Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from UNESCO

World heritage at risk amid Ukraine war, U.N. cultural agency says

Dozens of valuable churches, historical sites and museums have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations' cultural agency said on Friday, adding that it was particularly worried about the northern city of Chernihiv.

Reuters

Lepakshi Nandi, Veerabhadra temple on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list

Mural paintings in the temple are unique striking features, the entry says

The Hindu

UN: Lebanon Faces Education 'Emergency'

Lebanon is grappling with an education "emergency," a United Nations official said, as years of economic collapse weigh heavily on students and teachers. "We are now in an emergency situation.

Asharq Al-Awsat

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Meghalaya root bridges in UNESCO’s tentative list of World Heritage Sites

At present, there are about 100 known living root bridges grown over the period of 10 to 15 years across 72 villages of Meghalaya

The Hindu

Ethiopia urged to uphold press freedom and release reporter

Ethiopia is being urged to uphold its international commitments to the freedoms of expression and the press by releasing journalists it has imprisoned

The Independent UK

Kozhikode to vie for UNESCO’s ‘City of Literature’ tag

Corpn. preparing proposal with the help of University of Prague

The Hindu

Sado mines plan upsets Asia unity

Japan's proposal that its Sado mines be added to the 2023 Unesco World Heritage List is more than just a cultural-driven effort. It is a showcase of the inward-looking politics of Japan's conservative establishment to use particular events from the past to fit a desired narrative for the present, to…

Bangkok Post

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Chile: students force closure of Santiago schools over sexual harassment and violence

Unesco report finds that Covid school closures have made girls more vulnerable to gender-based violence

The Guardian - US

Chile’s archaeologists fight to save the world’s oldest mummies from climate change

The desert graveyard where the ancient Chinchorro decorated and buried their dead is now a Unesco World Heritage site

The Guardian - US

Nominations sought for UK’s next Unesco world heritage sites

Heritage Minister Nigel Huddleston has launched the call for new nominations, hailing the ‘transformative impact’ of the status.

The Independent UK

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

The Independent UK

Great Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event

Aerial surveys show almost no reefs across a 1,200km stretch escaping the heat, prompting scientists to call for urgent action on climate crisis

The Guardian - AU

Reims city guide: Where to stay, eat, drink and shop in France’s foodie, champagne-swilling hotspot

A short train ride from Paris, this indulgent, history-packed city is a glorious base for champagne tasting and top food, says Alicia Miller

The Independent UK

Historian says world has been getting Machu Picchu’s name wrong for past 100 years

The 15th century architecture marvel is the amongst the highest rated Unesco world heritage sites

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Bangkok Post

Conservation over quarries

Environmentalists from Satun province submitted a petition to Unesco and a House panel on land use on Tuesday, asking them to look into rock quarry concessions that they say threaten parts of a Unesco "Global Geopark" established in April 2019.

The Guardian - AU

UN mission must see coral bleaching to get ‘whole picture’ of Great Barrier Reef, experts say

Government’s reef envoy says visiting scientists ‘have to see the good and the bad’ as widespread bleaching confirmed

Zenger

Ancient People In World’s Oldest City Painted Skeletons Of The Dead, Buried Them In Their Homes

The ritual included painting the walls surrounding the burial site, and the skeletons were later revisited and reburied.

Radio France Internationale

World Water Forum in Senegal promises to be a catalyst for action

The ninth World Water Forum, a week-long series of conferences and workshops aimed at accelerating universal access to water and sanitation, is to open on Tuesday in the Senegalese capital Dakar.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Weighs Listing Great Barrier Reef as 'in Danger'

The United Nations began a monitoring mission on the Great Barrier Reef Monday, assessing whether the World Heritage site is being protected from climate change as it suffers further widespread bleaching. Higher-than-average temperatures have again caused severe bleaching in parts of the reef, authorities confirmed last week, dashing hopes a…

Reuters

Great Barrier Reef hit by bleaching as UNESCO weighs "in danger" listing

The Great Barrier Reef has been hit by bleaching due to heat stress, the Australian agency that manages the reef said on Friday, ahead of a visit by United Nations officials reviewing whether the reef should be listed as being "in danger".

The Hindu

More Hoysala monuments in Karnataka are queuing up for world heritage site tag

The Hoysala temples at Belur, Halebeedu and Somanathapura are India’s official nominations for inclusion as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but a few more temples belonging to the same period could join the list in future

Nottingham Post

Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature announces new director

"I firmly believe that literature knows no frontiers."

The Conversation

Ukraine: Heritage buildings, if destroyed, can be rebuilt but never replaced

The tragic loss of life and desperate living conditions caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine have gripped the world’s attention.

ABC News

Battle to protect Ukraine's most important World Heritage sites, including St Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv

Ukraine is home to seven World Heritage sites, including the 1,000-year-old St Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv. Experts warn that the culturally significant sites are at risk of being damaged as Russian troops advance on Ukraine's capital.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mosul's Old City Rises from Rubble in War-scarred Iraq

Beneath what remains of the 12th-century Al-Hadba minaret, builders work on a project to revive Mosul's Old City, reduced to rubble during Iraq's battle to retake the city from jihadists. Mosques, churches and century-old houses are being brought back to life in the northern metropolis, which the ISIS group seized…

1 … 50 51 52 53

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Chinese Communist Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.