UNESCO

Culture min.:

Cyrus’s Charter shows justice has deep roots in Iran culture

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) –Iran minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts says approval of Cyrus the Great’s Charter at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) showed justice is deep rooted in Iran culture.

Iran secures seats on four key UNESCO committees

TEHRAN, Nov. 15 (MNA) – At the conclusion of UNESCO’s 43rd General Conference in Samarkand, Iran was unanimously elected to four major committees, strengthening its role in international legal, bioethics, cultural heritage, and social policy spheres.

UNESCO honors Iran’s ancient beacon of justice and tolerance

TEHRAN, Nov. 10 (MNA) – In a landmark decision for cultural heritage, the 43rd General Conference of UNESCO, held in Samarkand last week, officially recognized the Cyrus Cylinder as the world’s first written document on human rights.

China slams Trump’s decision to withdraw US from UNESCO

TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – China on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from UNESCO.

Trump pulls US out of UNESCO again

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the U.N. culture and education agency UNESCO on Tuesday, repeating a move he had already ordered during his first term.

UNESCO head condemns Israeli killing of Iranian media workers

TEHRAN, Jul. 18 (MNA) – The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has condemned the killing of two Iranian media workers during Israeli airstrikes on the IRIB headquarters in Tehran last month.

Iran urges UNESCO to support its cultural heritage

TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Iran sent an official request to UNESCO, calling for immediate action by this international organization to protect its cultural and natural heritage against threats posed by the Israeli military aggressions.

Iran’s Mehregan Ceremony inscribed on UNESCO Heritage list

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The ceremony of Mehregan, a festival in commemoration of friendship and love, has been inscribed by UNESCO on the Intangible Heritage list, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman announced.

Iranian dish patented by UNESCO-linked WIPO

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Khoresht-e Maast, a stew made from yogurt and a traditional Iranian dish, has been patented by the World Intellectual Property Organization, which is a subsidiary of UNESCO.

Iran to host UNESCO 2025 intangible cultural heritage meeting

TEHRAN, Jun. 15 (MNA) –  Iran will host the next session of UNESCO’s international centers for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.

FM Spox.:

More than 140 Palestinian journalists victim of Israel crimes

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman stated that more than 140 Palestinian journalists were victims of the Zionist regime's crime for 7 months and in the silence of the Western countries that claim speech freedom.

UNESCO awards press prize to Palestinian journalists in Gaza

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – UNESCO on Thursday awarded its world press freedom prize to all Palestinian journalists covering the war in Gaza, which Israel has been attacking for more than six months.

UNESCO registers Iftar as world's intangible heritage

TEHRAN, Dec. 07 (MNA) – Iftar and relevant sociocultural traditions' case was registered as the world's intangible heritage of Iran, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkey.

UN inscribes 2 Iranian rituals, 1 artistic technique

TEHRAN, Dec. 06 (MNA) – The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO has inscribed two Iranian rituals and one decorative art on its list of world’s intangible heritage.

Iran warns against repercussions of war on education in Gaza

TEHRAN, Nov. 07 (MNA) – Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ezzatollah Zarghami has sent a letter to the head of the UN’s cultural agency, warning against the consequences of the Israeli regime’s Gaza war on education.

UNESCO inscribes Iran caravanserais on World Heritage List

TEHRAN, Sep. 17 (MNA) – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has added Iran’s historical caravanserais to its World Heritage List.

UNESCO registers Iran’s Tabas Geopark

TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – Tabas Geopark in east-central Iran, which is home to a variety of scenic landscapes and untouched terrains, has been registered in the listing of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp).

Iran's Sadoughi House, Zarch Qanat win 2022 UNESCO awards

TEHRAN, Nov. 26 (MNA) – UNESCO announces Yazd’s Sadoughi House and Zarch Qanat as the winner of awards in Cultural Heritage Conservation.

Iran President:

Hegemony culture trying to prevent other states from progress

TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) – President Raeisi says that the culture of hegemony sees its benefits in preventing other countries from development and by creating an unfair global order tries to prevent other countries from progress and development.

Newly-appointed UNESCO rep. meets Iran’s FM

TEHRAN, Sep. 13 (MNA) – The newly-appointed representative of the UNESCO, Golda El-Khoury and Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian met and held talks.