Ancient river Unguz in Bereketli-Garagum, pink colour from high salt concentration © A. Pavlenko The Cold Winter Deserts of Turan have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The relevant decision was made at the expanded 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This nomination was prepared jointly by Kazakhstan, […]
Central Asian Silk Road Zarafshan-Karakum Corridor Added to UNESCO World Heritage List
Today, the expanded 45th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, took the decision to inscribe the Silk Roads: Zarafshan-Karakum corridor on the World Heritage List. Turkmenistan is represented at the session by a delegation headed by Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to UNESCO Maksat Chariev. According to the Embassy of […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan wrapped up visit to France – Outcomes
FMs of Turkmenistan and France inked cooperation program for 2024-2026 Deputy Prime Minister, foreign minister of Turkmenistan Rashid Meredov met with Catherine Colonna, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France on Tuesday, 5 September 2023, in Paris. According to the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France, the Ministers welcomed the positive dynamics […]
Six Schools from Turkmenistan Join UNESCO Associated Schools Network
A number of secondary specialized schools in Turkmenistan have joined the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPNet). On 1 September, the Day of Knowledge and Student Youth, the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Turkmenistan Dmitry Shlapachenko presented the Certificates of memebership to the directors of the following schools: Ashgabat Specialized Secondary School No. 140 […]
A forum was held in Turkmenistan on the occasion of the accession of the Youth Organization to the UNESCO Global Youth Community
The forum “Turkmenistan–UNESCO: the role of Turkmen youth in enhancing strategic cooperation with the Global Youth Community” was held in Ashgabat, on Monday, 21 August, on the occasion of the admission of Magtymguly Youth Organization of Turkmenistan to the UNESCO Global Youth Community, TDH reports. Before the forum, its participants got acquainted with a specially […]
Magtymguly Youth Organization is an official member of the UNESCO Global Youth Community
The Magtymguly Youth Organization of Turkmenistan is now an official member of the UNESCO Global Youth Community (GYC). This follows from the message of the Director of Policy and Programs for the Social and Humanitarian Sciences Sector of the UNESCO Secretariat, Angela Melo. The UNESCO Global Youth Community is a unique global youth-led community and […]
Festive Conference Marks 30 Years of Turkmenistan-UNESCO Cooperation
On August 17, 2023, a festive conference dedicated to the 30th anniversary of Turkmenistan’s accession to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. The holiday began with acquaintance with the exhibition dedicated to the 30th anniversary of […]
Turkmenistan Celebrates Three Decades of Cooperation with UNESCO
On 17 August 2023, Turkmenistan will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its membership in UNESCO. Here is a brief version of the article by Chinar Rustemova, Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, published in the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan” (issue for 16 Aug 2023) Being a member of UNESCO, Turkmenistan has established […]
UNESCO calls for immediate ban on smartphones in schools
A recently launched report by UNESCO has called for ban on smartphones in schools across the world. The report warns against the overuse of technology like smartphones and computers in education, saying that the benefits they bring disappear when they’re used in excess or without the guidance of a teacher. Some countries are already thinking […]
The Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education will sign a Roadmap for cooperation
On 24 July 2023, an online meeting was held between the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE) to discuss the development of a bilateral Roadmap for cooperation, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in France reports. On behalf of the Turkmen side, the meeting was attended by the […]
UNESCO launches a new regional project on Cryosphere in Central Asia
On 6-7 July 2023, the UNESCO Almaty Cluster Office in cooperation with the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme organized an inception workshop on “Strengthening the resilience of Central Asian countries by enabling regional cooperation to assess high altitude glacio-nival systems to develop integrated methods for sustainable development and adaptation to climate change” project at UNESCO Headquarters in […]
Turkmenistan attaches great importance to the conservation of Caspian biodiversity
On 21-30 June, 2023, the 32nd session of the UNESCO Assembly of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, and on the eve of the Assembly on 20 June 2023, the 56th session of the IOC Executive Council took place, the Embassy of Turkmenistan in France reports. The events was […]
Turkmenistan attended UNESCO General Conference Extraordinary Session – USA returns to the agency
On 29 to 30 of June 2023, 5th extraordinary session of the General Conference of UNESCO was held in Paris at Organizations’s Headquarters, Embassy of Turkmenistan to France reports. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkmenistan to the French Republic, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to UNESCO Mr. Maksat Chariev represented Turkmenistan at this extraordinary session. General […]
Turkmen Envoy to UNESCO highlighted his country’s efforts in preserving national cultural heritage
On 6 June 2023, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Turkmenistan to UNESCO, Mr. Maksat Chariev attended the Ninth session of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, Turkmenistan’s Embassy to France reports. At the opening session, the members of […]
Turkmen Ambassador spoke at UNESCO about the role of the Russian language in intercultural communication
On 6 June 2023, UNESCO headquarters hosted an event dedicated to the Russian Language Day organized by the Permanent Missions of the Russian Federation, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The program of the event included the opening ceremony, followed by a concert with […]
A Breakfast Date with Togan Bay
Togan Bay (Ambassador Togan Oral of Turkiye) hosted at his residence a sumptuous breakfast for the media on 5 June 2023. He spoke about the culinary wonders and versatile charm of a Turkish breakfast. Right after that, solid (and unbelievably delicious) proof of his words started coming from the kitchen. You needed to have […]
Collection of manuscripts of Magtymguly Fragi inscribed on UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register
The Executive Board of UNESCO during its 216th session, held on 10-24 May 2023 at UNESCO headquarters, approved applications for new documentary heritage objects, decisions on which were adopted by the International Advisory Committee for inclusion in the International Memory of the World Register. On May 24, 2023, the UNESCO Executive Board adopted a unanimous […]
UNESCO representative presented to the President of Turkmenistan certificates on inscription of cultural objects in the List of Intangible Heritage
During the meeting on Monday, 15 May, the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran, Golda El-Khoury, presented President Serdar Berdimuhamedov with several certificates confirming the inscription of cultural objects in the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. As known, last year, on the initiative of Turkmenistan, such objects as “Turkmen-style […]
Oral Folklore of Hodja Nasreddin inscribed on UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage included telling tradition of Nasreddin Hodja/ Molla Nesreddin/ Molla Ependi/ Apendi/ Afendi Kozhanasyr Anecdotes in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during its 17th session in the capital of Morocco. According to MFA Kazakhstan, This element is submitted jointly […]
Second UNESCO Club opened in Turkmenistan
The UNESCO World Culture Club has opened at the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper writes. This is the second such structure created in Turkmenistan. The first UNESCO Club “Languages of the World” debuted at the Azadi-named Turkmen National Institute of World Languages in July […]
Second UNESCO Club to open in Turkmenistan soon
In the very near future, the Institute of International Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan plans to open a second UNESCO Club called “Culture of Peace”. Chinar Rustemova, Executive Secretary of the National Commission of Turkmenistan for UNESCO, wrote about this in her article in the newspaper “Neutral Turkmenistan”. This fact once […]
Dutar craftsmanship and music included in UNESCO Heritage List – Turkmenistan rejoices
UNESCO has included the ‘Dutar making craftsmanship and traditional music performing art combined with singing’ in the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. In a meeting conducted online by President Berdimuhamedov on Monday, 31 January 2022, the DPM for foreign affairs of Turkmenistan, Rashid Meredov reported that during the 16th session of the […]
ОДРЭ АЗУЛЕ: «ЧТОБЫ ПРЕДСТАВИТЬ СЕБЕ ОБЩИЙ МИР, НАМ НУЖНЫ ПРЕДАННЫЕ ГОСУДАРСТВА-ЧЛЕНЫ, ЧТОБЫ ПОСТРОИТЬ ЕГО»
В рамках своего видеообращения на международной конференции «Политика нейтралитета и ее значение в обеспечении международного мира, безопасности и устойчивого развития» Генеральный директор ЮНЕСКО Одрэ Азуле особо подчеркнула, что Туркменистан провозгласив свой нейтралитет, открыл новую главу в своей истории, которая богата диалогом между народами и культурами, и являющегося частью общих корней человечества. Гендиректор ЮНЕСКО констатировала, что […]
AUDREY AZOULAY: “TO IMAGINE A SHARED WORLD, WE NEED DEDICATED MEMBER STATES TO BUILD IT”
As part of her video message at the international conference “The Policy of Neutrality and Its Role in Ensuring International Peace, Security and Sustainable Development”, UNESCO Director General Audrey Azulay emphasized that Turkmenistan, having proclaimed its Neutrality, opened a new chapter in its history, which is rich in dialogue between peoples and cultures, and being […]
Kyrgyz Yurt in Paris: UNESCO presents the nomad heritage of Central Asia
Elvira Kadyrova Kyrgyz yurt has been installed at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris. The presentation of the Yurt has been held on the sidelines of the 40th session of the UNESCO General conference, underway these days in the capital of France. Participants and guests of the event, including dozens of heads of delegations of […]