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The organisation has repeatedly bowed to pressure from the Italian government not to do so
The Biden administration has agreed to pay more than $600m in arrears to the United Nation cultural agency responsible for protecting the world's most significant heritage sites
United Nations culture organisation has not acknowledged the January 2022 request to add Afghanistan's Bagh-e Babur to the World Heritage List
The Octagon Earthworks are being teed up for nomination for Unesco World Heritage status
Unesco warns of risks of construction works in the archaeological zone where the Bamiyan Buddha statues were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001
The 45th annual meeting of the organisation’s World Heritage Committee was due to take place in June in the Russian city of Kazan
UK culture minister, Auschwitz Memorial and Europa Nostra call for the June event to be relocated following Russian invasion of Ukraine
Deadly rains in central Henan province threatened key Unesco World Heritage sites and hundreds of national relics. Experts warn the disaster may be a taste of future trouble
From the Bamiyan Valley to an ancient spiritual centre of Zoroastrianism and Buddhism, former Unesco senior official Francesco Bandarin looks at the embattled country’s most important landmarks
Historic town, a holy site for millions of Orthodox Christians, caught up in widening Tigray conflict
Global heritage body's decision boosts Saudi government's efforts to promote an open image of the country
Newly reopened 18th-century Church of the Transfiguration, topped with 22 domes, is said to have been built without a single nail
For decades, short-termism and conflicting interests have prevented a sustainable plan for Venice from being developed or enacted
World Heritage Site status may also be removed from Liverpool's waterfront after excessive development
Venetians are leaving the city in thousands because rents are unaffordable, while more than 11% of social housing stands empty
The comprehensive exhibitions features never before shown loans of ancient golden objects and a VR tour of Machu Picchu
Plus, French museums revolt against lockdown closures and artist Crystal Fischetti on Karla Black
Organisation points out that Peru has not carried out an analysis of the heritage impact on Machu Picchu, Cusco and an Inca road network as requested by Unesco
Our World Heritage says it is stepping in to save at-risk locations as “safeguarding has become a secondary concern” for Unesco
President Erdogan’s plans to convert the museum have drawn fire from Greece and the US
One of the world's oldest rock art sites is now accessible through virtual reality
Digital visualisations gathered for online exhibit will be a “blueprint” for heritage managers planning climate adaptation in the future
The non-governmental organisation Europa Nostra recommends that the World Heritage Committee put the lagoon city on the endangered list
France is due to provide a report on the fire-ravaged church this year
Damage to the Egyptian Museum is just the latest example of the politicisation of archaeology.
“To see this happen breaks my heart”, says archaeologist Dr Henry Wright
28 out of 60 nominations were added to the list, raising awareness of 'masterpieces' that are under threat from modernisation
On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, Matsuura explains his reform of Unesco and the return of the US to membership after nearly 20 years
Ancient language, song, dance and performance cannot be kept alive simply in a showcase or tended by curators. This list was produced to highlight their fragility
An ongoing effort to restore the ancient site has international teams working altogether but using radically different approaches, resulting in unexpected order