Новости по теме UNESCO

Australia probes Great Barrier Reef board over 'mining links' Australia launched a probe Wednesday into the agency responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef after some board members were urged to resign over alleged conflicts of interest related to the mining industry.

31 October 2013

UNESCO re-elects director general UNESCO has voted its director general Irina Bokova to a second term in office.

05 October 2013

Kazakhstan suggests putting Semipalatinsk Test Site on UNESCO heritage list The National Nuclear Center of Kazakhstan admits that tourists are very interested in visiting the former Semipalatinsk Test Site.

11 September 2013

Christian valley sends SOS to Syrian army In Wadi al-Nassara, a valley in western Syria dotted with Christian hamlets, residents have hung white silk ribbons to mourn war victims and pray the army will defeat its jihadist foes.

27 August 2013

Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev nomitated for UNESCO Champion for Sport title Kazakhstan boxer Serik Sapiyev has been nominated for UNESCO Champion for Sport title.

08 August 2013

Katon-Karagay Park in Kazakhstan may become part of UNESCO reserves network Thr Ministry of Environment Protection of Kazakhstan is going to submit an application to include the Katon-Karagay National Park into the UNESCO list of world heritage sites.

12 July 2013

Australia's Barrier Reef slips into 'poor' health Australia hailed "solid" progress on water quality at the Great Barrier Reef Wednesday but admitted that overall conditions were now "poor" as it battles UNESCO threats to downgrade its heritage status.

10 July 2013

Contested renovation in Tibet capital complete: media The controversial renovation of the historic area around a key monastery in the Tibetan capital has been completed.

02 July 2013

Italy promises UNESCO it will not abandon Pompeii Italy's culture minister assured UNESCO on Sunday that efforts were being made to restore the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii, after the United Nations organisation urged the country to speed up repairs.

01 July 2013

Alakol enters global network of biosphere reservations Kazakhstan’s biosphere reserve Alakol lake has been entered into global network of biosphere reservations.

03 June 2013

Kazakhstan suggests including Nauryz in UNESCO cultural heritage Kazakhstan National Commission for UNESCO suggested including Nauryz holiday and hawking in the list of UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

20 May 2013

Singapore gardens aim for UNESCO heritage status Singapore, one of the world's most densely populated countries, is campaigning to get its 154-year-old Botanic Gardens declared a UNESCO world heritage site.

03 April 2013

UNESCO ready to send mission to Mali soon UNESCO is ready to send experts to Mali to assess damage to cultural treasures in the troubled north as soon as security conditions allow.

05 March 2013

Australia failing UNESCO demands on Barrier Reef: WWF Australia insisted Friday that protecting the Great Barrier Reef was a top priority, but conservationists WWF said not enough had been done to prevent UNESCO deeming it a world heritage site "in danger".

02 February 2013

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Thousands of Palestinians and tourists were flocking to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday to mark Christmas at the site where many believe Jesus Christ was born.

25 December 2012

Experts comment development of Kazakhstan tourism UNESCO poll shows that 70% of tourists don’t need any facilities and would prefer a camping ground to a hotel.

11 December 2012

Nazarbayev and Suleimenov discussed Kazakhstan's interaction with UNESCO Nursultan Nazarbayev met with Kazakhstan’s permanent representative in UNESCO Olzhas Suleimenov.

02 December 2012

Kazakhstan wants Alakol lake in UNESCO Biosphere Reserves Kazakhstan’s Man and Biosphere Committee drafted a proposal on including Alakol Lake into the UNESCO Network of Biosphere Reserves.

15 October 2012

Kazakhstan citizen now heads UNESCO Committee on Conventions and Recommendations Kazakhstan’s representative Assel Utegenova was elected chairman of UNESCO Committee on Conventions and Recommendations.

10 October 2012

Heritage catastrophe looms as war engulfs Old Aleppo As the battle for Aleppo closes in on the historical centre in northern Syria, heritage sites in one of the world's oldest cities are being damaged and experts fear the worst is yet to come.

24 August 2012

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