Chandigarh: HC expansion plan to come up before heritage panel tomorrow, UNESCO next
After months of back-and-forth and an earlier rejection by UNESCO, the long-stalled expansion plan of the Punjab and Haryana high…
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Wary of Israeli appropriation, Palestine lists 14 sites with UNESCO | Israel-Palestine conflict
For Palestinians maintaining their land and heritage, which is under Israeli occupation since 1948, became a national priority. The Palestinian…
Kebabs, biryani and much more in Indian city on Unesco culinary list
Maroof Culmen Biryani in Lucknow is cooked on a low, slow heat, with the pot’s lid tightly sealed with dough…
Italian cooking awarded special Unesco status
Italian cooking has been awarded special cultural heritage status by the United Nations’ cultural agency Unesco. National favourites including pizza…
Philippines’ Quezon City Scores UNESCO Film Designation
Quezon City has joined UNESCO‘s Creative Cities of Film Network, becoming one of the first Southeast Asian cities to earn…
UNESCO board backs Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany as its next chief | United Nations News
The Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities will be the first Arab to lead the UN’s cultural organisation. The board…
Trump administration says the US will leave the UN cultural agency UNESCO | Donald Trump News
The administration of President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will end its involvement with the United Nations…
Sites of Khmer Rouge execution, torture in Cambodia added to UNESCO list | Arts and Culture News
Added to the World Heritage list are two prisons: Tuol Sleng and M-13, as well as the execution site Choeung…
Ancient Aboriginal rock art, African sites make UNESCO World Heritage list | Arts and Culture News
UN cultural organisation this week announces its choice of sites to be granted World Heritage status. The United Nations cultural…