Brazilians, it has since become popular around the world. UNESCO recognized the practice in 2014 as Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Conservation of the 12 forts associated with Shivaji Maharaj, which have been declared UNESCO World Heritage sites, will involve a comprehensive 10-year plan focusing on retaining historical ...

Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

Video still from UNESCO via AP showing the river running through the Gola-Tiwai complex Sierra Leone, undated.

Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight saw four regions targeted with hundreds of drones, injuring 24 people as Moscow extended ...

These are the 26 new Unesco World Heritage sites for 2025 - Bavarian palaces and Cambodian memorial sites were considered ‘of ...

The city of Mostar organizes the “Guardians of Tradition” event, which marks two extremely significant anniversaries this year – the 20th anniversary of the entry of the Old Bridge and the area around ...

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

The United Nations needs reform and the United States must have a strong voice to counter China, Mike Waltz, U.S. President ...

Another new update to the World Heritage list was the Peruaçu River Canyon in Minas Gerais, Brazil, a stunning canyon with ...