US to withdraw from UNESCO over 'anti-Israel bias'
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said Washington would establish an "observer mission" to replace its representation at the Paris-based agency.
Oct 12, 2017, 18:50 PM IST
US seen withdrawing from UN's cultural agency: Diplomats
Paris-based UNESCO will pick a new chief this week to try to revive its fortunes.
Oct 12, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
Interpol approves Palestinian membership bid: Official
Baker however rejected the notion that Palestinians would be able to initiate arrest warrants at will against Israelis by joining Interpol.
Sep 27, 2017, 16:53 PM IST
UNESCO wants to declare Marine Drive as World Heritage Site; Mumbai disagrees
Residents of Mumbai's Marine Drive are unhappy with the nomination of Marine Drive to be declared as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Sep 07, 2017, 13:34 PM IST
China's First Lady attends UNESCO award ceremony
First Lady of China and UNESCO Special Envoy Peng Liyuan on Tuesday awarded the UNESCO Prize for Girls' and Women's Education to three representatives of the award-winning projects during a ceremony here.
Sep 05, 2017, 20:21 PM IST
Ahmedabad gets India's first World Heritage City certificate
The Chief Minister said Ahmedabad was selected out of 250 cities in the race for the coveted status.
Sep 02, 2017, 00:37 AM IST
Poland storms kill six, destroy tens of thousands of trees
It will take two years to clear the tens of thousands of trees smashed by the weekend storms that devastated Poland`s forests, the country`s forest service said on Wednesday.
Aug 17, 2017, 22:18 PM IST
Nineteen killed by China quake as aftershocks rattle survivors
China on Wednesday evacuated tens of thousands people in its mountainous southwest after a strong earthquake killed at least 19 people and rattled a region where memories of a 2008 seismic disaster remain fresh.
Aug 09, 2017, 14:21 PM IST
Russia's Lake Baikal 'extremely polluted', Vladimir Putin warns
On Friday, Putin called for officials to pay "special attention" to clean up the aftermath of "irrational and often irresponsible economic activity" around the lake, and to prevent such damage happening again.
Aug 04, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
Delhi to apply for Unesco Imperial Capital Cities status
The central government in 2015 had pulled out Delhi's entry for the Unesco World Heritage City status, saying that if Delhi was given the prestigious tag, it would put "restrictions" on several infrastructure works in the national capital.
Aug 03, 2017, 08:20 AM IST
Uzbekistan says ex-president Islam Karimov's daughter in custody
Karimov`s second daughter, Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva, is Uzbek ambassador to UNESCO, a position she has held since 2008.
Jul 28, 2017, 15:13 PM IST
Vodafone to offer coding training to girls in 26 nations
The release noted that the United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), earlier this year, had expressed concerns about reducing female participation in a field that is otherwise expanding globally.
Jul 14, 2017, 20:12 PM IST
Japan protests South Korea's 'comfort women' heritage bid
The reaction comes after Seoul's gender equality minister yesterday expressed support for efforts to include the papers in the "Memory of the World" register of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
Jul 11, 2017, 16:03 PM IST
Asaduddin Owaisi pitches for heritage tag for Hyderabad city; BJP, TRS support
The UNESCO on Saturday declared Ahmedabad as the world heritage city. It is the first city in India to get the tag.
Jul 10, 2017, 16:21 PM IST
No girls allowed: Japan's men-only island gets UNESCO nod
The tiny landmass of Okinoshima is permanently manned by a Shinto priest who prays to the island's goddess, in a tradition that has been kept up for centuries.
Jul 10, 2017, 15:27 PM IST
Mosul minaret destruction `deepens wounds` of Iraqis: UNESCO
The destruction by jihadists of Mosul`s leaning minaret "deepens the wounds" in war-torn Iraq, UNESCO chief Irina Bokova said Thursday.
Jun 22, 2017, 17:50 PM IST
Support UNESCO to develop Chilika as World Heritage site: Dharmendra Pradhan
UNESCO has also proposed to set up a world class conservation centre with climate change observatory and state-of-art data and monitoring facilities.
Jun 20, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
Darjeeling remains tense, GJM supporters set ablaze govt buildings, health centres; Army deployed at multiple locations
The northern West Bengal hills remained tense on Friday as Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) supporters indulged in widespread arson to protest a police raid on party chief Bimal Gurung's house that was carried a day before.
Jun 16, 2017, 14:33 PM IST
Syria army takes control of Damascus-Palmyra road: Monitor
The Syrian army is in full control of the highway from Damascus to ancient Palmyra for the first time since 2014 after driving out jihadists.
May 26, 2017, 22:01 PM IST
Lumbini – The birthplace of Buddha in Nepal faces serious threat from pollution
As per recent data collected from air quality monitoring stations in five places across the country show the historic site has become highly polluted.
May 10, 2017, 12:13 PM IST