Two Indigenous women — one from Canada and one from India —are partnering to protect Indigenous knowledge and move toward ...

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, at ...

UNESCO Global Geoparks are distinct regions with internationally important geology that tells the story of earth’s history. UNESCO revalidates geoparks every four years, and three of the five in ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has again raised grave fears for the future of the Great Barrier Reef, highlighting the problems of water pollution, climate change and unsustainable fishing.

The UN looks set to knock back Australia's bid to add a large area of ancient rock art in WA's north to the World Heritage list, citing concerns about emissions degrading the Aboriginal carvings ...

UNESCO member states created the World Press Freedom Prize in 1997. The only U.N. prize awarded to journalists, it is named after Colombian newspaper journalist Guillermo Cano Isaza, who was ...

UNESCO has recognized a variety of these extraordinary events around the world, each with its own unique tradition and significance. From the spiritual grandeur of Kumbh Mela in India to the lively ...

Media Corner: photos and videos of the 16 new Geoparks The UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary, brings together territories recognized for their rich ...

UNESCO prepares for its next leader in a tense context Three candidates, all from the Global South, are vying for the leadership of the UN organization, which the US is threatening to leave.

The minor benefits of UNESCO membership are outweighed by the consequences of U.S. support for an organization that wrongly grants full membership to the Palestinians without recognition of Israel.

UNESCO will deploy a team of experts to assess possible risks for the conservation of Ha Long Bay in Vietnam as it is worried about development projects that may threaten the heritage-listed ...

UNESCO praises it as, “an exceptional architectural ensemble that reflects the historicist spirit of the time, ranging from neo-Renaissance to neo-Baroque and neo-Classical, with influences from ...