Samarkand 01.11.2025 A longstanding UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean-Michel Jarre will bring his world-renowned outdoor concert experience to Registan Square, Samarkand, on 1 November 2025. Presented in collaboration with the Uzbekistan Culture Development Foundation, this one-off event will mark Jarre’s first-ever live performance in Uzbekistan, transforming one of the world’s most iconic heritage sites with music,…
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Samarkand hosts UNESCO General Conference
Samarkand 28.10.2025 The Opening of the 43rd Session of the General Conference of UNESCO will take place on October 30. UNESCO will conduct its 43rd General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in 2025 — the first time in 40 years the gathering is held outside Paris. The move, adopted unanimously by all 194 member states at…
Borrell «regrets» Hagia Sophia transformation
«Hagia Sophia has a strong symbolic, historical and universal value. Turkey has developed a well-established tradition of cultural conservation as well as a recognised tradition of intellectual and cultural openness. The ruling by the Turkish Council of State to overturn one of modern Turkey’s landmark decisions and President Erdoğan‘s decision to place the monument under…
Oldest Europe’s forest endangered
Polish relevant authorities are planning to cut down 154,000 cubic meters of trees in #Bialowieza forest within the period of three years, Environment Minister Henryk Kowalczyk said this week. “The total number for three years is 154,000 cubic meters. This is 0.6 percent of all threes in the forest,” Kowalczyk said at a press conference. The…
Brussels Flower Carpet in Mexican style
This summer, the famous Brussels Flower Carpet on the Grand-Place is devoted to Guanajuato, a Mexican region with an exceptionally rich culture and flower tradition. And to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Grand-Place becoming a UNESCO World Heritage site, a visitor will also greeted by a stunning floral exhibition at the Bourse square. Every other summer,…
Israel exiting UNESCO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on to submit a formal letter to the organization’s director-general announcing Israel’s exit. #BREAKING: Israel to officially depart from UNESCO immediately after Christmas https://t.co/FUhKvPfbft pic.twitter.com/LEXTcZWUtV — The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 22, 2017 Following in the path of…
French Audrey Azoulay to lead UNESCO
“UNESCO is an essential pillar of the multilateral system, a global force for the protection and promotion of cultural diversity and heritage, the strongest supporter of the universal right to education and of freedom of expression. We congratulate Audrey Azoulay on her election as new Director General of UNESCO: we will continue to work together…
EP: Holocaust Remembance
To mark the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 27 January, the European Parliament and the European Jewish Congress will hold a ceremony on Wednesday. EP President Antonio Tajani and European Jewish Congress President Dr Moshe Kantor will deliver the opening speeches. UNESCO Ambassador for Education about the Holocaust Beate Klarsfeld and European Council on Tolerance and…
Overheat in Kosovo
Aleksandar Mitic, OPINION A new graffiti banner appeared on the stands of the football stadium of Sparta Prague in the Czech capital, media reported on January 24. It reads “Kosovo is Serbia”, and is a reference to the long-held views by the Sparta fans, but also fans at dozens of stadiums around Europe – from…
Europol reports on stolen artefacts
The aim of Operation Pandora was to dismantle criminal networks involved in cultural theft and exploitation, and identify potential links to other criminal activities. Moreover, there was a special focus on cultural spoliation, both underwater and on land, and the illicit trafficking of cultural goods, with a particular emphasis on conflict countries. From the start…
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