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Thanks to the continued support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), the World Heritage Online Map Platform has evolved ...
Furthermore, UNESCO is facilitating urgent repair and rehabilitation works at key cultural landmarks in Odesa, with contributions from Italy and Japan. Beneficiary sites include the Odesa House of ...
I deeply regret President Donald Trump's decision to once again withdraw the United States of America from UNESCO – a decision that will take effect at the end of December 2026.
UNESCO said it stands ready to support both Cambodia and Thailand in assessing damage, implementing safeguarding measures, ...
The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected ...
The U.S. is leaving UNESCO again, just two years after rejoining—raising concerns about global cooperation and China’s ...
TEHRAN, Jul. 23 (MNA) – China on Wednesday criticized US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from UNESCO. “This is ...
A series of atrocity sites of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia have been formally entered onto the World Heritage list, as ...
UNESCO World Heritage CentreIn 2020 many natural World Heritage sites and other important sites faced serious challenges and emergencies such as threats related to COVID-19, poaching spikes, conflicts ...
Before this, the World Heritage list only recognised seven “ sites of memory ” associated with recent conflicts, which UNESCO defines as “events having occurred from the turn of the 20th ...
Among UNESCO’s member states, China has emerged as a global leader in innovative heritage conservation, demonstrating how preservation can drive sustainable development.