Art & Culture
Bermuda Peppercorn Ceremony 2015
Governor George Fergusson (centre) at the 2015 Peppercorn Ceremony, Commanding Officer of the Bermuda Regiment (left of picture) and Mayor of St Georges Garth Rothwell (right of picture)
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India’s Prime Minister Modi on the importance of UNESCO in a world of change
Chiang-JooH. E. Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India and Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General visit the Sri Aurobindo statue, UNESCO headquarters (10 April 2015).
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To Conserve London's 300-Year-Old Masterpiece, Nanotech & Drones
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Television networks Season Two of the Critically Acclaimed Drama Series ‘Fortitude’
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International community supports UNESCO’s #Unite4Heritage campaign in Timbuktu
Emmanuelle HernandezInternational community supports UNESCO’s #Unite4Heritage campaign in Timbuktu, Mali.
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Study: Older Workers Bring Valuable Knowledge to the Job
In the workplace, age matters — but hiring or promoting based on age-related mental abilities can be a minefield, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
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Summer time: all you need to know to make your life easier
Check out our chart to see which countries observe summer time and when.
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'We must respond,' declares UNESCO chief, launching #Unite4Heritage campaign in Baghdad
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Hatra in Iraq.
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New UNESCO project launched in Baghdad to protect Iraqi cultural heritage
Today, we show our solidarity in the face of unprecedented cultural cleansing, cultural eradication and cultural looting,” said Irina Bokova. “And we pledge our commitment to do everything we can to halt this cultural cleansing”, said UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, at the launch of the new project “Preventive Conservation of Iraq’s Museum Collections and Cultural Heritage sites at Imminent Risk”. The launch event took place on 28 March at the National Museum of Iraq in Baghdad, in the presence of the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Iraq, His Excellency Mr Adel Fahad Shershab, and the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Iraq, His Excellency Mr Kazuya Nashida.
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