On November 13, the final plenary session of the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference was held in Samarkand. This session marked the successful conclusion of the largest international forum, which was held outside the headquarters of the Organization for the first time in the last 40 years.
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.
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.
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.
This morning, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, along with other conference participants arrived in Samarkand on the “Paris – Samarkand” charter flight to attend the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference.
In connection with the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, the entrance roads to Samarkand will be closed from October 30 to November 14, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Uzbekistan reports.
On the occasion of World Teachers' Day, the United Nations Children's Fund has published a report on children's access to education worldwide.
On August 20, Tashkent hosted the opening ceremony of the study "Methodology for assessing readiness for the use of artificial intelligence (RAM) in Uzbekistan", initiated by UNESCO.
On August 18, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov held a telephone conversation with UNESCO Director General Audrey Azoulay.
Applications for the UNESCO -Uzbekistan Abu Rayhon Beruni Prize, the first international award for contribution to the development of artificial intelligence ethics, are being accepted until June 30, 2025.
