However, Iran's female literacy rate is comparative to the global average, and its percentage of female STEM graduates ...

Phnom Penh, 11 June 2025 – In a significant step toward strengthening Cambodia’s cultural and creative industries (CCIs), ...

Minister of Higher Education, Hon. Dr. Jessie Kabwila, has hailed the 3rd UNESCO Global Forum on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence as a landmark opportunity for Malawi to rise as a regional ...

Mayor Charts UNESCO's Course. Spanish biochemist and administrator Federico Mayor Zaragoza, who on November 15 began a six-year term as director-general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific ...

There are 1,199 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and just 25 are in the United States. Some are areas of natural beauty, while others honor the history of human activity.

A spot on the UNESCO list — amid the world’s top natural and cultural locations — means a chance for economic benefits, but also for overtourism.

The 193 member states of the United Nations’ cultural agency are expected to back the United States' return to the organisation almost five years after then-President Donald Trump withdrew over ...

With these new additions, UNESCO's living heritage list now includes 730 cultural practices spread across 145 countries. Over the past 20 years since its inception, UNESCO has financed more than ...

Even though the wording of UNESCO’s list of intangible cultural heritage is “ Spring festival, social practices of the Chinese people in celebration of the traditional new year,” some Chinese online ...

The U.S. return to the Paris-based UNESCO was based mainly on concerns that China has filled a leadership gap since the U.S. withdrew during the Trump administration.

UNESCO experts have recommended that Venice and its lagoon be added to its list of World Heritage in Danger as Italy is not doing enough to protect the city from the impact of climate change and ...

France boasts 41 UNESCO sites, but many of them fly under the tourist radar. Here’s a peek at the country's top World Heritage havens.