Woodside congratulated the Ngarda-Ngarli, the traditional custodians and owners of the land, for the World Heritage Listing ...

The Friendship Envoy Award was presented to six individuals, including Thomas Rabe of Germany, chairman of the John Rabe ...

IUCN Director General Dr Grethel Aguilar delivered IUCN's statement to the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, at ...

The bureau of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene for its first meeting within the 47th session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Sunday, under Bulgaria’s chairmanship led by ...

SEVILLE (Reuters) -Brutal heat scorched Spain this week, a blistering reminder of the climate change that is battering the world's poorest countries - stretching their finances even as government ...

The Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) is set to launch its fourth United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Chair. The launch will take place on 9 ...

UNESCO and the Ecole du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) are organizing a workshop in Lomé from July 8 to 10, 2025, to reflect on the fundamentals and mutations in cultural heritage law in sub-Saharan Africa ...

Rooted in UNESCO’s mission and linked to several Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the symposium fostered exchange across generations, disciplines, and cultures. Rina Alluri participated in the ...

Joel Citron, Board Chair since 2022, helped lead the Institute through an extraordinary period of professionalization and organizational growth, the refocusing of its mission to better serve the ...

Dr. Alexandros K. Makarigakis took up his role in Iraq as UNESCO Representative a.i. in June 2025 bringing in a total of more than 30 years of experience in the field of environmental sciences, 23 of ...

This story was originally published by Grist with the headline UNESCO appoints Indigenous co-chairs to protect languages and knowledge amid climate crisis on Jun 25, 2025.