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

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to ...

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

Cambodia held ceremonies across the country on Sunday to celebrate UNESCO's recognition of three former Khmer Rouge sites as ...

Three sites used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

The world is currently home to 1,248 World Heritage sites across 170 countries, with 44 of these located in India. World ...

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

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

Malawi National Commission for Unesco says the declaration of Mulanje Mountain as a World Heritage Site (WHS) will help ...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: 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 ...

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

Known as the Wixárika Route through Sacred Sites to Wirikuta, the route is a network of paths that stretches over 500 ...