Effective 25 October 2004, as part of the UN Day celebrations on 24 October, UNIC-Tehran and UN Association of Iran started a programme of receiving groups of students from middle and high schools in Tehran regularly every Monday. The UNIC Director, the National Information Officer and the Reference Assistant brief them on the UN history and structure and description of the major organs and agencies of the UN. This is followed by a film on the UN and a question and answer session. In addition to the Farsi version of UN publications such as the Millennium Development Goals, Image and Reality and Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are given to the students. Other schools interested in participating in this programme are welcome to contact UNIC-Tehran.

UNIC helped set up the UN system’s information desk on the sidelines of a charity concert “Songs from a Persian Garden” held in the Italian Residence on 22 May 2007. The charity concert was jointly organized by the Italian and Norwegian embassies and the UN system in Iran. The income from the event will go for the benefit of the project ‘Community Based Rehabilitation for disabled Children in Zahedan’, implemented by UNHCR in collaboration with the Welfare Organization. The information desk had general information about the UN including the UN charter, UNDHR, Basic Facts about the UN, etc. Information materials of all UN agencies stationed in Tehran, were also displayed and distributed among the invitees.

UNIC set up an information desk at Mofid University in Qom on the occasion of the Fourth International Conference on Human Rights on 16-17 May 2007. Reference Assistant Ms. Nazanin Ghaemmaghami managed the desk at the conference which displayed information materials from the UN and UN agencies. The conference was part of the UNDP supported project on national capacity building for the promotion and protection of human rights for greater access to justice.

UNIC-NIO Moghadam briefed some 40 students from Semnan University who visited UNIC-Tehran on 16 May 2007. The briefing was about UN’s history and major organs, the outcome and follow up of the World Summit, UN Reform, MDGs and UNIC-Tehran’s activities and services. The briefing was followed by a question and answer session. A video film ‘The Millennium Development Goals’ was also shown to them.

UNIC Reference Assistant Ms. Ghaemamghami helped spouses of UN representatives in Iran to organize a stand introducing the UN system at the Diplomatic Ladies Group (DLG) Charity Bazaar at the residence of the ambassador of Turkey on 11 May 2007. UN information materials in English and Persian, pamphlets, flyers, CDs and posters of DPI, UNICEF, WFP, UNDP, CEP, UNAIDS, UNHCR, UNESCO, FAO, UNIDO, WHO, UNODC and UNFPA were distributed to the large number of visitors.

As the lead agency of the United Nations Communications Group–Iran, UNIC-Tehran organized a booth during the 20th Tehran International Book Fair held from 2 to 12 May 2007. A large number of people visited the UN booth where UN information materials, reports and posters were displayed and distributed to those who came to the booth. The agencies represented in the UN booth were UNIC, FAO, UNESCO, UNHCR, WHO, UNICEF, UNFPA, UNIDO, UNAIDS, WFP, UNODC, UNDP, and IOM. President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the fair on 1st May. The Parliament (Majlis) speaker Dr. Gholam Ali Hadad Adel, attended the closing session. According to the Government about 3.5 million people visited the fair.

UNIC-NIO Moghadam briefed some 11 teachers from district 15 of Tehran who visited UNIC-Tehran on 07 May 2007. The briefing was about UN’s history and major organs, the outcome and follow up of the World Summit, UN Reform and MDGs. Then he briefed them on UNIC-Tehran’s activities and services. The briefing was followed by a question and answer session. Copies of the Persian versions of MDG flyer, UDHR, UN Charter, 60 Ways the UN Makes a Difference were given to the teachers.

On the occasion of the World Health Day 2007, UNIC Tehran organized a press conference in which the Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Islamic Republic of Iran, Dr. Mubashar Riaz Sheikh, UN Resident Coordinator in Iran, Mr. Knut Ostby, and UNICEF Representative Mr. Christian Salazar participated. UNIC-Director Mr. Sunil Narula was the moderator of the press conference.

To mark the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on 4 April 2007, UNIC-Tehran organized a press conference at UN Common Premises. The head of the Iranian Government’s Iran Mine Action Center Mr. Morteza Habibi, the UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Knut Ostby, head of the Mine Clearing Collaboration Campaign (NGO) and Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Shirin Ebadi, head of Rescue and Assistance Department of Iran’s Red Crescent Society Mr. Manour Aghanasir, UNHCR’s Chief of Mission in Iran Mr. Sten Bronee and Iranian Mine Victim Rescue Centre’s (NGO) Mr. Hossein Vaziri, participated in it. UNIC Director Mr. Sunil Narula was the moderator of the press conference.

On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2007, UNIC-Tehran as a member of UN Gender Theme Group (GTG) and in cooperation with UNFPA which is the Chair of GTG, organized a press conference for the UN Resident Coordinator Mr. Knut Ostby, UNFPA Representative Mr. Mohammad Abdel Ahad, UNICEF Representative Mr. Christian Salazar, UNHCR Deputy Representative Mr. Jean Claude Forget In addition to journalists, university professors, NGO representatives and government officials attended the ceremony.

UNIC-Director Sunil Narula briefed some 23 students from Azad University-Rasht who visited UNIC-Tehran on 01 March 2007. The briefing was about UN’s history and major organs, the outcome and follow up of the World Summit, UN Reform and MDGs. Then UNIC-NIO Moghadam briefed them on UNIC-Tehran’s activities and services. The briefing was followed by a question and answer session. A video film ‘The Millennium Development Goals’ was also shown to them.

UNIC-NIO Moghadam briefed some 26 teachers from district 4 of Tehran who visited UNIC-Tehran on 12 February 2007. The briefing was about UN’s history and major organs, the outcome and follow up of the World Summit, UN Reform and MDGs. Then he briefed them on UNIC-Tehran’s activities and services. The briefing was followed by a question and answer session. Copies of the Persian versions of MDG flyer, UDHR, UN Charter, 60 Ways the UN Makes a Difference were given to the teachers.

UNIC-Director Sunil Narula briefed some 41 teachers from district 15 of Tehran who visited UNIC-Tehran on 7 February 2007. The briefing was about UN’s history and major organs, the outcome and follow up of the World Summit, UN Reform and MDGs. Then UNIC-NIO Moghadam briefed them on UNIC-Tehran’s activities and services. The briefing was followed by a question and answer session. A video film ‘The Millennium Development Goals’ was also shown to them. Copies of the Persian versions of MDG flyer, UDHR, UN Charter, 60 Ways the UN Makes a Difference were given to the teachers.

UNIC-NIO Moghadam briefed some 40 teachers from district 15 of Tehran who visited UNIC-Tehran on 17 January 2007. The briefing was about UN’s history and major organs, the outcome and follow up of the World Summit, UN Reform and MDGs. Then he briefed them on UNIC-Tehran’s activities and services. The briefing was followed by a question and answer session. Copies of the Persian versions of MDG flyer, UDHR, UN Charter, 60 Ways the UN Makes a Difference were given to the teachers.