About 20 scholars and UNESCO representatives are meeting in Ulaanbaatar on 9–10 November 2026 to shape the forthcoming series, which Mongolia proposed. The Embassy of Mongolia in Singapore has highlighted the consultation.
The Embassy of Mongolia in Singapore has announced that an expert consultation on UNESCO’s forthcoming History of Nomadic Civilizations series is taking place at Mongolia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Ulaanbaatar on 9–10 November 2026. The meeting brings together around 20 international scholars, researchers and experts, along with UNESCO representatives.
Mongolia proposed the series at the 42nd session of the UNESCO General Conference in Paris in 2023, where Member States supported the initiative and adopted a resolution. Mongolia and UNESCO formalised their cooperation through an agreement signed in 2025.
Developed under UNESCO’s auspices, the series will draw on archaeological findings, written sources and ethnographic research. It will document the histories of nomadic civilisations across Asia, Africa and Europe as an integral part of world history.
The consultation will examine the overall scope and research approach of the series, as well as plans for its first volume, Central and Inner Asia. That volume will focus on the nomadic civilisations of the Mongolian steppe.
The embassy notes that the meeting coincides with Mongolian Pride Day, which marks the 864th anniversary of the birth of Chinggis Khaan.
Source: Embassy of Mongolia in Singapore
