of governments are not enough to secure the lasting and sincere support of the peoples” — peace must be built upon the intellectual and moral solidarity of humanity.
During the meeting, both parties discussed the important role of UNESCO Clubs and Associations in advancing the organisation’s core priorities. Through community-level practice, skills sharing, and broadening of perspectives, these associations have become a meaningful force in promoting cross-cultural exchange and peacebuilding.
The conversation also focused on UNESCO’s “Global Youth Leadership” agenda, which has gained significant international traction in recent years, and on how EWIE can contribute to the development of the UNESCO Clubs and Associations Global Youth Leaders Forum. Both sides reached agreement on future cooperation, with plans to jointly design and implement a series of innovative programmes aimed at deepening exchange and development between Chinese youth leaders and their peers around the world.