UNESCO experts: Will take years to restore Brazil’s National Museum
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View ArticleGeorge Orwell archives added to Unesco Memory of the World register
The personal archives of George Orwell, containing the author and journalist’s first phrasing of the sinister slogan from Nineteen Eighty-Four, “War is Peace. Ignorance is strength. Freedom is...
View ArticleFlorence wants its steak named one of the world’s great cultural treasures
Good meat loves salt. That butcher’s refrain might be best expressed by the bistecca alla fiorentina—a giant, bone-in cut of beef that is dusted with salt and pepper, grilled over scorching hot coals,...
View ArticleArchaeological rescue operation remembered 50 years on
PARIS: One of the world’s biggest archaeological rescue operations was successfully concluded 50 years ago after a massive ancient Egyptian temple complex was dismantled and hoisted to higher ground to...
View ArticleKuala Lumpur named World Book Capital 2020 by UNESCO
Kuala Lumpur has been named World Book Capital for the year 2020 by the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay, on the recommendation of the World Book Capital Advisory Committee. A press statement...
View ArticleAll the things tourists are not allowed to do in Venice
Venice has long been known as the sinking city, but only in modern times has it begun sinking under the weight of its tourists. Each day, the Unesco World Heritage site receives up to 60,000 visitors,...
View ArticleUNESCO: Restoring Brazil museum after massive fire may take years
After the destruction of the National Museum, experts say other heritage sites in the country are also at risk from a lack of state funding. ......
View ArticleAP Interview: UNESCO chief says schools must fight extremism
PARIS (AP) — The head of the U.N. education agency says schools are ground zero in the fight against anti-Semitism and extremist violence — and she will push world leaders meeting in New York this week...
View ArticleNetanyahu says declines UNESCO invitation
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had turned down an invitation on Wednesday to a UNESCO conference on anti-Semitism during a visit to New York, over its “egregious bias”...
View ArticleLighting ceremony held to mark UN meet
Kathmandu, September 26 The Ministry of Health and Population and World Health Organisation, Nepal organised the lighting ceremony of two important UNESCO heritage landmarks of Nepal — Patan and...
View ArticleNetanyahu Slams UNESCO as Antisemitic, Boycotts Conference In New York
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 71st UN General Assembly debate at UN headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2016. Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO. JNS.org – Israeli Prime Minister...
View ArticleSingularityNET (AGI) and UNESCO to Teach the Youth About Blockchain Technology
SingularityNET, a decentralized protocol powered full-stack artificial intelligence solution platform has joined forces with UNESCO to teach children about the developments and scope of emerging...
View ArticleEnd of Hegemony: UN Must Reflect Changing World Order
There is a rational explanation of why India and Brazil, two countries with vast populations and significant and growing economies, are not permanent members of the United Nations Security Council...
View ArticleSydney Opera House ordered to display horse racing advertising on its sails
The NSW government has ordered the Sydney Opera House to display a racing trophy with the word Everest on it and jockey numbers and colours on its sails in contravention of a policy to prevent the...
View Article'It's not a billboard': anger at use of Sydney Opera House for horse racing ads
The New South Wales government is facing a growing backlash over a decision to display an advertisement for a coming horse race on the sails of the Sydney Opera House....
View ArticleUnesco delegates from across the world visit Dundee
More than 30 delegates from fellow Unesco cities of design are set to in Dundee to delve into the history of the city. . ......
View ArticleUNESCO: Rachel's Tomb and Cave of Patriarchs part of 'Occupied Palestine'
Both resolutions were sponsored by Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Oman, Qatar and Sudan, and approved within minutes at the Commission’s meeting. ......
View ArticleIsrael envoy to UNESCO: Do what you want, we’re leaving anyway
“In withdrawing from UNESCO in 2017, Israel and the United States made a clear moral statement that UNESCO’s antisemitism will no longer be tolerated." ......
View ArticleAs UN ambassador, Nikki Haley hugged refugees, then turned her back
In June 2017, Nikki Haley made a trip to the vast Gaza Strip refugee camps that shelter millions of displaced Palestinians. There, Donald Trump’s ambassador to the United Nations got a “chance to talk...
View ArticleDanon Denounces UNESCO’s Latest Anti-Israel Decisions
Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. Photo: UN Photo/Loey Felipe.Cave of the Patriarchs and Matriarchs...
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