Nine new sites nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List were reviewed Friday at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria. During the morning session, the ...

The bureau of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene for its first meeting within the 47th session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Sunday, under Bulgaria’s chairmanship led by ...

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee opened on Sunday, 6 July 2025, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Over the following 10 days, the Committee will decide which new sites will be ...

Bulgaria is known for its rich cultural heritage with unique Thracian, Roman and medieval works of art and architecture. Its capital, Sofia, was recently picked to host next year’s UNESCO World ...

New Delhi, Since 2018, 15 sites across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have earned a UNESCO tag, and four new ...

A Vietnamese delegation, including Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Deputy Minister of Culture, ...

Woodside congratulated the Ngarda-Ngarli, the traditional custodians and owners of the land, for the World Heritage Listing ...

Sofia – Thousands of people marched the streets of Bulgaria’s capital and 5 other cities to protest illegal activities in Pirin and Rila National Parks and Vitosha Nature Park. All of them are part of ...

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has wrapped up its deliberations related to sites that are in danger and began adding new sites on Saturday to its prestigious World Heritage List.

Proposed biocultural reclassification of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. As of July 2024, the World Heritage List (WHL) includes 1,223 sites, of which 159 (13%) are classified as cultural landscapes ...

The idea for the UNESCO World Heritage list, which now has 1,157 sites, grew out of a project to rescue the monuments of Nubia, which include Abu Simbel, the site of two temples carved into a ...

Bulgaria is known for its rich cultural heritage with unique Thracian, Roman and medieval works of art and architecture. Its capital, Sofia, was recently picked to host next year’s UNESCO World ...