In 2014, the IS terrorist group took control of the Iraqi city of Mosul, systematically destroying its many cultural ...

President Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order withdrawing the U.S. from the United Nations Human Rights Council and ...

The UN body has brought several religious and other buildings in the Iraqi city back to life as part of an $115 million ...

World Heritage Sites could and should play a more active role in promoting a vision of global peace, heritage experts at ...

A UN project to rebuild some of Iraq’s most famous religious sites has restored cultural vitality and social fabric to the ...

This year marks the first new year since UNESCO approved China’s application to include customs of the Spring Festival to its “Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” ...

Spring Festival is immortalized in poems, such as Wang Anshi's New Year's Day which describes the vibrant scenes of the ...

Oscar Gomez Agudelo worked with several local radio stations, hosting a radio program called La Comunidad por la Comunidad. He was reportedly shot dead near the Rumba del Café radio station where he ...

A House lawmaker's claim that most UNESCO members are atheists is impossible to verify, as the organization does not maintain ...

As the kebaya gets Unesco’s recognition, what does its global cultural status mean for the future of the garment?

Maharashtra government partners with UNESCO to mark 2025 as International Year of Quantum Science and Technology. The initiative aims to promote research, innovation, and capacity building. It ...

Doha hosted Tuesday the second coordination meeting to inscribe Sanbuk (traditional wooden dhow) on the UNESCO Intangible ...