Issued as Viet Nam prepares for the 14th National Congress—a pivotal assembly that will outline the national vision toward ...

Mr. Alam acknowledged Samoa’s important role as a leading voice in the Pacific, noting that the Government’s continued ...

Politburo Resolution No. 80-NQ/TW represents a significant shift in the development paradigm, formally recognising culture not merely as an auxiliary sector, but as one of the four indispensable and ...

Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, destruction as collateral damage in fighting, the ...

UNESCO experts are set to start deliberations in India on Monday on which practices and traditions should be declared intangible cultural heritage, with this year's nominations including the Swiss art ...

Destruction of cultural heritage has reached unprecedented levels. In light of this, and culture’s unique contribution to peace and sustainable development, the ratification, implementation and ...

Though UNESCO is best known for the designation and preservation of world monuments, it also works to protect the more intangible aspects of our cultural heritage, like rituals, customs, crafts, and ...

Italian cooking has been awarded special cultural heritage status by the United Nations' cultural agency Unesco. National favourites including pizza are already on Unesco's list of "intangible ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Trump administration announced Tuesday that it will once again withdraw from the U.N. cultural agency UNESCO, an expected move that has the U.S. further retreating from ...

Cultural diplomacy has helped Vietnam boost its international reputation while advancing its long-term national goals with ...