The US decision to leave UNESCO again puts a spotlight on what the agency doesUNESCO, supported by international partners, has been instrumental in rebuilding Mosul and preserving global cultural heritage. Despite the...
23 Jul, 2025, 10.27 PM IST
Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second timeDonald Trump plans to withdraw the United States from UNESCO. The withdrawal will be effective by the end of next year. The White House cla...
23 Jul, 2025, 01.33 PM IST
US walks out on UNESCO 2 years after rejoining — what prompted the exit and what the fallout could look likeThe United States is set to withdraw from UNESCO once more in December 2026. This decision follows concerns about the agency's alleged anti...
22 Jul, 2025, 09.34 PM IST
Oui, oui: Jill Biden heads to Paris to help mark US return to UN educational and scientific agencyJill Biden, the first lady of the United States, will attend the ceremony at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, celebrating the US’s return ...
24 Jul, 2023, 10.09 AM IST
US decides to rejoin UNESCO and pay back dues, to counter Chinese influenceUnited States is planning to join UN cultural and scientific agency, UNESCO and pay more than $600 million in back dues to counter the grow...
12 Jun, 2023, 04.05 PM IST
World Heritage list: Charaideo Maidams meet UNESCO requirements, says Assam CMSarma tweeted, “With great pride, happy to share a landmark achievement in our endeavour to get World Heritage Site status for Charaideo Ma...
04 Mar, 2023, 01.14 AM IST
Afghanistan risks 'generational catastrophe' on education: UNESCOAccording to UNESCO report, enrollment of girls in primary school jumped to 2.5 million in 2018. Currently, 4 out of 10 students in primary...
10 Sep, 2021, 09.43 PM IST
JSW Foundation signs MoU with J&K Govt to restore & maintain the Mughal Gardens“We will be collaborating with India’s most-respected Heritage & Conservation Architect Ms Abha Narain Lambah for this project. Through our...
28 Jul, 2021, 10.46 PM IST
COVID-19 crisis : Nearly 13% museums around the world may never reopenNearly 13 per cent of the museums around the world may never reopen, the UN's cultural agency has warned, as about 90 per cent of them glob...
19 May, 2020, 12.10 PM IST
Attempts to subsume South-South cooperation in global aid architecture not helpful: IndiaSouth–South cooperation is about developing countries working together to find solutions to common development challenges.
22 Mar, 2019, 01.02 PM IST
France's Audrey Azoulay wins vote to be next UNESCO chiefThe US announcement this week that it's quitting UNESCO rocked the multi-day election and heightened concerns about the agency's funding an...
14 Oct, 2017, 03.23 PM IST
UNESCO chooses new chief amid tensions over Palestinian roleVoting by UNESCO's 58-member executive board starts Monday and continues through the week until a candidate wins a majority.
09 Oct, 2017, 02.56 PM IST
Industry puts natural heritage sites at stake: WWFAlmost half of all natural World Heritage Sites, including the Great Barrier Reef and Machu Picchu, are threatened by industrial activities...
06 Apr, 2016, 10.28 AM IST
Japan, China agree to promote dialogue despite UNESCO disputeSenior officials of Japan and China agreed to pursue high-level dialogue to mend frayed relations, a Japanese government official said.
13 Oct, 2015, 10.13 PM IST
- Bangalore scientist to be part of Unesco project on tsunami
An estimated 300 people lost their lives due to the Makran Tsunami which hit the coasts of India, Pakistan, Iran and Oman on November 28, 1...
02 Dec, 2013, 04.28 AM IST
- Unesco vote on Palestine also shows the US is increasingly isolated on Israel
That bid for official recognition as a state is part of the new strategy launched by the Palestinians in the face of stalled diplomatic eff...
02 Nov, 2011, 04.35 AM IST
- School education in India more expensive than university: UNESCO
In contrast, university education, which typically helps the better off students, remains subsidised and costs just the half of the primary...
12 Oct, 2007, 12.07 PM IST