Paris, November 25, 2019, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has joined the Information for All Programme (IFAP), 24 hours after Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Saudi Minister of Culture and Chairman of the National Commission for Education, Science and Culture, announced that the Kingdom had won a seat on the Executive Board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The program aims to strengthen the international thinking process on ethical, legal and social challenges, promote and expand access to information through digitization and preservation. The program also supports training in the fields of communication and information, promotes the application of international standards and best practices in the field of communication and information, and encourages the establishment of Information and knowledge networks at national, regional and international levels. --SPA 13:13 LOCAL TIME 10:13 GMT 0006 www.spa.gov.sa/w1216206