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UNIC Tehran holds workshop on finding UN information for NGO representatives in Hamedan |
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On 11 September, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) helped some 13 NGO representatives from the “Science Research Foundation in Hamedan” in the capital city of the Hamadan Province to broaden their knowledge of the UN. |

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UNIC Reference Assistant Nazanin Ghaemmaghami addressed them on how to retrieve UN information from UN and UNIC websites and on the UNIDO, UNESCO, WIPO, UNCTAD, UNU and UNITAR’s web pages during a workshop at the NGO’s office in Hamedan.
Ms. Ghaemmaghami elaborated on basic UN facts and gave an overview of important information-searching tools located through DHL resources and databases, including the, Official Document System (ODS). The focus of the workshop was on science and technology, engineering as well as research and development and finding UN information on the relevant issues. |

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Persian copies of the UN Charter, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, MDG flyer, and a copy of NGLS publication entitled “Intergovernmental Negotiations and Decision Making at the United Nations: A Guide for NGOs”, were distributed among participants of the four-hour workshop. |
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