UK Government Endorses Seven Sites For UNESCO World Heritage Status
The UK Government has revealed the seven places it supports to win UNESCO World Heritage Status.
18 April 2023
UNESCO
UNESCO Condemns 53 Ukraine Cultural Sites Damaged In Russia Invasion
UNESCO, the international body that assesses damages to cultural sites during crisis, has reported that 53 sites of international importance… Read More
3 April 2022
United States Quits UNESCO Over Anti-Israel Bias
The United States has quit UNESCO over what they call an ‘anti-Israel bias.’ The US is pulling out of the UN’s cultural organisation accusing the agency, known for designating world heritage sites such as Syria’s Palmyra and Stonehenge of a continued bias at the organisation.”
12 October 2017
Hague Trial: Fanatic Pleads Guilty To Destruction of Timbuktu Historic Monuments
Ahmad al-Faqi al-Mahdi an Islamic fanatic has pleaded guilty to war crimes for his part in the destruction of historic monuments in… Read More
22 August 2016
Parthenon Marbles: British Museum And UK Ministers Snub Unesco Mediation Offer
The international campaign promoting the return of the Parthenon marbles to Greece has had a set back when both the British… Read More
9 April 2015