Ethiopia and South Africa lead in Africa with 12 UNESCO World Heritage Sites each. Following closely are Morocco and Tunisia, with nine sites each, while Algeria, Egypt, Senegal, and Tanzania each ...

Lamu is a tranquil city home to an old town that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, described as "the oldest and best-preserved ...

There's a mysterious site in Africa that some say was built by angels. Carved deep in a mountainous region of Ethiopia stand ...

Another of UNESCO’s priorities is World Heritage in Africa. Today, sub-Saharan Africa accounts for only approximately one-tenth of the sites inscribed, despite having represented one-third of the ...

There are 1,223 UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the globe, from the Great Pyramids of Giza to Easter Island to Independence Hall in Philadelphia. These landmarks have cultural, historical or ...

The Black Country and the Ironbridge Gorge are being promoted on a new map of Unesco sites. It includes 29 World Heritage Sites, 13 Creative Cities, nine Global Geoparks and seven Biosphere Reserves.

Though Africa is a priority for UNESCO, the continent having its own dedicated assistant director, it is significantly under-represented in the upper echelons of the institution run by Audrey Azoulay.

Assistant Director-General of UNESCO Shamila Nair-Bedouelle addresses the closing session of World Science Forum, WSF, in Budapest, Hungary, 23 November 2019 ...

Often threatened by the evolution of contemporary lifestyles, they were recognised by Unesco in 2024. See our breakdown in illustrations and infographics.