The celebrated Serbian film director and musician Emir Kusturica and his "No Smoking Orchestra" held a concert on 22 October 2019, at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Before the concert, Kusturica spoke about cultural diversity, with Serbian Minister of Culture and Media Vladan Vukosavljevic and Assistant Director-General of UNESCO for culture Ernesto Ottone Ramírez also addressing the audiences.

Ambassador Tamara Rastovac Siamashvili, Permanent Delegate of Serbia to UNESCO, announced the concert as a unique journey through Serbia's rich and diverse intangible cultural heritage.

On this occasion, Minister Vukosavljevic and Emir Kusturica also met with UNESCO Director-General Ms. Audrey Azoulay, as well as with her Assistant for culture Mr. Ottone Ramírez.