UNESCO Official Meets With Education Permanent Secretary
By Za'im Zaini

Bandar Seri Begawan - Some 20 government personnel including Dato Paduka Sheikh Haji Adnan Bin Sheikh Haji Othman, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Education, Deputy Permanent Secretaries, Directors as well as senior officers from the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Culture Youth and Sports, Ministry of Development, Ministry of Communication, Ministry of Industry and - Primary Resources, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade attended a briefing yesterday at the Main Conference Hall, Ministry of Education.

Delivering the briefing was Dr Hubert Gijzen, Director of UNESCO Jakarta, who is on four-day visit to Brunei. The briefing focused on the role and responsibilities of UNESCO and the UNESCO office and the purpose was to inform the ministries about UNESCO.

During the talk Dr Hubert Gijzen talked about the roles, functions, budget of UNESCO, its activities and the programmes it has conducted so far.

Dr Hubert Gijzen also paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports and Ministry of Development.

Today he will pay a courtesy call on the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. In the afternoon a follow up discussion will be held with relevant officers of the Ministry of Education on areas of collaboration and assistance. Brunei Darussalam has been a member of UNESCO since 2003.-- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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