Regular session of the General Assembly

The General Assembly of the Regional Centre Sofia-UNESCO was held on 4 November 2024 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Representatives of the Member States from South-East Europe as well as the representative of the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Siniša Sesum, participated in its annual session. The Centre’s founding institutions – Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bulgarian academy of sciences, were also present. Ms Amelia Gesheva outlined the priorities of the Bulgarian State in the field of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, stressing the importance of the Regional Centre in this process.
During the event, the Executive Director, Ms Irena Todorova, presented the activity report for the current year, as well as the workplan for 2025. Among them were the regional workshops on topics related to living heritage, the meeting of the university network and the 19th annual meeting of the expert network on intangible cultural heritage.