Samarkand

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  • samarkand 2026-10-21 16:20

    Samarkand hosts global summit on children’s well-being

    Samarkand, Uzbekistan, hosted the World Summit on Investing in Children’s Well-being, bringing together more than 600 participants from over 100 countries. Policymakers, UN officials and child welfare advocates discussed ways to improve children’s healthcare, education and protection. Childhood cancer, child poverty, mental health and social exclusion were among the key issues. The summit called for greater investment in children, stressing that lasting progress depends on turning international commitments into real improvements in children’s lives.

  • Samarkand summit calls for greater investment in children’s well-being 2026-10-21 14:30

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Samarkand summit calls for greater investment in children’s well-being

    SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan - Hundreds of policymakers, international officials and child welfare advocates gathered in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand on Wednesday for a global summit aimed at making children’s health, education and protection a greater priority for governments.

  • Iran and Uzbekistan: Where shared history comes alive in Tashkent 2026-10-20 15:59

    By Afshin Majlesi

    Iran and Uzbekistan: Where shared history comes alive in Tashkent

    TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - As an Iranian journalist visiting Tashkent, I found myself looking at the huge Islamic Civilization Center from two perspectives. I was a visitor discovering the depth of Uzbekistan’s cultural heritage. I was also an Iranian looking for familiar traces of a civilization that has never respected the borders drawn on today’s maps.

  • DOE 2026-06-05 14:59

    ECO ministerial meeting: Iran push for environmental diplomacy

    TEHRAN – The head of Department of Environment (DOE), Shina Ansari, has highlighted the importance of developing environmental diplomacy among Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states as an inevitable necessity to ensure a sustainable future, underscoring that no country can tackle complex environmental challenges alone.

  • Iran-Uzbekistan cultural ties seen as opening markets for Iranian handicrafts 2025-12-19 15:40

    Iran-Uzbekistan cultural ties seen as opening markets for Iranian handicrafts

    TEHRAN – Uzbek artist and carpet researcher Farrokh Manhal said on Thursday that deep historical and cultural links between Iran and Uzbekistan provide a strategic basis for expanding cultural diplomacy and markets for Iranian handicrafts in Central Asia.

  • UNESCO 2025-11-15 17:47

    Iran designated to four key UNESCO committees

    TٍEHRAN--In the final days of the 43rd session of UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, the Islamic Republic of Iran, which had been nominated for membership in several executive and scientific bodies of the organization, has achieved to become a member of four key UNESCO committees with the consensus of the member states.

  • uzbekistan 2025-11-11 17:53

    Iran, Uzbekistan promote joint tourism projects

    TEHRAN—Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Reza Salehi-Amiri and Chairman of the Uzbekistan Tourism Committee Umid Shadiev emphasized the deep civilizational, cultural and historical commonalities between the two nations on the sidelines of the 26th UN Tourism General Assembly, which officially opened in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. They agreed to form a joint technical committee, expand flight routes and develop joint tourism and cultural heritage projects.