Incredible natural beauty, amazing archaeological treasures, historic cityscape -- what makes a destination worthy of UNESCO World Heritage status? A stunning selection of must-see spots are among the ...

Francesco Bandarin is an Italian architect and urban planner. He holds a degree in Architecture from the Venice Institute of Architecture and a Master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning from the ...

More than one hundred audio recordings of traditional music from around the world were collected over four decades by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. The UNESCO ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the Gaelic Athletic Association's Director of Communications, Alan Milton, about hurling and Camogie having been named cultural treasures this week by UNESCO. Each year, ...

Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO, will undertake an official visit to Uzbekistan to take part in the International Conference on the Preservation of Tangible and Intangible Cultural ...

The U.S. stopped paying dues to the U.N. Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization after it recognized a Palestinian state in 2011. The U.S. will be out of the group by the end of the year. At ...

The Korea Heritage Service (KHS) expressed regret over a decision to allow the construction of a skyscraper up to 145 meters (476 feet) tall near Jongmyo Shrine, a Unesco World Heritage site in ...