UNESCO News Monitoring

The lies of culinary nationalism

DOES Italian cuisine exist? Not according to Alberto Grandi, daring food historian and professor of economic history at the University of Parma. With much dedication, he has focused on myth demolition in the business, spraying traditional culinary targets …

In Lviv, monuments in UNESCO-protected area damaged due to shelling

In Lviv, experts are recording damage caused by Russian attacks on sites in the UNESCO-protected area. This was reported on Telegram by the Head of the Lviv Regional Military Administration, Maksym Kozytskyi, according to Ukrinform. “Experts from the …

Int’l conference advances UNESCO nomination of Tam Chúc – Vân Long Complex

Offaly in region which joins UNESCO’s 'Global Network of Learning Cities'

THE Midlands Region of Ireland – including Offaly - is among 72 cities from 46 countries joining UNESCO’s Global Network of Learning Cities. UNESCO welcomes 72 new cities from 46 countries to the Global Network of Learning Cities, recognizing their …

Durham joins UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities

By Milly Moore Durham has joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) recognising its outstanding commitment to providing the right to education, learning and skills developments across a range of ages and institutions. Durham was recognised …

Cathedral Music Trust launches national campaign urging UNESCO recognition of choral music

Recognition would secure support and acknowledge the cultural value of choral music The charity Cathedral Music Trust have launched a national campaign to safeguard English sacred choral music through a UNESCO Living Heritage recognition, following the UK …

Int’l conference advances UNESCO nomination of Tam Chúc – Vân Long Complex

  NINH BÌNH — From limestone peaks to sacred spaces, the Tam Chúc Pagoda Complex and the Vân Long Wetland Nature Reserve are being shaped for preservation and development in line with UNESCO World Heritage criteria. The Ninh Bình Provincial People’s …

Government begins next phase of national AI assessment

The Gov­ern­ment has be­gun the next phase of its na­tion­al as­sess­ment of ar­ti­fi­cial in­tel­li­gence readi­ness with the roll­out of a mul­ti-stake­hold­er sur­vey un­der UN­ESCO’s Readi­ness As­sess­ment Method­ol­o­gy (RAM). The ex­er­cise is …

Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Designation As A UNESCO World Heritage Site

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System’s designation as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Set on 20 acres in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Alaia Belize, Autograph Collection offers a refined yet deeply immersive way to …

Cabinet backs Chiang Mai’s bid for UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape status

Chiang Mai’s historic Lanna heritage is set for global recognition after the Cabinet approved Thailand’s nomination of the northern capital as a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape, authorizing the submission of the dossier for international …

Azerbaijan to take measures to include documentary heritage in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register

Measures will be taken to include Azerbaijan’s documentary heritage in UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register, APA reports. This is reflected in the “Azerbaijan Culture – 2040” Cultural Concept of the Republic of Azerbaijan, approved by an order of …

Çorum in central Anatolia targets UNESCO gastronomy recognition

ISTANBUL (AA) : Following Hatay, Gaziantep and Afyonkarahisar, the central Anatolian city of Çorum has launched the “Gastro Çorum Project” in a bid to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the field of gastronomy. The project, initiated by the Çorum …

UNIC included in Europe’s FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Centre of Excellence

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) announces its active participation in the FIP-UNESCO UNITWIN Centre of Excellence for the European Region, which was officially established on December 3, 2025 within the framework of the renewed FIP–UNESCO agreement (2023– …

Thailand moves to nominate Chiang Mai as UNESCO World Heritage site

Thailand’s cabinet has approved the submission of Chiang Mai’s cultural landscape, known as “Chiang Mai, the Capital of Lanna,” for nomination as a UNESCO World Heritage site. The decision was made on 13 January, with the cabinet endorsing the official …

Lee, Takaichi visit UNESCO World Heritage site in Nara

President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands at Horyuji Temple in Nara prefecture, Japan, Wednesday. Yonhap NARA, Japan — President Lee Jae Myung visited Horyuji Temple with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Wednesday …

UNESCO-Listed Nandagang Wetland Launches Photo Contest with Pulitzer-Winning Judges

CANGZHOU, China, Jan. 14, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nandagang Wetland in Cangzhou, China, recently inscribed on the UNESCO World Natural Heritage List, is a vital hub along the East Asian–Australasian Flyway and an important sanctuary for global …

UNESCO-endorsed documentary project ‘Women from the Sea’ launches in Macao and Hong Kong

“Women from the Sea”, a global UNESCO-endorsed documentary project, will launch its Asia chapter in Macao and Hong Kong later this month on 31 January. Recognised as part of the UNESCO Ocean Decade Actions, the project is part of a series of concrete …

Ministry wants mursik on menu for Unesco safeguarding

Tinderet Barngetuny Mountain Run patron Julius Melly and Gender, Culture, Arts and Heritage CS Hannah Cheptumo at the Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel, Nairobi, when she presided over the launch of the Barng’etuny Mountain Run, Taptengelei Festival and Trails …

Ghana Tourism Sector Shows Growth Amid Incomplete Policy Delivery

Ghana’s tourism sector recorded historic gains in 2024 but continues to lag on key policy commitments, with only one of 11 major manifesto promises fully achieved more than a year after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) returned to power. An …