Permanent Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO

June, 2021

Article by Sergey Lavrov, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, “The Law, the Rights and the Rules”

29 June 2021

March, 2021

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, Moscow, March 26, 2021: new anti-Russia sanctions in Ukraine

26 March 2021

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at a meeting with the heads of foreign media offices in Russia, Moscow, March 1, 2021

2 March 2021

February, 2021

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the high-level segment of the 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council, Moscow, February 24, 2021

24 February 2021

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with the Solovyov Live YouTube channel, February 12, 2021

12 February 2021

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 11, 2021: statements made by representatives of the US and human rights organisations on violation of freedom of speech and assembly in Russia

11 February 2021

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 11, 2021: double standards in Western approaches to media freedom

11 February 2021

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 11, 2021: social media censorship in France

11 February 2021

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, February 11, 2021: Latvian ban on retransmission of 16 television channels

11 February 2021

January, 2021

Statement by the Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation on actions of American internet monopolies

27 January 2021

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's remarks and answers to media questions at a news conference on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2020, Moscow, January 18, 2021

18 January 2021

December, 2020

Report of the MFA of the Russian Federation on The Human Rights Situation in Ukraine published

15 December 2020

Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on criminal charges against Russian-speaking journalists in Latvia

3 December 2020

November, 2020

The article “UNESCO: Humanitarian Horizons” by Chairman of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, November 16, 2020

17 November 2020

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 13, 2020: Lithuanian authorities’ decision to suspend RTR Planeta broadcasting

13 November 2020

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Moscow, November 13, 2020: documentary content removal by YouTube

13 November 2020

August, 2020

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova’s comment on the situation around the TikTok social media app’s operation in the US

8 August 2020

Comment by the Information and Press Department on Twitter and Facebook labelling accounts

7 August 2020

July, 2020

Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the blocking of Tsargrad TV Channel on Google services

28 July 2020

Comment by the Information and Press Department regarding an attack on Russian journalists in the United States

22 July 2020

Report of the MFA of the Russian Federation on The Human Rights Situation in Ukraine

16 July 2020

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova: the blocking of RT Group channels in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia

9 July 2020

Remarks by Head of the Russian delegation and Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov at the 209th session of the UNESCO Executive Board, Paris, July 3, 2020

photo © UNESCO/Christelle ALIX - © UNESCO/Cyril BAILLEUL

7 July 2020

June, 2020

Press release on the opening of the 209th session of the UNESCO Executive Board

30 June 2020

Comment by the Information and Press Department on the US police attack on Nicole Roussell, a producer of the Russian Sputnik News Agency

3 June 2020

Comment by the Information and Press Department on the Minneapolis Police attack on Mikhail Turgiyev, RIA Novosti Correspondent

3 June 2020

May, 2020

Kiev’s Sanctions Against Crimean Cultural Sites Pointless - Russian Envoy to UNESCO

See the full version of interview

20 May 2020

Briefing by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova, Moscow, May 14, 2020: Western media’s anti-Russia allegations over coronavirus statistics

15 May 2020

February, 2020

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at the High Level Segment of the 43rd Regular Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, February 25, 2020

26 February 2020

Just published: The Report on Human Rights Situation in Certain Countries by MFA of Russia

19 February 2020

January, 2020

Acting Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a news conference on Russia’s diplomatic performance in 2019 Moscow, January 17, 2020

17 January 2020

November, 2019

Remarks by head of the Russian delegation and Minister of Science and Higher Education Mikhail Kotyukov at the General Policy Debate of the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference, Paris, November 14, 2019

18 November 2019

Press release on the opening of the 40th Session of the UNESCO General Conference

12 November 2019

Vladimir Putin spoke at the plenary session of the Artificial Intelligence Journey conference

9 November 2019

October, 2019

Remarks by the Head of the Delegation of the Russian Federation to UNESCO and Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov at the 207th Session of the UNESCO Executive Board

Photo © UNESCO/Christelle ALIX & Cyril BAILLEUL

23 October 2019

September, 2019

“World at a Crossroads and a System of International Relations for the Future” by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for “Russia in Global Affairs” magazine, September 20, 2019

23 September 2019

April, 2019

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a gala meeting of the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO, Moscow, April 29, 2019

30 April 2019

January, 2019

Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions at a news conference on the results of Russian diplomacy in 2018 Moscow, January 16, 2019

16 January 2019

May, 2018

Comment by the Information and Press Department on the double terrorist attack in Kabul

3 May 2018

March, 2018

Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the deportation of Rossiya 24 television channel’s correspondent Natalia Goncharova from Ukraine

19 March 2018

January, 2018

Vladimir Putin met with heads of Russian print media and news agencies

12 January 2018

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova’s answer to a media question regarding the Moldovan law amending the Code of Television and Radio Broadcasting

Картинки по запросу мид

11 January 2018

Statement by Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova on the deportation of Russian journalists from Latvia

Картинки по запросу мид

5 January 2018

October, 2017

Comment by the Information and Press Department on another round of anti-Russian initiatives by the Ukrainian authorities

Картинки по запросу мид

6 October 2017

Press release on the opening of the 202nd session of the UNESCO Executive Board

Картинки по запросу мид

5 October 2017

June, 2017

Multilingualism in cyberspace for inclusive sustainable development discussed in Khanty-Mansiysk

13 June 2017

March, 2017

Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov’s remarks at a high-level panel of the 34th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Geneva, February 28, 2017

1 March 2017

January, 2017

Diplomat vows Moscow will do its best to make Ukraine resume airing Russian TV channels

Картинки по запросу тасс

12 January 2017

December, 2016

Russian Foreign Ministry 'Outraged' Over Attack on Kiev Office of RIA Novosti

19 December 2016

Moscow event salutes the role of journalists

19 December 2016

UNESCO Vows to Closely Follow EU Resolution Countering Russian Media

7 December 2016

November, 2016

Sputnik Urges to Prevent EU Restrictions Against Russian Media

24 November 2016

October, 2016

UNESCO addresses 20th Festival of Russian Journalists

7 October 2016

July, 2016

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova's answer to media question about the murder of Pavel Sheremet

Картинки по запросу мид

24 July 2016

Director-General condemns murder of journalist Pavel Sheremet in Ukraine

24 July 2016

Comment by the Information and Press Department on Pavel Sheremet’s murder in Ukraine

Картинки по запросу мид

20 July 2016

June, 2016

On 7–10 June 2016 Khanty-Mansiysk successfully hosted the International conference Media and Information Literacy for Building under the aegis of UNESCO

Наш баннер

About the Conference on the UNESCO's website

20 June 2016

The Russian Committee of the UNESCO Information for All Programme published "Multilingualism in Cyberspace. Proceedings of the Ugra Global Expert Meeting (Khanty-Mansiysk, Russian Federation, 4–9 July, 2015)"

Наш баннер

20 June 2016

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova: Ukraine’s sanctions against Russian media

4 June 2016

May, 2016

OSCE Representative expresses concern about journalists’ safety in Ukraine

11 May 2016

Comment by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the media on World Press Freedom Day, celebrated May 3

3 May 2016

December, 2015

Call for Entries: 2016 Andrei Stenin International Photo Contest under the auspices of Russia’s Commission for UNESCO is now open

About journalist Andrei Stenin

Stenin Contest official web-site (in English)

Stenin Contest official web-site (in Russian)

26 December 2015

November, 2015

2 November - the ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists’ (IDEI)

2 November 2015

October, 2015

Analytical note on the reliability of information on the situation in Crimea, presented by the Permanent Delegation of Ukraine to UNESCO to the countries-members of the 197th session of the UNESCO Executive Board

The document is distributed to delegations of the 195 member countries of UNESCO

(Cultural heritage, freedom of expression, interfaith relations, the right to education, activities of sport and scientific institutions, criminal cases)

Analytical note in Russian (original)

23 October 2015

August, 2015

The third denkmal Moscow 2015 - International Trade Fair for Heritage Preservation, Restoration and Museum Technology takes place from October 14th to 16th 2015 at the historic exhibition site VDNKh

12 August 2015

April, 2015

The Safety of Journalists: the statement of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media, D. Mijatovic on the killing in Ukraine of prominent journalist, writer and broadcaster Oles A. BUZINA

TASS: World - Famous Ukrainian journalist shot and killed in Kiev

Wes-site by O.Buzina (in Russian)

16 April 2015

Mythes, mensonges et conspirations du magazine français L’Express..

7 April 2015

Andrei Stenin International Press Photo Contest by the Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency under the aegis of the Russian Commission for UNESCO gets incredibly diverse response

THE ANDREI STENIN INTERNATIONAL PRESS PHOTO CONTEST

The entry deadline is
11:59 pm Moscow Time on April 15, 2015.

3 April 2015

January, 2015

Foreign Ministry statement on Ukraine

Comment by the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Information and Press Department on the Euronews TV channel’s coverage of the latest events in Ukraine

18 January 2015

Statement by the Russian Foreign Ministry on the terrorist attack in Paris

8 January 2015

Moscow calls on int’l orgs to give assessment to assault on Russian reporters in Kiev

A reporter and cameraman working for LifeNews underwent an assault on Thursday during a march of Ukrainian ultra-far-right nationalists in downtown Kiev

2 January 2015

November, 2014

At Ukrainian singer Ania Lorac's concert Ukrainian nationalists attacked Russian journalist of Lifenews

VIDEO

27 November 2014

Edward Snowden has been awarded Stuttgart Peace Prize 2014

23 November 2014

UNESCO Receives Letter on Rossiya Segodnya Journalists’ Rights Violations

14 November 2014

Presentation of a new international information resources "SPUTNIK INTERNATIONAL" held in Moscow (in Russian)

Web-site "http://sputniknews.com/"

Twitter-account "#sputnikint"

14 November 2014

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media D.Mijatovic: "Attacks on journalists in Ukraine show that efforts to provide safety and security for media workers are not sufficient"

3rd UN-Inter-Agency Meeting on the Safety of Journalists and the Issue of Impunity

11 November 2014

In the line of fire: Journalists killed and abducted in Eastern Ukraine

As human rights organizations call for an end to repression against the press in Eastern Ukraine, RT recalls the journalists who were abducted, tortured or paid the ultimate price and lost their lives while reporting from the heart of the civil war.

4 November 2014

October, 2014

Information on the Situation in the Republic of Crimea (Russian Federation) in the Fields of UNESCO Competence, Received from Russian Competent Authorities

(As of 10 October 2014)

Информация о ситуации в Республике Крым (Российская Федерация) в сферах компетенции ЮНЕСКО.

17 October 2014

September, 2014

he Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed consternation over the death of Russian journalist Andrei Stenin

4 September 2014

Missing Russian journalist Andrey Stenin confirmed dead in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin sent his profound condolences to the family and friends of Andrei Stenin

3 September 2014

August, 2014

OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media Dunja Mijatović: "Journalists’ safety remains biggest media freedom challenge in Ukraine"

25 August 2014

Save RIA Novosti photojournalist Andrei Stenin disappeared in Ukraine!

#freeAndrew

#освободитеАндрея

18 August 2014

July, 2014

Media Analysis: MH17 - 4 huge manipulations peddled by the French media, never corrected ... (in French)

Blog of Berruyer Olivier (France)

29 July 2014

Director-General condemns murder of Russian cameraman Anatoli Klian

2 July 2014

June, 2014

Russian Investigators Launch Case Over Death of Russian Cameraman in Ukraine

RIA Novosti

30 June 2014

Comment by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the death of a Russian journalist in Ukraine

30 June 2014

Director-General condemns killing of Reporters Igor Kornelyuk and Anton Voloshin in Ukraine

19 June 2014

OSCE urges Kiev to investigate Russian journalist death

17 June 2014

March, 2014

The International Cultural project “Culture beyond borders” presented at UNESCO HQ the results of one-year activities under the patronage of the Organisation

Photalbum

28 March 2014

February, 2014

World Radio Day 2014 (13 February)

World Radio Day-2014 official web-site

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO (En, Fr, Sp, Ru)

Message from Mr Vitaly Ignatenko, UNESCO Goodwhill Ambassador (Ru)

Message from Ms Svetlana Kruchkova, People's Artist of Russia (Ru)

Message from Ms Alsu Abramova, Singer, UNESCO Artist for Peace (Ru)

World Radio Day Celebrations on Crowdmap

13 February 2014

January, 2014

Russian Foreign Ministry - web-sites and social media. Full list

(From Russian MFA offiicial web-site)

21 January 2014

November, 2013

The Final Document of the International Conference "Internet and Socio-Cultural Transformations in the Information Society", Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, 8-12 September 2013, are available on-line

The Sakhalin Declaration on Internet and Socio-Cultural Transformations (download, .pdf)

Сахалинская декларация "Интернет и социокультурные трансформации" (скачать, .pdf)

29 November 2013

The Gardian: Germany may invite Edward Snowden as witness in NSA inquiry

The Guardian home

Green politician meets US whistleblower in Moscow

1 November 2013

October, 2013

ITU Telecom World 2013: Embracing Change in a Digital World (Bangkok, 19-22 November 2013)

Link to the web-site of the Conference

25 October 2013

September, 2013

Russia Today: Dilma Roussef's full speech at UN blasting Obama's total surveillance of our communications (from YouTube)

24 September 2013

The Materials of the International conference “Internet and Socio-Cultural Transformations in Information Society". Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia) 7-12 September

"Major event by IFAP to stimulate international reflection on Internet and societal transformation" - from UNESCO web-site, 05.09.2013

5 September 2013

July, 2013

The materials of the International Conference "Media and Information Literacy in the Knowledge Society", Moscow, 24-28 June 2012, are available on-line (English)

28 July 2013

May, 2013

IFAP presents state of the art study at the Caribbean Open Data Conference

7 May 2013

July, 2012

The Moscow Declaration on Media and Information Literacy

23 July 2012

June, 2012

International Conference Media and Information Literacy for Knowledge Societies (24-28 June 2012, Moscow, Russian Federation)

28 June 2012

October, 2011

THE MOSCOW DECLARATION ON DIGITAL INFORMATION PRESERVATION

26 October 2011

August, 2011

A roadmap towards the World Summit on Multilingualism (2017)

Yakutsk call for action

1 August 2011

July, 2010

IPDC-funded Summer School on Multimedia Journalism

13 July 2010

December, 2009

International Consultation Meeting of National Committees for UNESCO’s Information for All Program

5 December 2009

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