Kota Tua in final stretch in bid to become UNESCO heritage site
Preservation effort: An old building undergoes renovation in Kota Tua, West Jakarta. The Jakarta Old Town Revitalization Corporation (JOTRC) will nominate Kota Tua for UNESCO […]
2015
Fifteen elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
Windhoek, 2 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December, Wednesday afternoon inscribed 15 new elements on the […]
Opening of 10th session of Intangible Heritage Committee in Windhoek
The 10th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage chaired by Trudie Amulungu of Namibia, opened on 29 November in […]
Director-General awards first UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development
Paris, 5 November—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, awarded the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) to Asociación SERES from Guatemala and El […]
Islands in focus: UNESCO to develop N. Sumatra water source
UNESCO will provide experts from Asia-Pacific countries to help develop a water source in Sibolangit district, Deli Serdang regency, North Sumatra, which is used by […]
Laureates named for UNESCO’s newly-created Prize on Education for Sustainable Development
Paris, 24 September—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has announced the winners of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). This is the […]
Nine new sites added to Global Geoparks Network
Nine new sites were added to the UNESCO-supported Global Geoparks Network during the 4th Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium that took place in the San’in Kaigan […]
UNESCO celebrates 10th anniversary of the Convention on the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and decides on future priorities
The Conference of Parties to the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions brought together representatives of the 138 […]
The Government of Indonesia, UNESCO, Panasonic Conduct Environmental Conservation and Education for the Next Generation
JAKARTA, Indonesia & OSAKA, Japan–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Ministry of Culture and Elementary and Secondary Education of the Republic of Indonesia, PT. Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, Prambanan […]
UNESCO to present certificate to recognize Babad Diponegoro
Mataram, W Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) – The UNESCO will soon present a certificate of recognition to Babad Diponegoro (the Autobiographical Chronicle of Prince Diponegoro) […]