The United Nations’ cultural agency said Thursday it will lead the campaign for the recovery and restoration of Beirut's heritage, citing reports that 60 historic buildings in the Lebanese capital ...

Bethlehem, May 25, 2015 – H.E. Rula Ma’ay’a, Palestinian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ms. Ann-Sofie Nelsson, the Consul General of Sweden in Jerusalem, Dr. Lodovico Folin Calabi, the Head of ...

UNESCO, in collaboration with the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), convened a four-day in-person capacity-building programme for TVET ...

With large ocean spaces and customary land tenures, UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Pacific region link culture and nature with people and communities through their unique values and management ...

Quanzhou, China, 25 October 2025 — The UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation concluded in Quanzhou after a week of exchanges and hands-on training from 19 ...

UNESCO on Thursday condemned the bombing of a historic building in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv and expressed "its sincere condolences" to the families of five victims.

Africa currently hosts more than 100 World Heritage sites, featuring renowned locations such as the Okavango Delta in Botswana, the Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia, and Timbuktu in Mali.

PARIS, July 11, 2024 — For the duration of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, The Associated Press will provide international media with broadcast facilities and live shots from the rooftop and garden of ...

From 4 to 6 November 2025, UNESCO participated in the Second World Social Summit for Social Development (WSSD2) in Doha, Qatar, reaffirming its commitment to placing people and knowledge at the centre ...

Ahead of this year’s 8th UNESCO Youth Forum to be held in Paris, France from 29-31 October 2013, young people throughout the world have been participating in the pre-Forum discussions online since ...

20:47, Fri, Aug 29, 2025 Updated: 20:52, Fri, Aug 29, 2025 A block of luxury flats has sparked outrage after critics warned that it could cost a historic European city its UNESCO World Heritage status ...