Unesco
Germany adds Berlin’s techno scene to Unesco cultural heritage list
List recognises techno scene’s contribution to Berlin’s cultural identity
Aneesa Ahmed
15, Mar, 2024 @5:00 AM
It's unhenged: millions will be denied one of England's greatest views | Simon Jenkins
A high court judge has ruled to allow the £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel – and robbed motorists of a precious glimpse of something ancient, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins
23, Feb, 2024 @2:00 PM
‘Everything beautiful has been destroyed’: Palestinians mourn a city in tatters
More than 200 buildings of cultural and historical significance have been reduced to rubble in Gaza, including mosques, cemeteries and museums
Kaamil Ahmed
04, Feb, 2024 @6:00 AM
Australia ‘on track’ with climate targets needed to protect Great Barrier Reef, Labor tells Unesco
Federal and Queensland governments are trying to convince UN body not to add the reef to list of world heritage sites in danger
Graham Readfearn
01, Feb, 2024 @11:00 AM
We’re proud of pantos and cheese rolling, but must Unesco decide which to protect?
A list of our favourite foibles will be sent to the UN, a move that puts them at risk of becoming mere tourist attractions
Martha Gill
07, Jan, 2024 @8:00 AM
Venice to limit tourist group size to 25 to protect historic city
Move aims to reduce pressure of thousands of daily visitors to Italian city and protect residents
Angelique Chrisafis and agencies
31, Dec, 2023 @4:50 PM
UK traditions such as panto and carols could join Unesco cultural heritage list
Government intends to ratify 2003 Unesco convention and celebrate country’s cultural activities
Mabel Banfield-Nwachi
23, Dec, 2023 @12:01 AM
Stonehenge campaigners’ last-chance bid to save site from road tunnel
Historian says if ‘Britain trashes their world heritage sites, it bodes badly for the rest of the world’
Steven Morris
11, Dec, 2023 @6:00 AM
Italian opera singing joins pizza-making on UN cultural heritage list
Unesco describes art form as ‘means of free expression’ with cultural value ‘recognised at national and international levels’
Angela Giuffrida in Rome
07, Dec, 2023 @3:14 PM
How a sleepy town in Cambodia won a place on Unesco’s culinary map
Battambang doesn’t have any Michelin stars but it does have street snacks like crunchy deep-fried bananas and turmeric-tinted minced-pork stuffed pancakes
Lara Dunston in Battambang
19, Nov, 2023 @10:00 AM
Unesco under fire for failing to prevent evictions at Angkor Wat temple site
Amnesty says heritage body has ‘fallen short’ in its responsibility to thousands of families thrown off the complex in Cambodia
Fiona Kelliher in Phnom Penh
14, Nov, 2023 @7:00 AM
Unesco planning virtual museum of stolen cultural artefacts
Project aims to raise awareness of trafficking and the relationship between artefacts and communities
Jon Henley Europe correspondent
06, Oct, 2023 @4:00 AM
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