World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development

On May 21, the world celebrates World Day for Cultural Diversity. Since 2014, the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia has traditionally joined this date with various events. A concert dedicated to the World Day for Cultural Diversity was held at the Tbilisi Concert Hall "Event Hall", within the framework of which the Iliko Sukhishvili and Nino Ramishvili Georgian National Ballet State Academic Troupe presented the program "Dances of the Peoples of the World" to the attending guests.

The event was attended by Mikheil Giorgadze, First Deputy Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, Lia Gigauri, Deputy State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality, representatives of the Government of Georgia, the diplomatic corps operating in Georgia, and the non-governmental sector.

The project was implemented on the initiative and with the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Georgia, as well as with the support of the Office of the State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality.

In 2001, the UN General Assembly developed the Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity, on the basis of which a decision was made on May 21, 2002, to celebrate the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development on this day every year. The celebration of this day aims to deepen knowledge about cultural values worldwide and emphasizes the importance of intercultural dialogue for the harmonious coexistence of the peoples of the world.