As the lead agency of the United Nations Communications Group in Iran, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Tehran, with the assistance of UN agencies operating in Tehran, organized an information booth during the 22nd Tehran International Book Fair held from 6 to 16 May 2009. A large number of people visited the UN booth where UN information materials, including books, reports, pamphlets, flyers, CDs and posters were displayed and distributed to those who came to the booth.

According to authorities, this year approximately 5.5 million people visited the fair. The agencies represented in the UN booth were UNIC Tehran, Food and Agriculture Organization, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, the Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, World Health Organization, United Nations Children's Fund, United Nations Population Fund, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, UNAIDS, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, World Food Programme, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, UN Development Programme, UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan and International Organization for Migration.

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad inaugurated the fair on 5 May. The Parliament (Majlis) speaker Dr. Ali Larijani, attended the closing session.

United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Tehran in cooperation with the UN Association of Iran organized a workshop on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) for 35 Iranian teachers on 19 August 2008.

The workshop began with opening remarks by the UNIC's National Information Officer, Mohammad Moghadam. The programme that followed included in-depth discussions about each of the eight Millennium Development goals.  The discussions were led by representatives from various UN agencies, including the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). 

The participants received MDG related materials from the UNIC and from UNICEF and UNFPA. These materials included a copy of the Millennium Declaration, an MDG poster and brochures and flyers.

In observance of International Youth Day, 12 August, United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) Tehran, in cooperation with the Merited Youth Society of Iran, organized a ceremony in the Mehr Garden of Shiraz.  The participants included teachers and members of non-governmental organizations.  The Secretary-General's statement for International Youth Day was distributed to the audience.

To mark the 60th anniversary of UN peacekeeping operations, the UN Information Centre (UNIC) in Tehran in cooperation with the Iranian Association for United Nations Studies (IAUNS) organized a seminar at the Tehran University Club on 16 June 2008. Speakers at this event were the UN Resident Coordinator, the UNIC Director, professors from Tehran University, the president of IAUNS and the former chairman of the UN International Law Commission (ILC). They spoke about the role, significance, theory and practice of UN peacekeeping over the last 60 years. During the seminar UNIC Tehran organized a book and poster exhibition.