Director-General deplores death of Syrian journalist Khalid Al Issa (UNESCO -...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'I condemn this act of violence which led to Khalid Al Issa's death,' the Director-General said. 'The work and...
View ArticleUNESCO: Mali’s Old Towns of Djenne endangered by insecurity
ISTANBUL (AP) — UNESCO is adding Mali’s Old Towns of Djenne, famous for their adobe architecture, to its list of World Heritage in Danger sites. The decision was made Wednesday in Istanbul where the...
View ArticleHistorical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia, removed from List of World...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The Committee's decision reflects recognition of Georgia's efforts to improve the safeguarding and management of the...
View ArticleHistoric Centre of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan, added to List of World Heritage...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The Committee expressed concern over the destruction of buildings in the centre of the World Heritage site's Medieval...
View ArticleUNESCO: Mali's Old Towns of Djenne endangered by insecurity
ISTANBUL (AP) — UNESCO is adding Mali's Old Towns of Djenne, famous for their adobe architecture, to its list of World Heritage in Danger sites. ......
View ArticleA Historic Mud City in Mali Has Been Added to the UNESCO Endangered List
An ancient town in central Mali has been added to the UNESCO World Heritage list of endangered sites due to growing insecurity in the country, the U.N. announced Wednesday. The Old Towns of Djenné...
View ArticleUNESCO Director-General deplores heavy damages at the National Museum of...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) According to reports confirmed by the Syrian Directorate General for Antiquities and Museums (DGAM), the National...
View ArticleLibya’s five World Heritage sites put on List of World Heritage in Danger...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The five sites are: Archaeological Site of Cyrene, Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna, Archaeological Site of...
View ArticleNew global data on High Seas and Large Marine Ecosystems to support policy...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The assessments identified the mounting cumulative impacts of climate change and human activities on ocean ecosystems...
View ArticleSchool out of reach for nearly one in 10 children worldwide, UNESCO says
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Some 263 million children worldwide, nearly one in 10, do not go to school, posing a daunting hurdle to the United Nations' efforts to educate all children by...
View ArticleUNESCO prepares anti-doping measures for the World Winter Universiade in...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 23 June, the Officer in Charge of the UNESCO Cluster Office in Almaty, Mr. Andrei Chevelev, and the top management of...
View ArticleUNESCO: 5 Libyan World Heritage Sites in danger
The World Heritage Committee made the decision on Thursday, noting Libya's "high level of instability" and the presence of armed groups in or near historic sites. Now on the list are the archaeological...
View ArticleUNESCO announces 4 new World Heritage Sites
ISTANBUL (AP) -- UNESCO has put four new sites on its World Heritage List. The new sites, announced Friday, include China's...
View ArticleFour sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List (UNESCO - United Nations...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The new sites, in the order of their inscription are: Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape (People's Republic...
View ArticleUNESCO Director-General Condemns Nice attacks (UNESCO - United Nations...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) On behalf of UNESCO and in my own name, I firmly condemn this tragedy and express my deep sadness and sincere...
View Article263 million children and youth are out of school from primary to upper...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'Countries have promised to provide every child with a primary and secondary education by 2030. These new findings...
View ArticleStatement by the Director-General of UNESCO on the Old City of Jerusalem and...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) 'The heritage of Jerusalem is indivisible, and each of its communities have a right to the explicit recognition of...
View ArticleSecond phase of UNESCO Cote d’Ivoire teacher training project announced...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Mr Tang made the announcement at a meeting with Ms Kandia Kamissoko Camara, Minister of National Education of Cote...
View ArticleDirector-General to participate in High-Level Segment of ECOSOC High-Level...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) On 20 July, the Director-General will moderate a panel session of the High-Level Segment on 'Prospects for the...
View ArticleWorld Youth Skills Day – UN calls for better skills training for youth...
(Source: UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) The world today is home to the largest generation of youth in its history, with 90 per cent of young people living in...
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