Sources: BBC
At least seven people are killed in an Israeli raid and airstrikes on Tyre, Lebanon, which targeted neighborhoods adjacent to a UNESCO World Heritage site. 2024-10-28
The ancient Roman Appian Way, the oldest Roman road which began construction in 312 B.C., is added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. 2024-07-27
UNESCO recommends the inclusion of Venice, Italy, a World Heritage Site, on its List of World Heritage in Danger due to overtourism and flooding. 2023-07-31
UNESCO officially adds several inscriptions to its intangible cultural heritage list, including French baguettes, Korean talchum dance, and Chinese tea making. 2022-11-30
The World Heritage Committee rejects calls from UNESCO to list the Great Barrier Reef as a World Heritage Site "in danger" due to the effects of anthropogenic climate change and ocean acidification, in line with scientific consensus on the Reef's health. Australia lobbied a number of oil-rich countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, to reject the proposal. 2021-07-24
A bushfire on Fraser Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site off the coast of Queensland, has burned across half the island and may irreversibly damage its unique ecosystem. Extinguishment has been ruled unlikely. 2020-12-1
The Carnival of Aalst in Belgium goes ahead despite UNESCO withdrawing its recognition of the event as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity because of Jewish caricatures. 2020-02-23
United Nations cultural authority UNESCO awards imprisoned Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid the 2018 Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize, drawing criticism from Egypt. Abu Zeid faces the death penalty. 2018-04-23
More than 50,000 people practice yoga in Lucknow, India, to celebrate International Yoga Day. 2017-06-21
The Palestinian Authority is hit by hackers disrupting Palestinian internet and mobile phone services. A link has been suggested to Palestine's UNESCO bid. 2011-11-1