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

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

December, 2020

Artificial intelligence conference

4 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

July, 2020

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

16 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

March, 2020

Press release on the establishment of the Artificial Intelligence Ethics Committee at the Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO

4 March 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

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

February, 2018

Presentation of state awards to winners of 23rd Olympic Games in Pyeongchang

28 February 2018

Press release on Foreign Ministry’s Collegium meeting

27 February 2018

January, 2018

Vladimir Putin met with the Russian athletes who will be competing in the 23rd Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang (Republic of Korea)

31 January 2018

October, 2017

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

Картинки по запросу мид

5 October 2017

July, 2017

Ministerial Conference for Sport and Physical Education adopts global action plan to promote safe, sustainable sports for all

20 July 2017

Schools awarded in UNESCO ASPnet global contest ‘Opening Hearts and Minds to Refugees’

20 July 2017

From ‘declaration to action’ at Ministerial Conference for Sport and Physical Education

17 July 2017

MINEPS VI CONFERENCE OPENS IN KAZAN

14 July 2017

MINEPS VI CONFERENCE. OFFICIAL OPENING (PHOTOS)

14 July 2017

MINEPS VI CONFERENCE. EXHIBITION TOUR (PHOTOS)

14 July 2017

Welcome addresses to MINEPS VI

13 July 2017

KAZAN READY TO HOST MINEPS VI CONFERENCE

13 July 2017

The working documents of MINEPS VI available online

8 July 2017

June, 2017

Ministers to determine ways to make sport more ethical, inclusive and sustainable at UNESCO meeting in Kazan

29 June 2017

May, 2017

In Krasnodar, Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport

23 May 2017

March, 2017

International Olympic Committee Creates Independent Testing Authority

Declaration of the IOC Executive Board

16 March 2017

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: Russia to take action to improve its anti-doping monitoring system

1 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

The UNESCO’s MINEPS VI website is now on-line

19 January 2017

A Partnership to Promote Inclusion and Tolerance through Sport

19 January 2017

December, 2016

Vladimir Putin met with Chief Rabbi of Russia Berl Lazar and President of the Federation of Jewish Communities Alexander Boroda

28 December 2016

November, 2016

Award ceremony of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence

10 November 2016

Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with Chairman of Independent Public Anti-Doping Commission Vitaly Smirnov

Картинки по запросу мид

2 November 2016

October, 2016

20th edition of UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize to be awarded to the Tolerance Center (Russian Federation)

20 October 2016

July, 2016

President Vladimir Putin's meeting with Russia’s Olympic team

27 July 2016

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova's answer to media question about "doping" scandal

Картинки по запросу мид

24 July 2016

Statement of Russia's President Vladimir Putin in response to the report by the World Anti-Doping Agency

19 July 2016

Putin on doping scandal: Politics should not interfere with sport

18 July 2016

Migration an opportunity, not a threat to sustainable development

11 July 2016

June, 2016

UNESCO and the Tolerance Centre of Moscow will organize a conference on "Migration for Sustainable Development: Social Transformations, Media Narratives and Education" at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 6 July 2016

la photo de profil de Еврейский музей и центр толерантности

27 June 2016

April, 2016

Africa Appreciates Russia's Help in Fight Against Ebola

22 April 2016

UNESCO's expert Susan Scheegans took part in the XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development in Moscow

Website of the XVII April International Academic Conference on Economic and Social Development

22 April 2016

A Russian photographer has been honored with the Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the migrant crisis

19 April 2016

Press release on Russia’s support of the United Nations Development Programme in efforts against climate change in developing countries

14 April 2016

February, 2016

The Sixth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport (MINEPS VI) will be hosted by the Russian Federation in June 2017

24 February 2016

Russian Ebola vaccine presented to WHO

Joint statement on the Ebola virus epidemic by UNESCO's committees on bioethics

15 February 2016

Presentation of the 2015 Presidential Prize for Young Scientists

10 February 2016

January, 2016

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Presidential Council for Science and Education.

22 January 2016

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

September, 2015

Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Ms N. Al-Nashif took floor at the Eurasian Women's Forum in St. Petersburg (video)

Address by the ADG of UNESCO Ms N.Al-Nashif at the Women's Forum (video)

Address by the ADG of UNESCO Ms N.Al-Nashif at the Women's Forum (text)

24 September 2015

UNESCO Director-General Ms Irina Bokova has sent greetings to the Eurasian Women's Forum in St. Petersburg (September 24-25, 2015)

Address by Ms Irina Bokova to Women's Forum (Russian)

Oficial web-site of Women's Forum (English)

24 September 2015

President Vladimir Putin, President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan attended the opening of Moscow’s Cathedral Mosque

Address by President of Russia Vladimir Putin (video, text)

23 September 2015

Annual Report "Massive Human Rights Violations during the Civil Conflict in Ukraine 2013-2014" published by IGCP

Information Group of Crimes against the Person (FB account)

14 September 2015

August, 2015

Lyudmila Shaposhnikova - the trustee of Dr. Svetoslav Roerich and the executor of his will, Director General of Museum N.Roerich, International Roerichs Centre - has passed away

Communication from the International Centre of the Roerichs

The letter of a condolence message from Ms Irina Bokova

25 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

July, 2015

The 3rd International Youth Forum "Greater Europe Meetings" under the patronage of UNESCO

Photo album, adresses and media

Full audiotrack (original in French and English)

27 July 2015

May, 2015

The International Conference "Role of UNESCO in the Modern World" in the framework of The Second Pan-European Festival Marathon – 2015 under UNESCO patronage will be held on June 4 at UNESCO HQ in Paris

Official web-site of the Second Pan-European Festival Marathon

29 May 2015

March, 2015

Russia to firmly stand for Middle East Christians’ protection -—Russian UN envoy

27 March 2015

February, 2015

Forum of University Presidents in SHS of Russia and France will take place on 27-28 February at the Russian State University of Humanities (RGGU) in Moscow (in French)

University web-site

25 February 2015

January, 2015

Reply by Foreign Ministry Spokesman Alexander Lukashevich on Latvia’s decision to ban a Paris exhibition about child prisoners of Salaspils concentration camp

27 January 2015

Russian Centre of Science and Culture holds the inauguration of an exhibition the “Childhood in captivity" (not agreed by Latvia to take place at UNESCO HQ) on Wednesday, 28 January 2015 at 19h00.

In the Framework of the International UN Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

Exhibition "Exhiled Childhood: victims of the Holocaust through eyes of the young prisoners of Salaspils nazi concentration camp" (ALBUM)

L'Observateur russe: "Boycotted exhibition" (in French)

27 January 2015

Comment by the Ministry on the attack on a Ukrainian Orthodox church located on the territory of the Babi Yar national historical memorial.

27 January 2015

President V.Putin sent his greetings to all those attending the requiem held to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp by the Red Army and Holocaust Remembrance Day.

(From russian President's official web-site)

26 January 2015

December, 2014

The Director-General receives distinction for the preservation of Muslim Cultural Heritage

8 December 2014

November, 2014

Expulsion of Russian political scientist confirms Riga’s duplicity — Russian diplomat

23 November 2014

Comment by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the approval by the Third Committee of the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly of a resolution against the glorification of Nazism

Resolution (in English)

Resolution (in Russian)

22 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

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

International Youth Forum «Greater Europe Meetings: Paris 2014»

Official web-site of the Forum

Fotoalbum

28 July 2014

Statement by Gennady M. Gatilov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, at the High-Level Segment of 2014 ECOSOC Substantive Session

New York, July 7, 2014

8 July 2014

UNESCO honors the laureates of the 10th annual Russian University Holocaust Essay Competition

5 July 2014

June, 2014

Russian gov't allocates more than $87 mln for education in Crimea

(RIA-Novosti)

22 June 2014

May, 2014

An award ceremony for the members of the Russian national ice hockey team – the 2014 World Champions – was held in the Grand Kremlin Palace

27 May 2014

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the 14th International Likhachov Scientific Conference “Dialogue of Cultures and Partnership of Civilizations” (St Petersburg, 15-16 May 2014)

(St Petersburg, 15-16 May 2014)

Official web-site of the XIV Likhachev Conference

Message from Ms Eleonora Mitrofanova (in Russian)

13 May 2014

March, 2014

Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games HOT. COOL. YOURS.

Paralymic Games Opening Ceremony - 7 March

Paralympic Games' Closing Ceremony - 16 March

2 March 2014

February, 2014

Gala reception at UNESCO Headquarters to celebrate the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi

Address by Eleonora Mitrofanova

Address by Getachew Engida

Foto album

RIA-Novosti: Gala reception at UNESCO (Sochi-2014)

Media "Olympic corners" at HQ of UNESCO

UNESCO takes part in Sochi-2014 Olympic Torche Relay

7 February 2014

January, 2014

During the Olympic Games Sochi-2014 the Russian Permanent Delegation organizes at UNESCO Headquarters the broadcast of official Olympic events and competitions

SOCHI-2014 official web-site

On-line transmission of SOCHI-2014 (Yandex.ru)

29 January 2014

November, 2013

RIA Novosti: Krasnoyarsk Confirmed as 2019 Universiade Host City

10 November 2013

May, 2013

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO

to the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the 13th International Likhachov Conference Academician A.S.Zapeso

17 May 2013

October, 2011

Address by H. E. Ms Eleonora Valentinovna Mitrofanova, Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO, Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO

36th session of the General Conference of UNESCO Leaders Forum “How does UNESCO contribute to building a Culture of Peace and to Sustainable Development?“

26 October 2011

September, 2011

Speech of Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of the Yaroslavl Global Policy Forum “Supporting Cultural Diversity in a Globalised World”

8 September 2011

July, 2011

Welcome address by Eleonora MITROFANOVA, Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO, President of the Executive Board of UNESCO

at the Seventh Annual Russian Holocaust University Essay Laureates UNESCO/Verbe et Lumiere – Vigilance Award Meeting
Photoalbum
Russian Research and Educational Holocaust Center web-site
Information and Photoalbum from "Holokaust" Center and Foundation

7 July 2011

March, 2011

Address by H.E. Mrs Eleonora Valentinovna Mitrofanova Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO

at the Inauguration Ceremony of the Exhibition “Women of Kyrgyzstan for Peace and Tolerance” on the occasion of the visit to UNESCO of Her Excellency Ms Roza Otunbayeva, President of the Kyrgyz Republic,

3 March 2011

Address by H.E. Mrs Eleonora Valentinovna Mitrofanova Chairperson of the Executive Board of UNESCO Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO

at the International Forum “Towards Cultural Rapprochement and Tolerance” on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the destruction of the Buddha statues in the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan, UNESCO

2 March 2011

October, 2010

185th Session of the Executive Board Thematic Debate Intercultural Dialogue in the 2010s: Revisiting policies within the context of a culture of peace. Introduction Remarks

UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 11 October 2010

11 October 2010

September, 2010

Statement by Permanent Delegate of the Russian Federation to UNESCO Chairperson of the UNESCO Executive Board Mrs. Eleonora Valentinovna

UNESCO Future Forum Gender Equality: The Missing Link? Rethinking the Internationally Agreed Developments Goals beyond 2015

9 September 2010

May, 2010

Vice Chair of the State Duma Committee on education of the Russian Federation Irina Rodnina meets with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova

17 May 2010

On the festivities of the CIS countries and UNESCO dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II

Fotoalbums of events at UNESCO for Peace and Reconciliation on the occasion of the 65th anniversary and the end of World War II (in Russian)

11 May 2010

April, 2010

On the coordinated activities of the CIS countries and UNESCO dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II

30 April 2010

November, 2009

Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of World Philosophy Day

19 November 2009

19 November 2009

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