Sources: BBC
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 Tigray Defense Forces capture the town and UNESCO heritage of Lalibela in the Amhara Region. 2021-08-5
Six people are killed and 23 others injured in three bomb explosions during Nowruz celebration in Kabul, Afghanistan. 2019-03-21
UNESCO's executive board approves the "Occupied Palestine" resolution which reaffirms the cultural heritage of Palestine, especially East Jerusalem, and criticizes certain Israeli actions regarding the Palestinian territories. For the land in Jerusalem where the Al-Aqsa Mosque stands, the board uses only Islamic naming terms without also mentioning Jewish or Christian historical references. 2016-10-18
Several places in North Korea are named as World Heritage Sites by UNESCO. 2013-06-23
A UNESCO World Heritage site is destroyed by Muslim fighters in Timbuktu. The mausoleum of Sidi Mahmoud Ben Amar is destroyed. The fighters are said to have ties with al-Qaida. 2012-06-30
UNESCO becomes the first United Nations agency to admit Palestine as a full member, with the United States withdrawing funding in protest. 2011-10-31