Uganda has become a State party to the United Nations, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday at the Media Centre, the State minister of Gender and Cultural Affairs, Ms Rukia Isanga Nakadama, revealed that Uganda becomes the 139th country to ratify the convention after depositing the instrument of ratification with the Director General of UNESCO on April 8, 2015.