Thefindingscome fromastudy by ProfessorMarkvanVugtandDr Johanna van Hooffof the University of Amsterdam, and postgraduate student HelenCrawford from the University of Kent.
VanHooff briefly reviewed all the articles included in this issue which deal with oral tradition, linguistic diversity and the African influence in the region, all written by experts and prestigious intellectuals.
Deysi Fraga, rectora de la UCPEJV, Herman vanHooff, director de la Oficina de la UNESCO en La Habana, y embajadores y representantes de las embajadas de Dominica, Ecuador, Nicaragua y Venezuela en Cuba.
In his opening remarks, Mr. VanHooff acknowledged the outstanding role played by Latin America and the Caribbean in the implementation and development of the UNESCO policies aimed at the strengthening of the regional cooperation and the promotion of its rich cultural diversity.