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Today, in the Kazan Town Hall, Mintimer Shaimiev, State Adviser of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Republican Renaissance Foundation, and UNESCO Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue together with UNESCO Director-General Ms. Audrey Azoulay took part in the plenary session of the All-Russian Congress of UNESCO Chairs held in Kazan.

On March 6, 2019, in order to enhance cooperation and develop cooperation on UNESCO projects and programs, a round table on the topic “Developing cooperation between UNESCO Associated Schools and UNESCO Friends Zauralya Clubs” was organized with colleagues and partners from the Republic of Bashkortostan and the Russian Federation at the Municipal general educational establishment of an average comprehensive (MOBU SOSH ) School №2 of Baymak, Republic of Bashkortostan.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay will make her first official visit to the Russian Federation from 5 to 7 March.

As a part of the celebration of the International Year of Indigenous Languages under the auspices of UNESCO and the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Bashkortostan, the 6th Republican Contest “Life and Work of Zainab Biisheva” took place in Ufa on February 27, 2019.

On February 22 this year, the center of culture and leisure of village Zilair became the main venue for the all-Russian festival “Culture of Indigenous Peoples of the World” dedicated to the International Year of Indigenous Languages ​​under the auspices of the UN and UNESCO with the support of the Committee of the Republic of Bashkortostan for UNESCO and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Bashkortostan.

The festival is dedicated to the International Day of the Native Language, which was established by UNESCO General Conference in 1999. It is celebrated annually on February 21 to protect linguistic and cultural diversity.