Poland in the OECD

On 26 October 2023, Undersecretary of State Wojciech Gerwel attended remotely the OECD Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum, which was organised in Hanoi.

On 12 October 2023, on the initiative of Poland as well as an interregional coalition built by our country and consisting of Botswana, Bangladesh, Morocco, South Korea, Panama, Rwanda, and Slovakia, the UNESCO Executive Board decided during the ongoing 217th session to establish the International Day of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

On 2 October 2023, Undersecretary of State at the Polish MFA Wojciech Gerwel attended, on behalf of Minister Zbigniew Rau, an informal session of the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) in Kyiv.

During the Forum, on behalf of Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau, the undersecretary of state at Polish MFA took part in a discussion on the anticipated vision of new security architecture.

On 15-18 July, Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau visited New York to take part in UN Security Council and General Assembly sessions devoted to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.

In an election held on 8 June 2023 during the United Nations General Assembly in New York, 177 of its Member States chose Poland to join the Economic and Social Council for 2024-2026.

On Poland’s initiative, an inter-regional coalition consisting of Austria, Azerbaijan, Viet Nam, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, and Kenya; the UNESCO Executive Board adopted the first, historic decision on the bicycle - "Bicycle for all - Bicycle for sustainable and healthy lifestyles". The decision has been adopted with considerable acclamation and cosponsored by several dozens of countries representing all inhabited continents.

On 24 April, Minister Zbigniew Rau took part in an EU Foreign Affairs Council session in Luxembourg.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs has launched a contest for the best foreign-language publication promoting Poland’s history and the best Polish-language publication on the history of Polish diplomacy released in 2022. Authors are invited to submit their books by 1 June 2023.