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Venice Not To Be Added To List Of Endangered Sites By UN Cultural Body
A UNESCO committee has decided not to add Venice to the organisation's World Heritage List in Danger, disregarding a recommendation from experts and sparing the Italian government from an embarrassing verdict on the city's condition.
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UNESCO Chief Says US Intends To Rejoin The Body In July
The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday.
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India Slams Pakistan For Violating UN Resolution
India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for violating the resolution on Culture of Peace passed last year and arbitrarily transferring the management of the Sikh holy shrine - Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, from the Sikh Community body to the administrative control of a non-Sikh body.
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Naples' Pizza Twirling Wins Coveted UNESCO 'Intangible' Status
The art of 'pizzaiuolo' -- which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city -- was given the nod by the UN cultural body's World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju.
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UNESCO Chief Brushes Off US Pullout, Says 'Have Survived Without Them'
UNESCO's new chief on Monday brushed aside the United States' decision to walk out of the UN cultural body, saying the organisation had survived long periods without Washington before.
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World's 'Most Diverse' Yoga Day Celebrations To Be Held Over Two Days At UN
The "most diverse" International Yoga Day observances are slated to be held over two days at the UN headquarters where the ancient holistic science of India will be celebrated by a microcosm of the world's nationalities, religions and cultures, blending its practice and yogic meals with digital interactivity, glamour, and an examination of its rele...
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UNESCO Chief Seeks To Calm Anger Over Jerusalem Holy Site
The UN cultural body on Monday sought to calm anger over a resolution on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site which saw Israel accuse it of seeking to "rewrite history".
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Very Doubtful' Palmyra Can Be Restored After ISIS: UN Expert
A Syrian expert for the UN's cultural body said today she was "very doubtful" the destruction caused to Palmyra's ancient monuments during its occupation by ISIS can be repaired.
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Israel Accuses UNESCO of 'Fueling Flames' With Holy Site Resolution
Israel today accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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John Kerry Pleads for US Re-Election to UNESCO Board Despite Owed Dues
US Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded today for the United States to be re-elected to UNESCO's executive board, pledging to do his utmost to restore US funding to the UN cultural body "in full."
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Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.
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UN body condemns murder of Indian journalist
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has condemned the murder of an Indian journalist in West Bengal last month and asked for a probe into the crime.
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Venice Not To Be Added To List Of Endangered Sites By UN Cultural Body
A UNESCO committee has decided not to add Venice to the organisation's World Heritage List in Danger, disregarding a recommendation from experts and sparing the Italian government from an embarrassing verdict on the city's condition.
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UNESCO Chief Says US Intends To Rejoin The Body In July
The United States plans to rejoin UNESCO from July this year, ending a lengthy dispute that saw Washington end its membership in 2018, the UN cultural agency announced on Monday.
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India Slams Pakistan For Violating UN Resolution
India on Wednesday slammed Pakistan for violating the resolution on Culture of Peace passed last year and arbitrarily transferring the management of the Sikh holy shrine - Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, from the Sikh Community body to the administrative control of a non-Sikh body.
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Naples' Pizza Twirling Wins Coveted UNESCO 'Intangible' Status
The art of 'pizzaiuolo' -- which has been handed down for generations in the southern Italian city -- was given the nod by the UN cultural body's World Heritage Committee, who met on the South Korean island of Jeju.
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UNESCO Chief Brushes Off US Pullout, Says 'Have Survived Without Them'
UNESCO's new chief on Monday brushed aside the United States' decision to walk out of the UN cultural body, saying the organisation had survived long periods without Washington before.
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World's 'Most Diverse' Yoga Day Celebrations To Be Held Over Two Days At UN
The "most diverse" International Yoga Day observances are slated to be held over two days at the UN headquarters where the ancient holistic science of India will be celebrated by a microcosm of the world's nationalities, religions and cultures, blending its practice and yogic meals with digital interactivity, glamour, and an examination of its rele...
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UNESCO Chief Seeks To Calm Anger Over Jerusalem Holy Site
The UN cultural body on Monday sought to calm anger over a resolution on a flashpoint Jerusalem holy site which saw Israel accuse it of seeking to "rewrite history".
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Very Doubtful' Palmyra Can Be Restored After ISIS: UN Expert
A Syrian expert for the UN's cultural body said today she was "very doubtful" the destruction caused to Palmyra's ancient monuments during its occupation by ISIS can be repaired.
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Israel Accuses UNESCO of 'Fueling Flames' With Holy Site Resolution
Israel today accused the UN's cultural body of fanning tensions in the region by approving a resolution that criticised the Jewish state for "aggressions" against Muslims seeking access to a Jerusalem holy site.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Draft Arab UNESCO Resolution on Al-Aqsa Compound Draws Israel Ire
A group of Arab states has angered Israel by submitting a draft resolution to the UN cultural body stating that Jerusalem's Western Wall -- the holiest site at which Jews can pray -- is an "integral part" of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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John Kerry Pleads for US Re-Election to UNESCO Board Despite Owed Dues
US Secretary of State John Kerry pleaded today for the United States to be re-elected to UNESCO's executive board, pledging to do his utmost to restore US funding to the UN cultural body "in full."
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Japan's Mount Fuji to get World Heritage stamp: officials
Japan's Mount Fuji will likely be added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites next month after an influential advisory panel to the UN cultural body made a recommendation, officials said Wednesday.
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UN body condemns murder of Indian journalist
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has condemned the murder of an Indian journalist in West Bengal last month and asked for a probe into the crime.
