Norway's Viking Age landscapes including ship burial mounds could soon earn global recognition if authorities get their way.

The U.N.'s cultural agency has listed Switzerland's long-celebrated yodeling among 67 traditions honored its list of ...

Celebrated on 11 December, International Mountain Day reminds us of the essential role mountains play in sustaining life.

Italian cooking joins French gastronomy and Mexican cuisine on UNESCO’s list of global cultural gems, setting off celebration ...

UNESCO expresses strong concern over the renewed tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, including in the vicinity of the Preah Vihear Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO calls for urgent ...

MALTAHÖHE, HARDAP REGION – On Monday 17 November 2025, Namibia launched a UNESCO pilot project designed at strengthening ...

The nation’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it’s not hard to see why it gained the ...

In Icelandic, "Vatnajökull" means "the water glacier." At over 3,000 square miles, this massive ice cap covers more than eight percent of Iceland. "I remember the first time I seen a glacier, it moved ...

Türkiye is among the world’s most successful countries in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, according to professor ...

Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling.

UNESCO recently announced new additions to its list of World Heritage Sites. From a white sand cliff in Denmark to a coastal region in West Africa, the list includes stunning and important ...