Sergei Gilyov’s jazz club in Tashkent marked the first International Day of Jazz

An International conference on role and importance of family in development of inclusive education was held in Tashkent.

As in previous years, the upcoming Asrlar Sadosi (Echo of Centuries) Festival of Traditional Culture, a collaborative effort between Fund Forum and the UNESCO Tashkent Office, offers a broad variety of exciting events that will reflect Uzbek history, art and traditions. The Festival will be an opportunity to view exquisite applied art objects, to learn to make musical instruments, enjoy tightrope walker shows, to sample Uzbek culinary delights and to feast your eyes on masterfully crafted Uzbek national costumes among other activities.

23 April 2012

UNESCO Office in Tashkent supports “Oltin Kalam” (“Golden Pen”) annual international competition for the National Prize in the field of journalism. It is 7th competition, which started as the national and became international 2 years ago, and organized by Creative Union of Journalists, Agency on Communication and Information of Uzbekistan, National Association of Electronic Media and International In-service Training Centre for Journalists.

More than 6,200 school teachers in Uzbekistan have been trained on pedagogical technologies of the 21st century.

UNESCO Office in Tashkent released a new publication entitled “Handbook Policies and Procedures – Principle, Recommendations and Guidance for: Acquisition, Storage, Conservation and Communication”. Presentation of the handbook took place at the Al-Biruni Institute of Oriental Studies under the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Addressing a major concern of Member States, UNESCO has released a new publication entitled Policy Guidelines for the Development and Promotion of Open Access to demystify the concept of Open Access and provide concrete steps on putting relevant policies in place.

The fifth Asrlar Sadosi (Echo of centuries) Festival of Traditional Culture will be held on May 5-6 in Ellikqala District in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. Tuproq Qala fortress and the world-famous Savistsky Museum of Art will become the central venues of the festival, which over the past 4 years has been a crossroads of traditions, arts, history and modernity. The festival is organized annually by the Fund Forum in collaboration with the UNESCO Tashkent Office.

Country – Uzbekistan

UNESCO preserves unique calligraphy masterpieces in Uzbekistan.

Unique manuscripts now available for study

Experts on World Heritage sites at the Great Silk Road met in Tashkent (Uzbekistan).

Within the meeting of steering committee

Tashkent , 22-23 March 2012

22 March 2012

On 22-23 March 2012 Tashkent city will host two-day meeting of regional experts on World Heritage of the Great Silk Road in Central Asia.

21 March 2012

Special exhibition “20 years of cooperation” launched at the State Museum of History of Uzbekistan to celebrate 20th anniversary of the membership of Uzbekistan in UN on March 2, 2012.

21 February 2012

Prepared By Mr. Alexandr Osipov Science officer
Under supervision of Mr. Jorge Ivan Espinal Head of UNESCO Tashkent office

During his visit to Uzbekistan in May2010, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, called on all countries in the region to join efforts to save the Aral Sea. The Secretary General reiterated that the United Nations stands ready to support initiatives aimed at improving the environmental situation in the Aral Sea region.