Vietnam is always an active, trusted partner, and supporter of UNESCO, making substantive contributions as a member of key executive agencies, including the World Heritage Committee, said Party General Secretary To Lam. At a reception for Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of the World Heritage Centre under UNESCO in Hanoi on May 20, the Party chief highlighted UNESCO’s role as the “intellectual home of humanity” in promoting multilateralism, maintaining peace and security, and advancing sustainable development in the world.