The mayor of Kashan invited Ms. Esther Kuisch Laroche, Director and Representative of UNESCOs cluster office in Tehran, to attend the seminar on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Religious Tourism in Kashan, which took place on 2 October and to take part in the annual Q?liuy?n rituals (also referred to as carpet washing ceremony) in Mahad-e Ardeh?l ...

[caption id="attachment_117976" align="alignright" width="255"] UN Resident Coordinator, Mr. Gary Lewis: If we, as human beings, expect the right to live in peace, what is our obligation to make that peace happen?[/caption] Every year, the International Day of Peace is celebrated on 21 September. The theme of this years International Day of Peace ...

On 6 September 2014, the Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran presented her credentials to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mohammad Javad Zarif. During the meeting, Mr. Zarif highlighted the longstanding relationship between UNESCO and I.R. Iran, and expressed his appreciation of the Agencys work. He mentioned the particular importance ...

[caption id="attachment_111287" align="alignright" width="282"] Director of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Tehran with a visually impaired girl and her mother.[/caption] In line with UNESCOs programme for Management of Social Transformations (MOST) and the topic of social inclusion, the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO organized an exhibition ...