As Colombia’s second-largest city, Medellín is home to over 110 bookstores and 25 libraries, many of which were transformed from former prisons and police facilities. Once affected by prolonged ...

The UN agency for international cooperation in culture, education and science on Friday launched a campaign at Larnaca airport to combat the illegal trafficking of cultural goods.“The fight against ...

Destruction of cultural heritage has reached unprecedented levels. In light of this, and culture’s unique contribution to peace and sustainable development, the ratification, implementation and ...

The United Nations cultural agency, UNESCO, has expressed concerns over escalating violence in the Middle East after Iran's Golestan Palace was damaged by debris after a US-Israeli air strike on ...

Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, destruction as collateral damage in fighting, the ...

From Macau’s City of Gastronomy status to Unesco’s new focus on architecture, the UCCN is rewriting how cities harness ...

Representatives from nearly 40 UNESCO Creative Cities of Gastronomy and 10 Creative Cities of other creative fields gathered to discuss the role of gastronomy in sustainable urban development and ...

During its first meeting, the Commission examined item 5.2 – Jerusalem and the implementation of 39 C/Resolution 36. The parties concerned agreed to adopt the draft resolution by consensus. Having ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pizza in a pizza box and Aperol in a plastic cup can be seen in front of the Colosseum. Sabina Crisan/dpa UNESCO experts are set ...

Ukraine's culture of cooking borsch, the hearty soup with beets and cabbage, has made it to UNESCO's list of heritage traditions "in need of urgent safeguarding" because of Russia's invasion. Often ...