Tag: UNESCO Heritage
UNESCO marks Colombia’a Chiribiquete national park for conservation
Colombia's massive Chiribiquete National Park has made UNESCO's World Heritage List, the United Nations body announced Sunday.
"Congratulations," the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation...
Mumbai’s Victorian Gothic and Art Deco buildings, Japan Christian sites earn...
MANAMA: Mumbai's Art Deco buildings, believed to be the world's second-largest collection after Miami, were added on Saturday to UNESCO's World Heritage List alongside...
Kenya’s Lake Turkana put on World Heritage danger list
MANAMA: A UNESCO panel on Thursday added Lake Turkana, a conservation hotspot in Kenya and a candidate site for the birthplace of mankind, to...
Hopefuls vie for place on UNESCO heritage list
Inuit hunting grounds, World War I cemeteries, Art Deco heritage in Mumbai and Italy's wine-producing Prosecco hills are among 30 hopefuls in the running...
Macron calls for ‘French baguette’ to get UNESCO heritage status
PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday joined calls by bakers for France's traditional baguette to be recognised as one of the world´s cultural treasures...
