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Residents of Timbuktu pass by Djingareyber Mosque, one of the historical architectural structures along with Sankore Mosque, Sidi Yahia Mosque and sixteen mausoleums and holy public places which together earned Timbuktu the designation of World Heritage Site by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
UN Photo/Marco Dorm

Protecting cultural heritage from combatants promotes human rights and universal values – Ban

22 September 2016
Safeguarding cultural property that combatants aim to damage encompasses part of larger endeavours to defend human rights and universal values, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today, calling on the international community to intensify efforts to protect such treasures and end their illicit trafficking.
Chapelle notre-Dame du Haut, View from the outside altar Copyright: © FLC/ADAGP

UN cultural agency inscribes 12 new sites on World Heritage List

17 July 2016
From a national park to a fossil site and a naval dockyard, the United Nations cultural agency today inscribed 12 new sites of special cultural or physical significance on its World Heritage List.
Residents of Timbuktu pass by Djingareyber Mosque, one of the historical architectural structures along with Sankore Mosque, Sidi Yahia Mosque and sixteen mausoleums and holy public places which together earned Timbuktu the designation of World Heritage Site by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
UN Photo/Marco Dorm

UNESCO and ICC join forces to end impunity for destruction of cultural heritage

14 June 2016
The United Nations cultural agency and International Criminal Court (ICC) are working together in the fight against impunity for deliberate destruction of cultural heritage, which could constitute a war crime.
Community meeting in Hunga island, Tonga. (Screen grab from IFAD Video)

Tongan women break cultural norms to take decision-making role

23 May 2016
General News

Women on a remote Pacific island are breaking cultural barriers by taking on roles which will decide the future of their communities.

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