UNESCO

  • The real reasons Trump is quitting UNESCO

    The real reasons Trump is quitting UNESCO

    Oct 27, 2017 19:55

    Quixotic US president, Donald Trump, earlier this month announced withdrawal of his country from UNESCO or the United Nations Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation, citing what he alleged bias against Israel.

  • Drone shows UNESCO site ravaged by fire in Brazil

    Drone shows UNESCO site ravaged by fire in Brazil

    Oct 25, 2017 19:58

    Almost a quarter of Brazil’s Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage site, has been destroyed by the biggest fire in the history of the park that has been raging for over a week.

  • Intl. support rising for UNESCO after US exit

    Intl. support rising for UNESCO after US exit

    Oct 13, 2017 12:47

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed regrets over the US administration’s decision to pull out of the UN Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) over what Washington calls its “anti-Israel bias.”

  • Pro-West Arabs backtrack on UNESCO censure of Israel

    Pro-West Arabs backtrack on UNESCO censure of Israel

    Oct 09, 2017 08:42

    The Palestinian Authority and its Arab allies have, for the first time since 2013, backtracked on presenting draft resolutions denouncing Zionist regime’s practices in East al-Quds, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

  • Iran’s historic Yazd city inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

    Iran’s historic Yazd city inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List

    Jul 09, 2017 17:03

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has added the historical texture of Yazd in central Iran to its list of world heritage sites.

  • UNESCO votes to declare al-Khalil's Old City ‘a heritage site’

    UNESCO votes to declare al-Khalil's Old City ‘a heritage site’

    Jul 07, 2017 13:27

    UNESCO has declared the Old City of al-Khalil a protected heritage site in a secret ballot despite Israeli attempts to thwart the vote.

  • UNESCO set to vote on anti-Israeli resolution

    UNESCO set to vote on anti-Israeli resolution

    May 02, 2017 12:59

    The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is set to vote on a resolution that describes Israel as an “occupying power,” denying its sovereignty claims over all of al-Quds.

  • UNESCO hails Iran's cooperation on preparing World Heritage cases

    UNESCO hails Iran's cooperation on preparing World Heritage cases

    Oct 16, 2016 14:01

    Director and Representative of UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office Esther Kuisch Laroche lauded Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) for its extensive cooperation with her organization on registration of historical and ancient sites.