UNESCO inscribes Iran’s Yazd on World Heritage list
The historical structure of the Iranian city of Yazd with a collection of public-religious architecture was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list on Sunday.
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Sustainable management, environment protection lead to urban health: Rouhani
Sustainable management and environment protection pave the way for urban health, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday, 23 April.
UN cultural agency promotes power of youth to preserve cultural heritage
Young people from around the world joined United Nations staff and international dignitaries in Changsha, China, on 17 April, to show support for protecting and preserving the cultural heritage...
Building peace requires culture, education – message of historic UN Security Council resolution
Univocally condemning unlawful destruction and pillaging of cultural heritage such as religious sites and artefacts, the United Nations Security Council adopted on 24 March, an historic resolution...
UN tourism chief criticizes U.S. travel ban, hails Iran’s welcome
The head of the UN World Tourism Organization on Tuesday expressed disapproval of the freshly revised U.S. travel ban as an approach that still limits tourism, yet hailed Iran’s positive stance on...
Bahrain: Fears of further violent crackdown on uprising anniversary
Bahrain is at a tipping point. The first two months of 2017 alone saw an alarming upsurge in arbitrary and abusive force by security forces as well as the first executions since the uprising in 2011
Iran seeks UNESCO recognition for Arasbaran protected area
Iran has put forward its Arasbaran protected area as a candidate for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list for 2018.
Diversity ‘is richness, not a threat,’ UN chief Guterres tells forum on combatting anti-Muslim discrimination
In a message to an event spotlighting the growing challenges of anti-Muslim discrimination as well as hatred in various contexts, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appealed today...
UNESCO sends mission to assess extent of damage at Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq
The United Nations cultural agency is conducting an inspection of the Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq to assess the overall state of conservation of the site, in particular the extent of damage...