The third edition of the Global Forum against Racism and Discrimination will be held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 29 November to 1 December 2023. This edition will focus on the importance of placing ...

The Darangen is an ancient epic song that encompasses a wealth of knowledge of the Maranao people who live in the Lake Lanao region of Mindanao. This southernmost island of the Philippine archipelago ...

Explanatory note: Pending preselection = The National Commission did not perform/finalize the pre-selection procedure online. For more information about the selection procedure please click here. U40 ...

After Vasco de Gama rounded the Cape of Good Hope, the Portuguese occupation of Oman’s ports and aggressive dominance of the Indian Ocean trade brought poverty where there had once been prosperity, ...

The period 5,500 BC to 2,900 BC was a time of innovation and exchange in Iran and Afghanistan. Settled agricultural economies were already well established, and proto-urban societies grew up from the ...

Nowruz is a rite dating back to at least the 6 th century BCE, marking the new year and ushering in spring. Variously known as Novruz, Nowrouz, Nooruz, Navruz, Nauroz or Nevruz, this historic rite is ...

Azerbaijani applied arts, especially carpet weaving, occupy a special place in the history of its national culture. The most widespread folk art is carpet weaving. It made its way into the everyday ...

Of these issues, education tops the list of priorities for Member States and UNESCO. UNESCO is responsible for coordinating the international community’s actions to achieve Sustainable Development ...

International Seminar for UNESCO Integral Study of the Silk Roads: Roads of Dialogue “Ancient Trades and Cultural contacts in Southeast Asia”. 21-22 January 1991. Bangkok, Thailand.

The religious cults practiced by Central Asian nomadic tribes before the rise of the Sasanian Empire were varied, and some bore similarities to Zoroastrianism. Archaeological evidence from sites in ...

The literature that survives from medieval Central Asia generally evolved from oral tradition, and includes much poetry as well as prose literature. From Iran there survives a bi-lingual literary ...

Archaeological excavations in India and Pakistan have revealed evidence of substantial technological developments from the Iron Age. Between the period 1,100 and 800 BC, the Painted Grey Ware Culture ...