Tag: Unesco
UNESCO increases safety for researchers
The decision was taken during Unesco’s general meeting on Thursday with the reason that threats and hatred against scientists are increasing around the world, while science-based decision-making is becoming increasingly…
Argentina: the former ESMA listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Argentine Marine Mechanic School becomes a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This former clandestine detention center during the military dictatorship was converted into a Museum of Memory in 2004. This…
Six new African properties become UNESCO World Heritage Sites
The Committee responsible for examining the 53 applications submitted in 2022 and 2023 is currently meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Objective: identify and protect cultural and natural sites that are…
Unesco must have extra monitoring of Laponia
The mining plans in Kallak/Gállok outside Jokkmokk have been criticized by researchers, Sami villages, the environmental movement, the county government and the UN because it threatens the reindeer herding, the…
Unesco on inspection visit to Laponia – Concern about the mine’s impact on the world heritage
It was during the World Heritage Committee meeting a few days ago that a decision was made to carry out a reactive monitoring mission to Laponia. The decision comes after…
the heritage in question, to the extended convention of the Unesco Committee
Unesco, which opens this Sunday, September 10, the 45th expanded convention of the World Heritage Committee, approved a request from Ukraine to add 20 historical monuments to the international list…
UNESCO recommends the removal of the Mausoleum of the Kings of Buganda from the list of monuments in danger
In Uganda, the sacred tombs of Kasubi are no longer in danger. The director of UNESCO World Heritage, Lazare Eloundou Assomo, recommends, this Monday, August 28, the removal of the…
The revival of Aubusson tapestry
It’s the story of a know-how that very nearly disappeared and which is experiencing a spectacular new craze. This is the story of French designers who are now famous as…
Climate change: Unesco recommends classifying Venice among the world heritage in danger
Unesco has recommended placing Venice on the list of World Heritage in Danger, “insufficient” measures having been taken to combat “the impacts of climate change and mass tourism” the deterioration…
after the weekend strikes, Odessa no longer has any illusions about Russia
The city of Odessa, Ukraine, is still struggling to recover from the missile strike that hit its heart on Sunday night July 23. The Russian navy sent a number of…