UNESCO

UNESCO recommends Great Barrier Reef world heritage site should be listed as ‘in danger’

Jun 25, 2021 17:09

The Great Barrier Reef should be placed on to a list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, according to a recommendation from UN officials that urges Australia to take “accelerated action at all possible levels” on climate change.
Attacks on journalists during protests risen sharply: UNESCO

Sep 15, 2020 03:14

The number of incidents of violence against journalists covering protests across the world has risen sharply, with police and security forces the main culprits, the United Nations cultural agency says.
US recourse to 'Dispute Mechanism' has no leg to stand on: Iran’s Zarif

Aug 17, 2020 02:45

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Washington’s attempt to trigger the Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM) in the UNSC Resolution 2231 has no leg to stand on.
In Sana’a’s UNESCO-listed old city houses collapse in heavy rain

Aug 10, 2020 09:09

Houses in Yemen’s UNESCO-listed Old City of Sana’a are collapsing under heavy rains, as months of floods and storms assail a country already reeling from war, food shortages and disease.
UNESCO says 850mn students out of school in 102 countries

Mar 18, 2020 15:27

UNESCO says over 850 million young people, which is about half the world's student population, are out of school due to the closure of schools and universities in the wake of the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Spectacular literacy progress, the key to Iran’s success

Dec 31, 2019 14:13

Iran has one of the highest literacy rates in the world, as confirmed by UNESCO, which records over 97 percent.
UNESCO should distance itself from fake Saudi charity

Nov 18, 2019 14:32

Misk is used by MBS as propaganda to divert attention away from Riyadh’s spying operations, a crackdown on critics and the mass slaughter during its military operations in neighboring Yemen. UNESCO has worked with Misk since 2015 in a deal worth $5 million to the Paris-based UN agency.
UNESCO votes to place Iran’s ancient Hyrcanian forests on list of World Heritage Sites

Jul 05, 2019 14:04

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added Iran’s ancient northern Hyrcanian Forests to its list of World Heritage Sites.
US, Israel formally leave UNESCO

Jan 01, 2019 11:09

The United States and Israel have officially quit of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day, the culmination of a process triggered more than a year ago.
Jailed Egyptian photojournalist Shawkan wins UNESCO press freedom prize

Apr 24, 2018 00:30

The United Nations cultural agency says detained Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid will be awarded the World Press Freedom Prize, a decision that drew criticism from Egyptian authorities.