December 5, 2023
For 16 years, Srey Mom has run a roadside restaurant just a short distance from Angkor Wat, the largest temple complex in the world and Cambodia’s top tourist attraction. The ancient ruins of the Khmer empire have drawn more than 600,000 foreign visitors since the start of this year, generating just under US$30 million ($46
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Mystifying burial grounds in Korea and Viking-age fortresses in Denmark are among 41 new World Heritage sites unveiled this week. The United Nations‘ cultural body – also known as UNESCO – has expanded its list of protected sites to more than 1,100 across the world following deliberations in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. World Heritage Sites are globally recognised buildings and
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The United Nations Support Mission in Libya warned Monday that an outbreak of diseases in the country’s northeast, where floods have killed over 11,000 people, could create “a second devastating crisis”. The floods have also raised concerns about the ancient ruins of Ceyrene with UNESCO saying on Monday the ancient Greco-Roman city lies roughly 37
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Jerusalem CNN — The United Nations World Heritage Committee voted Sunday to list the Tell es-Sultan archaeological site in Jericho as a “World Heritage Site in Palestine.” The decision was made at a conference held in Riyadh, UNESCO said on its official X account, formerly known as Twitter. The Palestinian Authority welcomed the decision, while
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All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine. UNESCO puts 2 locations in war-ravaged Ukraine on its list of historic sites in danger ADVERTISEMENT The UN’s World Heritage Committee has placed two major historical sites in Ukraine on its list of such sites that it considers to be in danger. The iconic St Sophia’s
READ MOREThe U.N.’s cultural organization said on Thursday it had stopped short of placing Venice, one of the world’s top tourist destinations, on its world heritage in danger list. The Italian city has been in UNESCO’s sights because of mass tourism and rising water levels, but at its annual meeting in Riyadh the agency decided against
READ MOREMore than 50 world sites hope for inclusion on the U.N.’s coveted heritage list at a meeting that opened in Riyadh Sunday, while some incumbents, including Venice and Kyiv, face the risk of a downgrade. UNESCO, the United Nation’s educational, scientific and cultural organisation, keeps the world heritage list, which it says is a reflection
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By Euronews with AP, AFP Published on 08/08/2023 – 08:31 All the latest news from the war in Ukraine. Rescuers search rubble after deadly Russia strike Rescuers resumed their search for survivors in the ruins of a residential building in eastern Ukraine at dawn on Tuesday, following a Russian strike the day before. ADVERTISEMENT At least seven
READ MOREThe U.N.’s cultural agency UNESCO on Monday recommended that Venice be added to its list of world heritage in danger, saying the Italian authorities needed to step up efforts to secure the historic city and its surrounding lagoon. UNESCO said in its recommendation that Venice risked “irreversible” damage due to a string of issues ranging
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The UN has said Venice should be added to a list of endangered world heritage sites as the iconic city faces “irreversible” damage due to tourism and climate change. UNESCO, a UN body responsible for education, science and culture, slammed Italian authorities for a “lack of strategic vision” to protect one of Italy’s most picturesque
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