At the conclusion of the meeting, the Director-General and the Prime Minister signed the Kinshasa Declaration, in which the Congolese Government commits to implement the Strategic Action Plan proposed by the Congolese Wildlife Authority.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

The Director-General was present for the adoption of the Dhaka Ministerial Declaration on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by 33 countries of the Asia-Pacific region.

UNESCO: THEMES

Sybil Seitzinger, Executive Director, IGBP, opened with a keynot address saying that the first State of the Planet Declaration had sober findings.

UNESCO: State of the Planet under discussion