From 18 until 20 November 2019, Minister of Culture and Media of the Republic of Serbia Mr. Vladan Vukosavljevic, with the delegation, attended the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris. Minister Vukosavljević participated in the UNESCO Forum of Ministers of Culture on 19 November 2019. This is the first time such an event has been organized in UNESCO after 21 years, with the participation of more than 120 ministers from countries all around the world. Minister Vukosavljevic made a presentation as part of the panel "Culture at the heart of education, a fundamental dimension for human development and innovation" and has numerous meetings with colleagues from other countries and UNESCO representatives. He spoke with the Director of the World Heritage Center Ms. Mechtild Rössler and reiterated concerns about the state of Serbian cultural heritage in Kosovo and Metohija. He also met Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, based in Venice, Anna Liuza Thompson – Flores and, among others, Ministers of Culture of Albania and Northern Macedonia. In addition, he held a meeting with Ministers of Culture of Slovenia, Croatia and Montenegro and the Director-General for Culture and Art of Austria, with the presence of the Director of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe and other representatives of the UNESCO Secretariat dedicated to the renovation of Pavilion 17 (the so-called "Yugoslav Pavilion") at the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland. He also attended a high-level lunch hosted by UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Mr. Ernesto Ottone, at which UNESCO's work in the field of culture in emergency situations was presented, with the participation of States that had received support from the Heritage Emergency Fund in the previous period. Minister Vukosavljevic also gave an interview for UNESCO social networks.