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Mextild Rosler: Azərbaycan mədəni irsin qorunub saxlanmasına və mühafizəsinə böyük töhfələr verib
Exhibition opened at the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum
At the Azerbaijan Carpet Museum, an exhibition of Dargin Kaitag embroidery from private collection of Dagestan scientist-researcher Raisa Ismayilova was opened. The exhibition consists both of ancient (17 th ‒ 19 th centuries) and modern works made in this technique. The exhibition is organized by the National Commission of the Republic of Azerbaijan for UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Azerbaijan National Committee of ICOM.
UNESCO-nun ideyalarına sədaqət nümunəsi olan xoşməramlı səfir
Mehriban xanım Əliyevanın UNESCO-nun xoşməramlı səfiri kimi fəaliyyətinin 13 ili tamam olur
41st Session of World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee met for its 41st session in Krakow, Poland. During the session, the Committee notably considered requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List as well as many other issues concerning the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
Iftar ceremony arranged at UNESCO
Azerbaijan`s Permanent Mission to UNESCO has arranged an iftar ceremony with the participation of candidate to UNESCO Director General`s post Polad Bulbuloglu.
14th Baku International Conference of Ombudsmen held in Baku
The 14th International Conference of Ombudsmen has been held in Baku.
50th anniversary of the establishment of the Gobustan National Historic-Artistic Reserve celebrated in Baku
On June 13, International Scientific Conference "Gobustan Rock Art at the Crossroads of Cultures” dedicated to the 50 th anniversary of the establishment of the Gobustan National Historic- Artistic Reserve, and 10 th anniversary of the inclusion of Gobustan into the UNESCO World Heritage List started in Baku. The conference was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS).
Women Create! A Creative Workshop on Gender Equality
The four day workshop held by “Sonmaz Mashal” Cultural Relations Public Union in Baku within the framework of the project titled “Women Create: Creative Conversation on Gender Equity and women successes in Azerbaijan” ended on June 11, 2017.
Azerbaijan participated at the 29 th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO
The 29 th session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme started at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.
The capacity-building project to safeguard Guatemala’s intangible cultural heritage (ICH) was organized in Guatemala with financial support of Azerbaijan
The capacity-building project to safeguard Guatemala’s intangible cultural heritage continued with a training workshop on community-based inventorying that took place in Guatemala City and in Santa Apolonia from 5 to 11 June
The implementation of project “Women create”
“Sonmaz Mashal” Cultural Relations Public Union started implementing the project “Women create: Creative Conversations on Gender Equity and Women’s Achievements in Azerbaijan” under financial support of UNESCO.
600th anniversary of Azerbaijani poet Nasimi's death marked at UNESCO headquarters
The 600th anniversary of the death of great Azerbaijani poet and thinker Imadaddin Nasimi has been marked at UNESCO headquarters in Paris.
