Inclusion of Iranian Clubs in the list of UNESCO Clubs
The names of 14 Iranian clubs were included in the new list of UNESCO clubs. The list includes the names of all the UNESCO clubs from the 5 continents as of November 2020. Iranian Clubs are as follows:
1- Islamic art
2- Handicrafts
3- Business development
4- Food and Gastronomy
5- Sport Administration Education +II
6- Media management and media literacy development
7- Tourism and environment
8- Urban redevelopment
9- Skills and partnerships of Prosperous Iran
10- Innovation and technology
11- Culture and art
12- Financial literacy and economic intelligence
13- Water and wastewater
14- Young researchers
Earlier, at the 25th session of the Executive Council of the Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations in the Asia-Pacific region, which was held on 11 December 2020, all the countries voted for Iran’s membership in the federation.
In the light of civil society’s growing role in determining public policy, UNESCO’s Medium-Term Strategies stress the main role that Clubs, Centres and Associations for UNESCO can play in the sustainable development process, in cooperation with other civil society partners.
The activities carried out by the Clubs are varied and depend, very often, on the interests of their members and also on the financial resources and means of action available. Irrespective of their nature and scope, these initiatives foster the dissemination of UNESCO’s principles and objectives in civil society. These Clubs therefore make it possible to publicize the values represented by the Organization in local communities. In the light of civil society’s growing role in public policy-making, the Club movement can play a key part in educating citizens, and can contribute to dialogue between cultures and generations for sustainable development.
