UNESCO
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UNESCO to support Iran in promoting science, technology
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – In a message to the 3rd Intl. Cong. on Gundishapur, the Director-General of UNESCO, announced that the intl. body is ready to support Iran in its efforts to promote science and technology, to create knowledge, and to share it.
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'Culture, knowledeg permant path to bring nations closer'
TEHRAN, Mar. 09 (MNA) – In a message to the 3rd Intl. Cong. on Gundishapur, Iranian President Rouhani said the return to knowledge and culture is the only permanent way to bring nations closer.
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Iranian President appoints new ambassador to UNESCO
TEHRAN, Jan. 02 (MNA) – Iranian president appointed Ahmad Pakatchi as the new ambassador and permanent representative of the Islamic Republic to UNESCO.
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100,000 Yemeni infants die every year due to siege, war
TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) – Yemen’s deputy health minister says about 100,000 infants die in the war-torn country every year due to the siege and war imposed by the Saudi-led coalition.
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Iran ranks 10th at UNESCO world heritage registration list
TEHRAN, Sep. 07 (MNA) – Iran is ranked 10th regarding the number of historical monuments and sites registered in the UNESCO world heritage list.
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By: Faranak Bakhtiari
Taking a look at five diverse ecological regions of Iran
TEHRAN, Sep. 05 (MNA) – Environmental features play a significant role in a land's biodiversity and richness, based on which, Iran shares five ecological zones with specific flora from the lowest to the highest.
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UNESCO ready to develop tourism coop. with Iran
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The Director General of Tourism Planning and Development Affairs said that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is ready to boost tourism cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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Statute of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO amended
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – The Statute of the Iranian National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has been amended.
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By: Afshin Majlesi
Susa, a top destination for history buffs
TEHRAN, Apr. 07 (MNA) – Apart from what our goals for traveling could be, it lets us experience diverse wonders, cultures, history, foods and beauties from around the world. There’s history everywhere, but history buffs doe love specific destinations.
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Uni. students call on UNESCO to help lift sanctions against Iran
TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – A group of Iranian students sent a letter to Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), calling for help to lift anti-Iran sanctions amid coronavirus outbreak.
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Science min.:
Iran voices readiness to share scientific experience with world to fight COVID-19 pandemic
TEHRAN, Mar. 24 (MNA) – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Manour Gholami said that Iran is ready to share its experiences and scientific findings with the world countries in the fight against the novel coronavirus global pandemic, also known as COVID-19.
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Cultural Heritage Min. mandated for signing agreement between Iran, UNESCO
TEHRAN, Mar. 10 (MNA) – Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts was obliged by the Cabinet of Ministers as a responsible body for the provisional signing an agreement between Islamic Republic of Iran and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) regarding the continuation of activity of Regional Studies Center for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Tehran.
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UNESCO shows reaction to Trump’s threat of targeting Iran cultural centers
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – The Director General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay on Mon. in a meeting with Iranian Ambassador to the Russian Federation Kazem Jalali showed reaction to US President Trump’s threat of attacking Iran’s cultural centers and reminded the United States of protecting cultural property.
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Iran to inscribe Yalda Night on UNESCO heritage list in 2021
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Iran is making efforts to have Yalda Night (Shab-e Yalda) inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List in 2021.
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Iran’s cultural attaché:
Turkey suggests plan to inscribe Persian poet Molana’s travel routes on UNESCO
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iranian cultural attaché to Ankara said UNESCO is reviewing a Turkey-suggested preliminary plan to register the travel routes of 13th-century Persian poet Molana ‘Rumi’ from Afghanistan to Iran and then to Turkey.
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Science min. calls for collective effort to remove ‘scientific gap’ in world
TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami called for collective attempt needed for eliminating ‘scientific gap’ in the world.
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Iran’s Sanandaj, Bandar Abbas join UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated 66 urban settlements, including two Iranian cities as Creative Cities.
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FM spox welcomes designation of 2 Iranian cities as UNESCO Creative Cities
TEHRAN, Nov. 02 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Seyyed Abbas Mousavi welcomed the recent designation of Sanandaj and Bandar Abbas as UNESCO Creative Cities, saying that this is a good opportunity to better introduce Iran to the world.
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By: Iman Hamikhah
Intl. Conf. on Silk Road in Hamedan
HAMEDAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The International Conference on Silk Road was held in Hamedan, Iran in the presence of Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology, the Officer-in-Charge UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran and representative of 11 countries on Monday.
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Science min.:
Silk Road way to exchange science, culture
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Science, Research and Technology Mansour Gholami said that the Silk Road has historically been the gateway of science, culture and trade exchange from China to Iran, Greece, and Rome.
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Iran's Hamedan hosts Intl. Conf. on Silk Road
TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – The International Conference on Silk Road is currently underway in Hamedan northwestern city of Iran in the presence of Silk Road members from 23- 29 September 2019.
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UNESCO to visit Iran for inscription of domestic railway network as industrial heritage
TEHRAN, Sep. 15 (MNA) – Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Mohamamd Hassan Talebian announced on Sunday that UNESCO officials are to pay a visit to Iran to inscribe domestic railway network as the first industrial heritage site in the country.
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By: Afshin Majlesi
It’s time to rid Iran’s millennium-old brick tower of weeds
TEHRAN, Sep. 04 (MNA) – It’s quite natural that weeds spread almost everywhere in a mild and humid climate; they grow, whether we like it or not.
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By: Zahra Mirzafarjouyan
Falak-ol-Aflak: More than just a castle
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Falak-ol-Aflak Castle is a historical castle located on a stony hillock in the midst of the city of Khorramabad. It is one of the world's architectural masterpieces which has always hosted domestic and foreign tourists every year.
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Shahroud Cloud Forest inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List
TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The Director General of Semnan Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Department General Mehdi Jamal said on Saturday that Abr (Cloud) Forest of Shahroud was inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List.
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Iran’s Hyrcanian forests inscribed in UNESCO World Heritage List
TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – During the Friday’s session of the World Heritage Committee in Baku, Iran’s Hyrcanian forests were inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
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Iran to hold 7th Gonbad-e Qabus UNESCO registration anniversary
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – July 1 is considered a significant cultural event for Iranians to hold the anniversary of Gonbad-e Qabus UNESCO registration.
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Iran attends 43rd UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Baku
TEHRAN, Jul. 02 (MNA) – An Iranian delegation comprising seven members arrived in the Azerbaijani capital Baku late Monday to attend the 43rd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.
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Iran participates in annual summit on World Heritage in Azerbaijan
TEHRAN, Jul. 01 (MNA) – The 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee kicked off in Baku, Azerbaijan with the presence of 180 countries including Iran.
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Nominees for Mustafa Prize 2019 being assessed by final jury
TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) – The nominees for the 3rd Mustafa (PBUH) Prize 2019 are being assessed by the seven-member final jury, the head of the event’s executive working group Seyyed Ali Omrani told the Tehran Times at the 8th International Innovation and Technology Exhibition (INOTEX 2019).