The site is currently on the World Heritage Site’s temporary list. During the just-concluded monsoon session of the ...

When the World Heritage Volunteers Initiative was launched jointly with the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service in 2008, 12 projects involving 153 volunteers were selected.

Sceilg Mhichíl off the coast of Kerry is one of only 10 projects selected world-wide to take part in a climate change project to protect the future of the UNESCO heritage site.

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee came to a close in Paris, France, with the inscription of 26 new cultural and natural properties on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Once again this year, ...

The Neuschwanstein castle in Germany's Bavaria, perhaps best known for inspiring Walt Disney's fairytale castles, has been named a World Heritage site, the UN cultural agency announced.

New additions to Unesco ’s World Heritage Sites have been announced for 2025 – with 26 properties, including Bavarian palaces in Germany and a Brazilian river canyon, now featured on the list.

UNESCO World Heritage CentreProtected, but not safe According to the report, companies currently hold oil, gas, and mining assets – licensed areas for exploration or production – in 97 of the 266 ...

When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared ...

A High Court judge will decide on Thursday whether or not to lift a suspension on boating permits needed to ferry people to and from the Unesco heritage island Skellig Michael.

Archaeologists have recovered a series of ancient treasures from the remains of a 2,000-year-old underwater city. Marine ...

The French baguette - "250 grams of magic and perfection" in the words of President Emmanuel Macron, and one of the abiding symbols of the nation – has been given UNESCO heritage status.