Sunset streaks the sky above the blue-domed church, staining its whitewashed walls the colour of a cosmopolitan cocktail. At the foot of the hill, 200 metres below, the Aegean Sea has turned bronze.

Skellig Michael also has a rich human story dating back over a thousand years to a group of mad monks who somehow decided it ...

With regard to the latter country, the US departure from yet another UN ... The level of sway over built and natural heritage that Unesco is mandated to safeguard helps countries push state versions ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced he will officially recognise Palestinian statehood before the UN General ...

The Trump administration announced the U.S. will withdraw from UNESCO, which in 2023 added Newark's Octagon Earthworks to its ...

The country previously left the agency for two brief stints—once from 1984 to 2003 and again from 2017 to 2023. The newly ...

Tensions between Cambodia and Thailand have exploded again after deadly clashes erupted along their contested border. Here's ...

With the support of international partners and the mobilization of $115 million, the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recently ...

The State Department cites political concerns, but UNESCO vows to keep its global doors open to all travelers.

Beijing has ramped up efforts to shape UNESCO’s decisions on education, historical sites, and artificial intelligence, ...

Port Royal is Jamaica's second World Heritage Site, with the first being the Blue and John Crow Mountains, a rugged and ...