At the initiative of UNESCO and with the support of its former Director General, Mr. Federico Mayor (1987-1999), the International Institute for the Study of Nomadic Civilizations was established by a multilateral agreement concluded on 16 September 1998 between the governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz, Mongolia, Indonesia, and Turkey with the assistance of UNESCO. The IISNC successfully implemented projects, seminars, expeditions, and symposiums with cooperation and support from various organizations, such as UNESCO, research institutions, universities, government agencies, etc. For 23 years since 1999, the institute has been studying countries with the tradition of nomadic culture, especially the nomadic people’s lives from the social-political, economic-cultural point of view.
The fifth extraordinary General Assembly of the Institute will be held in the Consensus Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Representatives of the Governments of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Mongolia, and UNESCO will attend. Also, affiliated members and researchers will participate as observers with the invitation.
At the conference, amendments will be made to the provisions of the multilateral and international agreements adopted in 1998, and other issues will be discussed. As a result, it will be a significant step for the Institute to carry out its activities in Central and Inner Asia and to solve the problem of finance in the future.
On November 23, the representatives of the above 4 countries and UNESCO will participate in a lecture and discussion on “Nomadic Civilization” in the Great Hall on the 5th floor of the Library building of the National University of Mongolia and share their research and views with the Mongolian public, academics, and decision-makers. To get more information about this presentation, visit the official Facebook page and website of the institute.
