Chairman of the Jokargy Kenes of the Republic of Karakalpakstan Amanbay Urinbaev sent a congratulatory message on December 1, the day the Karakalpak language was granted the status of the State Language.
On November 11, 2025, at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, representatives of the participating countries of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage unanimously supported Uzbekistan's candidacy for the post of Chairman of the 25th General Assembly.
The head of the Presidential Administration of Uzbekistan, Saida Mirziyoyeva, got acquainted with the concept of the future Children's Library, which will appear in Samarkand.
The presentation of the first volume of the "Multi-Volume Anthology of Turkic Peoples' Folklore" took place during the 43rd UNESCO session in Samarkand.
As of January 1, 2025, 14,999 libraries are operating across the country. They collectively hold 85 million copies of books and magazines.
On November 6, the UNESCO General Conference elected Khaled El-Enani from Egypt as the new Director General of the organization. He received 172 votes out of 174 ballots cast and will take office on November 15, replacing Audrey Azoulay, who has led UNESCO since 2017.
As part of a joint project of the Republican Center for Spirituality and Enlightenment, JSCB TuronBank, the Ministry of Transport of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Tashkent Metro, bookshelves have been installed in the passages of the Alisher Navoi and Pakhtakor metro stations.
On November 1-3, a delegation of Uzbekistan headed by Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis Nuriddinjon Ismailov visited Cairo.
On November 3, at the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in the city, the organization's member countries unanimously approved the initiative to proclaim the World Day of Turkic Languages.
World art stars Maestro Vladimir Spivakov and the well-known pianist Helene Mercier performed a musical concert at the Congress Center in Samarkand.
