ARTICLES RELATING TO UNESCO

Cambodia-Thai border dispute in UN court

2013-04-15 12:02

Thailand and Cambodia are to face off at the UN's highest court in a dispute over land surrounding a flashpoint temple that has seen deadly clashes along their joint border.

'Bulk of Timbuktu manuscripts safe'

2013-01-30 14:56

The vast majority of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts in state and private collections appear to be unharmed after the Malian Saharan city's 10-month occupation by Islamist rebel fighters.

Plan needed for West Bank barrier - NGO

2012-12-13 21:45

Israel's High Court has ordered the military to reconsider the route of a portion of its security barrier, which was to pass through the West Bank village of Battir, an environmental NGO has said.

8 killed in DRC militia attack

2012-10-26 13:46

Eight people, including two rangers, a soldier and five militiamen have been killed in a militia attack near Lake Edward in the DRC's Virunga national park, park authorities say.

Typhoon hits northern Vietnam

2012-08-19 13:16

At least nine people have been killed, thousands of homes damaged and swathes of farmland flooded as Typhoon Kai-Tak swept across northern Vietnam.

Unesco condemns 'repugnant acts' in Mali

2012-07-03 13:07

Unesco's World Heritage Committee has condemned the destruction of mausoleums in Mali's Timbuktu, urging the head of the UN cultural body to set up an emergency fund for Mali.

Sacred Timbuktu mosque entrance smashed

2012-07-02 13:34

Islamist militants in northern Mali have destroyed the "sacred" door of one of Timbuktu's three ancient mosques after smashing seven tombs of Muslim saints over the weekend, witnesses say.

Great Barrier Reef under clear threat: UN

2012-06-02 14:34

Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef is under imminent threat from industrial development and may be considered for listing as a world heritage site "in danger" within the next year, a UN report says.

Iran slams Google for leaving Gulf nameless

2012-05-05 22:37

Iran has criticised Google for leaving the body of water separating it from the Arabian peninsula nameless on its online map service, saying it would hurt the internet giant's credibility.

Titanic falls under Unesco protection

2012-04-05 14:45

The wreck of the Atlantic liner Titanic will come under Unesco protection, as it has now lain at the bottom of the Atlantic for 100 years.

Elephants flee Mount Kenya fires

2012-03-19 19:08

A fire on the slopes of Kenya's tallest mountain is sending big game animals like elephants fleeing for their lives, as wildlife agents and British troops are fighting to put out several fires.

Mauritania takes tourists to red zone

2012-02-06 22:23

Mauritania has invited a group of French tourists to visit the north of the country and boost tourism which has been hard-hit by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

Mali to boost tourist security

2011-12-07 21:54

The Malian government says it is taking measures to boost security at tourist sites and roads after a spate of kidnappings, including a South African, and the murder of a foreigner in the north of the country.

Unesco scrambles after funding cut

2011-11-11 09:31

Unesco has suspended new programmes in response to the US decision to cut off funding after it granted the Palestinians membership.

Israel settlements move not 'punishment'

2011-11-02 19:48

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israel's decision to accelerate settlement building was a fundamental right, not punishment for the Palestinians joining Unesco.

Unesco vote: Israel weighs next move

2011-11-01 16:26

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened his cabinet to weigh a response, including possible punitive measures, to Unesco's decision to admit Palestine as a full member.

US cuts off Unesco funding

2011-10-31 19:22

The United States says it has stopped funding Unesco, the UN cultural agency, following its vote to grant the Palestinians full membership.

Palestine becomes member of Unesco

2011-10-31 16:00

Palestine has become a full member of Unesco, in a highly divisive breakthrough.

Unesco mission heads to Thai site

2011-10-13 17:00

The UN’s cultural organisation says it will launch a mission to the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya to assess the damage to the World Heritage site from the worst floods in decades.

Equitorial Guinea ready to host summit

2011-06-28 21:31

Oil-rich Equatorial Guinea is banking on the African Union summit which it will host this week to refurbish an image tarnished by allegations of serious human rights violations.

Huge world chemistry year experiment

2011-01-18 22:42

Schoolchildren around the world are being asked to take part in what organisers hope will be the biggest chemistry experiment of all time.

Unesco expands culture list

2010-11-18 09:35

Unesco considers more than 200 cultural practices from all over the world as "intangible" world treasures after adding 51 candidates to its list.

Unesco unveils heritage lists

2010-11-09 18:04

Unesco has unveiled 51 proposals to be considered for inclusion in two intangible cultural heritage lists, including Turkish oil wrestling and Middle Eastern falconry.

Unesco suspends Nguema science prize

2010-10-21 18:06

Unesco has suspended the awarding of an international science prize named for the authoritarian president of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

World heritage sites disappearing fast

2010-10-18 22:15

Over 200 of the world's most significant cultural heritage sites could be severely damaged or lost, which would cost developing nations over $100bn in lost revenue, a new report has shown.

 

Unesco ready to send mission to Mali

2013-03-05 09:06

Unesco is ready to send experts to Mali to assess damage to cultural treasures in the troubled north as soon as security conditions allow, its director general says.

Speaker of oldest San language dies

2013-01-18 11:10

Only two people are left who can speak the oldest surviving San language of South Africa following the death of a 71-year-old woman.

Tutu awarded Unesco human rights prize

2012-12-11 07:18

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has been awarded the Unesco/Bilbao human rights prize for "his exceptional contribution to building a universal culture of human rights at the national, regional and international levels".

56 million+ have no primary schooling

2012-10-16 14:22

Over 56 million young people in sub-Saharan Africa have not completed primary school and lack basic skills for employment and women are the hardest hit.

Tombs at Timbuktu mosque destroyed

2012-07-10 16:30

The Islamists controlling northern Mali have destroyed two tombs at the ancient Djingareyber mud mosque in Timbuktu, an endangered world heritage site, witnesses say.

AU slams destruction of Timbuktu tombs

2012-07-02 13:51

The African Union has condemned the ongoing destruction of mausoleums by radical Islamists in the ancient city of Timbuktu.

Timbuktu an endangered world heritage

2012-06-28 21:04

The UN cultural organisation Unesco has listed the entire town of Timbuktu in the west African nation of Mali as endangered world heritage because of ongoing violence in the region.

Islamist attacks saint's tomb in Timbuktu

2012-05-07 08:50

A new member of an Islamist group in north Mali has attacked and burned a saint's tomb classified as a Unesco World Heritage Site in Timbuktu, the spokesperson for the group says.

Media wary of Arab Spring freedoms

2012-05-03 20:38

Reporters Without Borders is urging Arab Spring countries to develop their media freedom.

World scrambling to stop Mali Tuareg advance

2012-04-04 20:32

World leaders are scrambling to stop Mali's descent into chaos, two weeks after a coup in Bamako touched off a sequence which saw Tuareg rebels conquer half the country.

Unesco to weigh in on Chapman's Peak saga

2012-02-28 07:29

The Western Cape transport department has welcomed Unesco's involvement in the Chapman's Peak tolling saga.

Palestine flag raised at Unesco

2011-12-13 15:51

Palestinians have raised their flag at the headquarters of the UN cultural agency in Paris, a symbolic boost in their push for an independent state.

Music, puppetry, poetry make UN list

2011-11-29 10:26

Mexican mariachi music, Chinese shadow puppetry and poetic duelling from Cyprus are among the cultural traditions identified by the United Nations as needing protection.

Palestinians should defer agency bids - Ban

2011-11-03 21:19

Palestinian efforts to join UN agencies beyond its cultural arm are "not beneficial for anybody", UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has warned.

Israel to speed up West Bank building

2011-11-01 21:07

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called for the accelerated construction of some 2 000 housing units in areas in the West Bank and around Jerusalem.

Israel cabinet meets over Unesco vote

2011-11-01 13:03

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called a meeting of inner cabinet to consider a response to Unesco’s decision to admit Palestine, officials say.

Israel warns on Unesco's Palestine move

2011-10-31 17:32

Israel has warned that a Unesco decision to grant the Palestinians full membership would harm efforts to secure a peace agreement between the two sides.

Botswana tries to allay air safety fears

2011-10-21 20:37

Botswana's transport minister has sought to quell fears about safety on aircraft serving the tourist attraction of the Okavango Delta wetlands following an accident that claimed eight lives.

Nguema may get UN prize in his name

2011-09-30 09:05

Western diplomats say the ruler of Equatorial Guinea used his time as the rotating chairperson of the AU to secure a united African position on a controversial prize.

Unesco warns on Egypt heritage

2011-02-01 14:59

The UN cultural organisation has urged Egyptian authorities and protesters to protect the country’s heritage and respect freedom of expression during the ongoing political crisis.

Iraqi traditional music 'dying'

2010-12-07 11:30

The poetic Maqam music of Iraq has become the victim of the country's growing modernity and years-long violence and is now played by fewer and fewer groups.

Tanzania warned over Serengeti road

2010-11-15 19:06

Unesco has urged Tanzania not to put development, particularly a controversial highway which would cut through the iconic Serengeti national park, before the safeguarding of its cultural heritage.

Haiti cholera outbreak kills 142

2010-10-22 20:25

At least 142 people have died in a cholera outbreak, and aid groups are rushing in medicine and other supplies to Haiti.

Unesco suspends E Guinea prize

2010-10-21 13:46

The UN cultural and education agency has suspended plans to grant a prize named after Equatorial Guinea's longtime dictator amid protests from human rights groups.

Leaders call for end to Unesco prize

2010-10-13 07:27

An international rights agency says African leaders are calling on Unesco to cancel a prize named for the president of Equatorial Guinea.

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