As part of the Quang Nam Heritage Festival, the second UNESCO Culture and Development Week will take place in the central province of Quang Nam from June 19-26. At the event, UNESCO and the provincial authorities will announce the outcomes of their cooperation over the past decade, which reflect the contributions by heritage tourism to sustainable development of the province in particular and the country in general. During the week many activities will be conducted, including an awards ceremony for a fine art contest, a display of relics from the My Son sanctuary heritage site, and the inauguration of a tourist information centre in the ancient town of Hoi An. The sanctuary and the ancient town are two well-known sites in the province that have been recognized by UNESCO as world cultural heritage sites.

According to the event’s organizers, the Week will create a good opportunity for management agencies, social organizations and domestic and foreign lawmakers to discuss issues related to culture and development and work out ways to fulfill sustainable development goals.

The first UNESCO Culture and Development Week took place from 5–9 March 2012 in Hanoi, which included policy dialogues, symposiums, and roundtable meetings with media discussing the preservation and promotion of cultural heritages in Vietnam. In addition, films featuring potential losses of local culture due to tourism development were also screened during the event.