A Meeting of the High Council of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO Was Held with the Participation of Ministers and Legal and Individual Members
The meeting of the High Council of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO was held at the Commission’s conference hall to review and approve future programs and define support policies. Participants included Dr. Hossein Simaei-Sarraf, Minister of Science, Research and Technology and Chair of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO; Dr. Seyed Abbas Salehi-Shariati, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance; Dr. Seyed Reza Salehi-Amiri, Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts; Dr. Alireza Kazemi, Minister of Education; Dr. Shina Ansari, Vice President and Head of the Department of Environment; Dr. Peyman Jebeli, Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB); and Dr. Hassan Fartousi, Secretary-General of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, as ex officio members; as well as Dr. Seyed Mostafa Mohaghegh Damad, Dr. Hesamoddin Ashena, Dr. Jaleh Amouzegar, Dr. Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, Dr. Fatemeh Tabatabaei and Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, as individual members. |
The agenda of the meeting included an explanation of the Statute of the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO; the responsibilities of the Commission’s High Council; a report on annual activities; the presentation of the Secretariat’s upcoming programs and budget; a report on the status of the Office of the Representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran to UNESCO, with the online participation of Dr. Ahmad Pakatchi, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Islamic Republic of Iran to UNESCO; and the approval of new individual members and the presentation of their appointment decrees.
The meeting marked an important step towards strengthening national cooperation among institutions working with the Iranian National Commission for UNESCO and implementing joint programs in the fields of education, culture, science and communication.
