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UNESCO sounds alarm over quake damage to Turkey, Syria heritage

Paris (AFP) - The UN's cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it was ready to provide assistance after two sites listed on its World Heritage list in Syria and Turkey sustained damage in the devastating earthquake.

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Amid crisis, Haitians find solace in an unlikely place: soup

Soup joumou, known as “independence soup”, is a cultural staple in Haiti

The Independent UK

Lebanon Hopes UNESCO Danger Listing Could Save Crumbling Modernist Fairground

Its arch is cracking and its vast pavilions lie empty, but the crumbling Rachid Karami International Fair in Lebanon's port city Tripoli now has hope of revival, having been added to the United Nations' list of world heritage sites in danger. Designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer in 1962, the…

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Lebanon hopes UNESCO danger listing could save crumbling modernist fairground

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Crafts festival seeks to attract visitors to Libya's 'pearl of the desert'

Ghadames (Libya) (AFP) - Young girls in colourful dress and traditional jewellery sing at a festival in Libya's Ghadames, an oasis city that was relatively unscathed by the past decade's chaos and is seeking to attract visitors.

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Campaign to secure Scots World Heritage Site enters new phase

THE campaign to secure World Heritage Site status for Scotland’s Flow Country has entered a new phase with the formal submission of the formal…

The National (Scotland)

Seychelles is becoming overwhelmed by marine plastic – we now know where it comes from

More than 1,000km southwest of Mahé, the main inhabited island in Seychelles, lies a ring of coral islands called the Aldabra Atoll. The islands are a Unesco world heritage site and support a huge diversity of marine species including manta rays and tiger sharks. The atoll is also a breeding…

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‘Are you stupid?’: Tourist attacked after climbing steps of forbidden pyramid in Mexico

Polish tourist hit with a stick by bystander and berated by another for ascending Mayan temple

The Independent UK

University of Newcastle Professor appointed a UNESCO Chair

"We will have the collaborative networks and resources to build on the work we have already done to make a real difference to communities."

Newcastle Herald

5 not-to-be-missed activities in Los Cabos

Adventure abounds in Cabo San Lucas. Water activities are the main attraction for both couples and families with children, as visitors can enjoy world-class snorkeling and scuba diving on the beautiful reef of Cabo Pulmo, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and the home of numerous species of tropical…

Tribune News Service

Unesco adds Ukrainian city of Odesa to world heritage list

Unesco has added the historic centre of Ukraine's port city Odesa to its World Heritage in Danger List because of threats of destruction that have been hanging over the site since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Radio France Internationale

UN recognises princess' work

Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will be named Goodwill Ambassador again by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) for her contributions to the empowerment of minority children and the preservation of their intangible heritage.

Bangkok Post

Royal Enfield Teams With UNESCO To Document Himalayan Cultural Heritage

Royal Enfield recently partnered with UNESCO to help preserve parts of India's Intangible Cultural Heritage in communities across the Himalayas. You can help!

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Entire city of Odesa, Ukraine put on Unesco heritage ‘in danger’ list

The decision has been made because of the war in Ukraine

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Yemen and Lebanon landmarks added to UNESCO endangered list

Landmarks of ancient kingdom of Saba and Rachid Karami International Fair inscribed to list of sites in danger.

France 24

UK aims to send Challenger tanks to Ukraine by end of March

The British government said Thursday that it would send tanks to Ukraine in the end of March. The British announcement came after French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna arrived in Odesa to meet her Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba amid a wave of Russian strikes across the country. Read our live blog…

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Yemen's Kingdom of Saba landmarks and Lebanon's Rachid Karami International Fair sites added to UNESCO endangered list

Seven landmarks of the Kingdom of Saba are added to the list of endangered World Heritage sites in ''an emergency procedure" sparked by the ongoing conflict in Yemen.

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Odesa and other sites are added to the list of World Heritage In Danger

Odesa in Ukraine has been added to the cultural sites that UNESCO is highlighting. Also being included are ancient sites in Lebanon and Yemen.

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Ukraine's Odessa wins UNESCO status despite Russia opposition

Paris (AFP) - UNESCO added the historic centre of Ukraine's port city Odessa, often described as "the pearl of the Black Sea", to its World Heritage List on Wednesday, overcoming opposition from Russia.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UNESCO Lists Yemen, Lebanon Sites as World Heritage in Danger

The United Nations on Wednesday inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list. The UN cultural agency listed both as world heritage sites in danger, the first because of the conflict raging in Yemen since 2014,…

The Independent UK

Yemen and Lebanon sites added to UNESCO world heritage list

UNESCO has added one of Yemen’s ancient kingdoms and a Lebanese modernist concrete fair park to its list of World Heritage sites in danger

The Independent UK

Ukraine's Odesa city put on UNESCO heritage in danger list

The United Nations’ cultural agency has decided to add the historic center of Ukraine’s Black Sea port city of Odesa to the list of World Heritage sites in danger

AFP

Venice recruits next generation in flooding fight

Venice (AFP) - As rising waters fuel fears that Venice may one day be entirely submerged, local children are being educated on how to protect the lagoon, a fragile ecosystem threatened by climate change.

AFP

UNESCO lists Yemen, Lebanon sites as world heritage in danger

Paris (AFP) - The United Nations on Wednesday inscribed an ancient city and its dam in war-torn Yemen and a futurist park in cash-strapped Lebanon on its world heritage list.

France 24

UNESCO sounds alarm stating Odesa a 'World Heritage in Danger' site

The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Wednesday that it had designated the historic centre of Odesa, a strategic port city on Ukraine's Black Sea coast, a World Heritage in Danger site.

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