President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, September 9, met with Khaled El-Enany, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), in Paris, France.

According to the Office of the President, discussions focused on Rwanda’s partnership with UNESCO in key areas, including education, science and technology, cultural heritage and the preservation of the memory of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.

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Rwanda has two properties on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Nyungwe National Park and the Genocide memorials of Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero, which were inscribed in 2023.

In 2024, the traditional Rwandan dance Intore was also inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Kagame is Paris for the International Space Summit due on September 9 and 10.

According to France’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the conference provides an opportunity to open dialogue among stakeholders and address the challenges facing the space sector.

The summit brings together Heads of State and Government from around the world, representatives of international and regional organisations, parliamentarians, scientists, military representatives, astronauts and decisionmakers from the private sector, civil society, local communities and development banks.