Heo Seok, Mayor of Suncheon, Appointed as a Member of the UNESCO Korea Committee

Active in the Natural Sciences Subcommittee for 3 Years

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do announced on the 20th that Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon has been appointed as a 'Member of the UNESCO Korea Committee' and has begun his activities.

The UNESCO Korea Committee appointed Mayor Heo Seok of Suncheon along with Governor Won Hee-ryong of Jeju Province, Mayor Yeom Tae-young of Suwon, and Mayor Jang Deok-cheon of Bucheon as members.

The UNESCO Korea Committee is a national committee under UNESCO established in 1954 to promote UNESCO activities domestically and to facilitate smooth linkage and cooperation in education, science, culture, and related fields.

Mayor Heo Seok, appointed as a member of the UNESCO Korea Committee, will participate in the Natural Sciences Subcommittee of the UNESCO Korea Committee for three years starting this month, engaging in strengthening the global science and technology system and policies as well as projects to promote heritage protection.

In particular, Suncheon has steadily advanced as a UNESCO city, including the designation of Suncheon Bay as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and the registration of Seonamsa Temple, a thousand-year-old temple, as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. The city is also promoting the registration of Suncheonman Wetland, a treasure trove of ecosystems, and Nagan Eupseong, where traditional life still thrives, as World Cultural Heritage sites.

Mayor Heo said, “I am pleased to be appointed as a member of the UNESCO Korea Committee,” and added, “Based on the international status achieved as a UNESCO city together with our citizens and Suncheon’s policy know-how, I will strive to contribute to UNESCO and the international community.”

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