Uzbekistan has used the opening of UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference to present a reform-driven vision for global cooperation – one centred on modernising education, expanding AI ethics, strengthening media literacy, safeguarding cultural heritage and advancing women’s leadership.
Addressing heads of state, ministers and delegates from 190 countries, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev unveiled a set of initiatives he hopes will guide UNESCO’s agenda in the coming years.
They include a platform to advance inclusive education for children with special needs, a model School of Artificial Intelligence in Uzbekistan, a global AI ethics forum, an International Institute for Digital Heritage, a UNESCO Academy on Women’s Leadership, and a “UNESCO Ecological Capital” framework to recognise cities pursuing credible green policies.
The announcements set the tone for a milestone gathering – the first time UNESCO has held its General Conference outside Paris in 40 years and the first time ever in Central Asia.
The choice of Samarkand places global decision-making in a city long associated with scholarship and exchange, and signals Uzbekista
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