The Latest Breaking News from UNESCO

Verona's ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert Friday to celebrate the addition of Italian opera singing to UNESCO's list of intangible global heritage.

Discover the history-drenched southern coast of Croatia and soak in Game of Thrones backdrops and real-life Roman ruins

Greece’s culture minister says the comments made by a Turkish official at a UNESCO meeting last week, casting doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired the Parthenon Marbles, have bolstered Athens' stand in the dispute

Minister of culture says she will ask French fashion house to acknowledge heritage after it produced similar garment

Citizen activists in southeastern France’s Alpes-de-Hautes-Provence region have been campaigning for two years against the growing number of solar power parks in a protected natural area around the Lure mountain. The local authorities, and the parks' investors, claim the plants are “essential” projects in the fight against climate change, and…

Tourists in groups of over 25 people can no longer sightsee in the Italian city

A decision from Unesco on giving the peat-rich Flow Country the same standing as the Great Barrier Reef is just weeks away

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.

There’s a growing global movement to ensure that researchers can get access to the huge quantity of data assembled and exploited by digital operators.

Young adults have an important role to play in achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Adopted by all UN member nations, the SDGs offer a frame for an ambitious plan to transform our world for the better.

Switzerland's foreign minister on Friday returned to her Iraqi counterpart three important Mesopotamian objects seized during a criminal procedure, the Swiss government said.