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Iranian dish patented by UNESCO-linked WIPO
Isfahan, IRNA – 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 the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Precious manuscript of Divan of Hafez restored in Iran
Tehran, IRNA – The most exquisite manuscript copy of Divan of Hafez, the well-known Iranian poet, has been repaired in Iran and returned to Bosnia and Herzegovina on the occasion of the national day of Hafez falling on October 11 this year.
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Cabinet appoints SecGen of National UNESCO Commission of Iran
Tehran, IRNA – The cabinet has appointed Hassan Fartousi as the Secretary General of the Iranian National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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Iran launches campaign to inscribe Caspian horse on World Heritage List
Tehran, IRNA – Caspian Conservation Society has launched a campaign to inscribe Caspian horse on the World Heritage List.
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Iran to host UNESCO 2025 intangible cultural heritage meeting
Tehran, IRNA – Iran will host the next session of UNESCO’s international centers for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2025.
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UNESCO adds Iran’s ancient Sadeh festival to its cultural heritage list
Tehran, IRNA- Iran's traditional festival of Sadeh and the cultural and social practices surrounding Iftar have been officially recognized and added to the UNESCO's list of intangible cultural heritage.
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Iran offers program to UNESCO to facilitate exchange of ideas and knowledge
Tehran, IRNA – Iran's Deputy Minister of Science, Research and Technology Peyman Salehi has suggested a program to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to facilitate the free exchange of ideas and knowledge
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Iran warns against repercussions of war on education, cultural heritage in Gaza
Tehran, IRNA – 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 Israel’s Gaza war on education as well as cultural and historical heritage in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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World bows to Iran’s hardworking cliff-dwellers: Minister
Tehran, IRNA - Iran’s tourism minister says a decision by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to designate the Iranian historical village of Kandovan as an exemplary tourism spot is a sign of international respect for hardworking Iranian cliff-dwellers.
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UNESCO evaluator says int’l registration of Iran’s Ecbatana is possible
Tehran, IRNA – Ghassan Shomali, a UNESCO evaluator, believes that there are huge potentials for international registration of Hagmatāna (Ecbatana or ancient Hamedan) and it is possible for the Iranian ancient city to become registered by the UN body.
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‘Iran needs to play active role in global ocean protection programs’
Tehran, IRNA – Chairman of the Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS) says the country needs to play a more active role in global efforts and plans that are aimed at protecting the oceans.
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13th RCUWM governing board meeting kicks off in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA - The 13th governing board meeting of the UNESCO Regional Center on Urban Water Management (RCUWM) began with the participation of 15 countries and 8 international organizations in Tehran on Thursday.
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Iranian, Tajik energy ministers meet in Tehran
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s Energy Minister Ali Akbar Mehrabian has hosted Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources Daler Juma for talks on joint ventures between the two countries.
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Tehran to host 13th Summit of UNESCO Urban Management Center
Tehran, IRNA – Deputy of the Regional Centre on Urban Water Management (RCUWM-Tehran) under the auspices of UNESCO, Alireza Salamat said Tehran will host the 13th Summit of UNESCO Urban Management Center.
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Iran hosting millions of migrants
Tehran, IRNA – The Islamic Republic of Iran has warmly welcomed millions of migrants and refugees in recent decades in particular following the US-led invasion of regional countries, which forced people to leave their homelands.
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Iran's Tabas Geopark internationally inscribed
Tehran, IRNA – Research and Geological Heritage deputy of the National Geological and Mines Discovery Organization said that Tabas Geopark, Iran's 3rd international geopark, gained a positive vote from UNESCO World Geoparks and was internationally inscribed.
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UNESCO registers Iran's Tabas Geopark
Tehran, IRNA – Tabas Geopark in east-central Iran, which is home to a wide variety of scenic landscapes and untouched terrains, has been registered in the listing of UNESCO Global Geoparks (UGGp).
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Iran goes one step further on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list
Tehran, IRNA – Iran’s rank rose to sixth after getting one boost in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of Intangible Cultural Heritage, an Iranian official has announced.
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Asia & Oceania UNESCO prizes awarded to 2 Yazd historical monuments
Tehran, IRNA – Two of the 2022 Asia and Oceania UNESCO prizes for the preservation of historical heritage were awarded to Saduqi historical house (Supreme Award) and the International Zarch Qanat (Competence Award) both in Yazd province.
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Iran urges UNESCO to pursue sisterhood plan between border cities
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian Minister of Culture Mohammad Mehdi Esmaeili on Thursday proposed the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization pursue a sisterhood plan between border cities which he believed could give a boost to cultural and social relations.
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Discovery of 7K years old early herders’ camp on Mountaintop near Masouleh, Gilan
Tehran, IRNA - Following recent discoveries of late prehistoric and historic sites on the mountain ranges in the Core Zone of Masouleh in the Gilan province, a new important discovery was announced by Fereidoun Biglari, a senior researcher at the National Museum of Iran and the director of the survey project in the Masouleh region.
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President Raisi says human knowledge "proud of Iranian scientists"
New York, IRNA – Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted history of Iran’s civilization, stressing that “human knowledge” is proud of “Iranian scientists.”
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New UNESCO envoy meets Iran FM
Tehran, IRNA – Newly-appointed director of the UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office (UTCO) Golda El-Khoury, in the beginning of her mission, met with Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Tuesday.
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Iran calls for promoting cultural diplomacy
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad-Mehdi Esmaeili said on Tuesday that Iran will promote its cultural diplomacy by actively participating in the annual UNESCO Summit.
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Ibn Sina flagbearer of knowledge, ethics: Iran official
Hamedan, IRNA - Secretary General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Hojatollah Ayoubi has emphasized that Ibn Sina, known as Avicenna in the West, is considered as the flagbearer of science and ethics in today's world.
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Masuleh to host UNESCO assessors in summer
Rasht, IRNA – Head of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts office of Gilan Province said grounds have been paved for hosting UNESCO assessors in summer.
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INIOAS, UNESCO sign MoU in coastal geological hazards
Tehran, IRNA – Iranian National Institute for Oceanography and Atmospheric Science (INIOAS), UNESCO Chair on Coastal Geo-Hazard Analysis, and the Research Institute of Earth Sciences signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coastal geological hazards.
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UNESCO-inscribed churches, pilgrimage ritual in northwest Iran
Tehran, IRNA - There are more than 400 registered churches in Iran, out of which three churches and one pilgrimage ritual in East Azarbaijan and West Azarbaijan provinces have been inscribed on the List of World Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
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1050th birth anniversary of "al-Biruni" in the UNESCO World Heritage List
Tehran, IRNA - The 1550th birth anniversary of the birth of "Abu Rayhan al-Biruni" (973 – c. 1050), an Iranian scholar and polymath in the Islamic Golden Age, was jointly registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List 2023-2022 for Iran, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan.
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Iran’s Kermanshah city designated as creative City of Gastronomy
Kermanshah, IRNA – UNESCO office in Paris introduced a list of 49 cities around the world recognized as creative cities of gastronomy on Monday, with Kermanshah, western Iran, on the list.