UNESCO designates 11 new biosphere reserves… Gambia’s Niumi Biosphere named
UNESCO has approved the designation of 11 new biosphere reserves in 11 countries, including Belgium and Gambia for the first time and two transboundary biosphere reserves. The other new biosphere […]
Seychelles thankful for Moutya’s designation as a UNESCO cultural heritage
The people of Seychelles have extended their warmest appreciation to the world after Moutya, a dance which started as means of expressing oppression and hardship, was added to the United […]
Landmark report highlights untapped potential of Africa’s film industry
The African Film Industry: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities for Growth is the first-ever mapping of the sector, which currently employs some five million people and accounts for $5 billion in […]
DRC’s Salonga National Park removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee at its meeting(online) on 16th of July has decided to remove the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Salonga National Park from the List of World Heritage in […]
Seychelles makes a push for moutya dance to be inscribed as world heritage asset
(Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles’ moutya dance is now in the final stage of being considered as a world cultural heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation […]
African Group at UNESCO courts support for African World Heritage Fund
The Africa Group at UNESCO is working to secure more funding for African World Heritage Fund which is dedicated to listing more heritage sites on the continent for protection and […]
4th UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Culture and Tourism highlights the future sustainability of Cultural Tourism
Kyoto (Japan), 13 December 2019 – The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) Fourth World Conference on Culture and Tourism spotlights the […]
UNWTO/UNESCO Conference: Cultural Tourism Sustains Communities and Living Heritage
The third cultural tourism conference (3-5 December) organized jointly between the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) concluded today in Istanbul, Turkey. […]
African Tourism Ministers participate in UNWTO/UNESCO Cultural Conference
Over a dozen African ministers of tourism and culture are participating at the ongoing United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World conference on […]
