Historic Black Cemeteries in Georgetown Recognized by UN
More than 75 people recently gathered in Georgetown to remember and honor the ancestors buried in two historic African-American cemeteries — Mount Zion Church cemetery and the adjacent Female Union...
View ArticleUN listing gives lifeline to Syria’s last shadow puppeteer
In a crowded dark room, Syria’s last shadow puppeteer crouches on stage, holding two intricate figures against a brightly lit silk screen and voicing their animated chatter. Hiding inside his booth and...
View ArticleUNESCO and Angola to establish Biennale of Luanda, a Pan-African Forum for...
Carolina Cerqueira, Minister of Culture of Angola, and Firmin Edouard Matoko, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relation, today signed an agreement for the creation of...
View ArticlePoland’s glittering Christmas creches win Unesco status
Nativity scenes that are a centuries-old Christmas tradition in Poland’s historic royal capital Krakow were granted Unesco special status recently, being added to its register of “Intangible Cultural...
View ArticleNine science stories to watch in 2019
From the edge of Earth to the frontier of the solar system, there’s plenty of science awaiting us in 2019. Some projects have been years in the making. Others were pushed to the forefront by the...
View ArticleThe 99 best things that happened in 2018
All of these stories first appeared in Future Crunch’s free, fortnightly email newsletter. If you’re interested in getting more news like this in 2019, you can subscribe right here. For the last 12...
View ArticleGoodbye, UNESCO: Israel and US quit UN heritage agency
The countries announced in 2017 that they would withdraw from the UN Educational, Science and Cultural Organization, accusing it of bias against Israel. That went into effect at the stroke of midnight....
View ArticleIsrael Announces That It Is Officially Leaving UNESCO
Danny Danon, Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, addresses a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East. Photo: UN Photo/Loey Felipe. JNS.org...
View ArticleIsrael and U.S. Formally Exit ‘Corrupted’ UNESCO
Israel officially left the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on New Year's Day in protest at the agency’s inability to combat its own politicization and profound...
View ArticleU.S. and Israel Exit U.N. Cultural Agency at Stroke of Midnight
PARIS — The United States and Israel officially quit the U.N.’s educational, scientific and cultural agency at the stroke of midnight, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago amid...
View ArticleMaybe UNESCO Will ‘Learn a Lesson’ From US and Israeli Withdrawals, Ex-Envoy...
Interview The UNESCO logo on display at the organization’s Paris headquarters. Photo: Reuters / Philippe Wojazer. “Maybe they will learn a lesson,” a former Israeli ambassador to UNESCO told�The...
View ArticleUS, Israel officially quit UNESCO
Tel Aviv [Israel]: The United States and Israel have formally quitted the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Tuesday. The Times of Israel reported that the...
View ArticleNikki Haley lambasts UNESCO, calls it corrupt
Washington: The outgoing United States Ambassador to United Nations Nikki Haley has slammed UNESCO and termed it one of the most “corrupt” UN agencies. This comes a day after US and Israel officially...
View ArticleThe Transatlantic Slave Trade: 500 Years Later, the Diaspora Still Suffers
The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) has launched a global news feature series on the history, contemporary realities and implications of the transatlantic slave trade. This is Part 9...
View ArticleThank Goodness We’re Done With UNESCO
The UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Photo: File. JNS.org – Thank God, it’s over. When 2018 ended, Israel’s withdrawal from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)...
View ArticleBuilding being constructed defying apex court order
An under-construction business complex (right) in Basantapur Durbar Square, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Kathmandu, January 10 Maharjan Business Associates Pvt Ltd has expedited...
View ArticleAzerbaijan Invites Indian Travellers to 'Take Another Look'
Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB) the national promotion body designed to support the growth of Azerbaijan’s tourism industry, launched its marketing campaign ‘Take another look’ at the 26th edition of...
View ArticleWhy the US and Israel Were Right to Leave UNESCO
An aerial view of the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. In October 2016, UNESCO’s executive board ratified a resolution that attempted to erase 3,000 years of Jewish...
View ArticleRetired from politics, Jacob Zuma reveals plans for new career
(TriceEdneyWire.com/GIN) – After a brief spin as president of South Africa, the multi-talented Jacob Zuma is plunging into a new and exciting career path. He’ll be a recording artist of liberation...
View ArticleFalse “Victories”: Is the PA Using the “State of Palestine” to Remain in Power?
The ‘State of Palestine’ has officially been handed the Chairmanship of the G-77, the United Nations’ largest block. This is particularly significant considering the relentless Israeli-American...
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