The United States stunned international observers Tuesday by announcing its departure from UNESCO, marking the third time ...

UNESCO records rise in journalist deaths in conflict zones As the organization reported, this year's number of journalist deaths decreased from 88 to 65, compared to last year PARIS, December 19 ...

In line with the statement of the United Nations Secretary-General on 5 October 2020, UNESCO expresses its grave concern with the continuing escalation of violence in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict ...

From makeshift furniture in Gaza to metro classrooms in Ukraine and solar-powered tablets in Sudan, the UN is working to ...

Focusing on the protection of cultural property in the event of armed conflict, over 100 States, observers, representatives from international non-governmental organizations and independent experts, ...

A decision to pull out of UNESCO was the latest move by the Trump administration to cut ties with international organizations ...

Russia’s State Hermitage Museum and UNESCO have inked a memorandum on cooperating to protect items of cultural value in armed conflict zones, in particular, in the Middle East PARIS, October 9 ...

The risk to cultural heritage in conflict has long been recognized. Following World War II, the Nuremberg Tribunal included the plundering of public or private property and the wanton destruction of ...

Italy has teamed up with the United Nations to create a task force whose goal is to protect ancient artworks, artifacts, and archaeological sites in conflict zones from extremists.

The Geneva-based International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Zones (ALIPH), which oversees the UNESCO initiative, is hoping to raise a total of $100 million by 2019.

The United States has announced it will withdraw from UNESCO by December 2026, marking its third exit from the global education and culture agency. The move, driven by Trump’s ideological opposition ...