Vietnam is moving to nominate its beloved noodle soup pho for recognition by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism confirmed during a seminar in Hanoi ...

The Swiss government is looking for a shout-out from the U.N. cultural agency to include yodeling on its list of intangible ...

HSLU professor Nadja Räss eloquently describes its profound cultural significance: "For me, actually, in Switzerland we have ...

With EU support, UNESCO is training women in heritage reconstruction, giving them the skills to restore damaged sites and ...

Enany, 54, was elected last month by UNESCO's 58-member Executive Board with 55 votes, beating Edouard Firmin Matoko of Congo ...

The Alpine tradition once used to communicate across valleys has been nominated for UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage ...

Khaled El-Enany is the 12th Director-General of UNESCO. He is the first Director-General from an Arab country, and the second from Africa to hold this position since Amadou Mahtar Mbow (1974-1987) ...

Malaysia has made history on the international stage after being elected to the Executive Board of the United Nations ...

In relation to the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s decision to allow the construction of high-rise buildings in Sewoon ...

Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, destruction as collateral damage in fighting, the ...

TWO more Philippine cities joined the Creative Cities Network of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco). The Department of Tourism (DOT) lauded the inclusion of ...

Wazee wa Mazingira, the Council of Elders, has been awarded the 2025 edition of the UNESCO–Greece Melina Mercouri ...