South Korea will host its first U.N. World Heritage Convention summit in July 2026 after joining the convention in 1988, ...

The bureau of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene for its first meeting within the 47th session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Sunday, under Bulgaria’s chairmanship led by ...

Nine new sites nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List were reviewed Friday at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria. During the morning session, the ...

For the first time, Bulgaria will host the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2025, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture. This decision was made early this morning during the ...

A Vietnamese delegation, including Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ and Deputy Minister of Culture, ...

UNESCO World Heritage recognition has been given to seven new areas as World Heritage, following IUCN advice. Africa shone ...

The World Heritage listing raises timely questions, such as whether we might see nominations for sites from Australia’s own ...

Stoyanov recalled that Bulgaria last hosted such a UNESCO forum in 1985. The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee is expected to some 1,500 delegates from 150 countries.

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee opened on Sunday, 6 July 2025, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Over the following 10 days, the Committee will decide which new sites will be ...

New Delhi, Since 2018, 15 sites across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have earned a UNESCO tag, and four new ...

The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee opened on Monday at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, with 30 proposed sites up for review for inscription on the World Heritage List, ...

Bulgaria is known for its rich cultural heritage with unique Thracian, Roman and medieval works of art and architecture. Its capital, Sofia, was recently picked to host next year’s UNESCO World ...