Archeologists Seek Protection For Legendary Sunken Port
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Archaeologists said Tuesday that they'll ask the United Nations' cultural agency to bestow world heritage status on Port Royal, t...
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Archaeologists said Tuesday that they'll ask the United Nations' cultural agency to bestow world heritage status on Port Royal, t...
Michelle Chen | Posted 05.15.2012
In a way, this was a classic labor conflict between a public agency and workers. But UNRWA is a unique international bureaucracy, with a global budget crisis intertwined with the politics of the conflict-ridden regions it serves.
Jay Weston | Posted 05.03.2012
The goal of International Jazz Day is to have jazz celebrated, studied and presented for 24 consecutive hours around the world. Jazz "is a universal music of freedom and creativity."
Alyson Renaldo | Posted 05.02.2012
How is 'need' and 'sustained recovery' being assessed if not through continuous dialogue with the injured group, in this case Haitian people and its governance?
Paul Stoller | Posted 04.25.2012
Military occupation is not only bad news for the people who live in Timbuktu, but also for its world-renowned centers of learning that house precious manuscripts, some of which date to the 13th century.
Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 04.21.2012
On a post-revolution visit to Tunis, I was struck by the changes and how one could actually access the Internet, tweet, blog and get news of the outside world. But
Committee to Protect Journalists | Posted 04.17.2012
By Elisabeth Witchel/CPJ Consultant Brazil, Pakistan, and India--three nations with high numbers of unsolved journalist murders--failed an imp...
AP | Posted 04.05.2012
PARIS — The remains of the Titanic, under water for almost a century, are to fall under United Nations protection. UNESCO, the U.N. cultural an...
Christine Horansky | Posted 04.03.2012
A series of unfortunate events has led to a decision by the U.S. government to cut off funding to the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. UNESCO has been a driving force behind global efforts that have put millions more children into school during the last two decades.
Posted 03.27.2012
Today marks the 50th anniversary of World Theatre Day. Do a quick search on Twitter for the hashtag #WTD2012 and troves of supporters' tributes to the...
Erica Firpo | Posted 05.22.2012
Like many ancient sites in and around Rome, Villa Adriana is a hidden oasis of villas, theatres, domes, fountains, ponds and statuary, lost in the surrounding city of Tivoli, thanks to urban construction and confused street signage.
Matt Wilstein | Posted 05.17.2012
This week saw the the rise and ultimate, tragic, naked fall of the man behind KONY 2012. Romney, Santorum and Gingrich hit the zenith of their collective Southern pandering during the Alabama and Mississippi primaries. And Will Ferrell spoke a lot of Spanish.
Ernestine Hayes | Posted 05.14.2012
In Alaska, most indigenous languages are "critically endangered." But loss of language, together with losses that accompany essential features of culture, can be delayed and even prevented.
The Huffington Post | Tara Kelly | Posted 03.08.2012
For those who missed the brightly colored Google Doodle, today is International Women's Day, the day to celebrate the economic, political and social a...
Alex Wirth | Posted 04.28.2012
If the United States and the State Department are serious about properly empowering young people, there is more that needs to be done to achieve this goal.
Elischia Fludd | Posted 04.09.2012
To make poverty and peace tangible issues requires taking multiple steps in ways that are conscious to the spirit of humanity. The good news is that like anything else, you start by putting one foot in front of the other.
Olga Bonfiglio | Posted 03.16.2012
Machu Picchu sits 9,090 feet above sea level and 300 miles south of Lima. It is one of the most visited places in South America with 250,000 visitors per year
Kathleen Wells, J.D. | Posted 03.07.2012
Today my guest is UN Rapporteur, Richard Falk, and we are going to discuss Palestine's bid for statehood, what this means -- the consequences, the ramifications.
Posted 12.14.2011
In 2003, after U.S. forces failed to secure The National Museum of Irag in Baghdad, looters ran amok, stealing somewhere in the range of 15,000 artifa...
AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 02.12.2012
PARIS — Palestinians raised their flag at the headquarters of the U.N. cultural agency in Paris on Tuesday as the agency's 195th member, a histo...
Tim Hanstad | Posted 02.08.2012
It should be simple. A country ensures free education for all children, and everyone benefits. But we all know it's not that easy.
Neil Ford | Posted 01.28.2012
UNESCO is not trying to replace Israeli heritage with Palestinian heritage. Many cultures and religions have their roots in the Middle East and it is important to protect the heritage and cultural monuments of them all.
Anav Silverman | Posted 01.22.2012
Now that the Palestinians have been accepted as UNESCO's 195th member in late October, they can now apply for World Heritage classification for cultural sites they deem exclusively theirs.
Posted 11.17.2011
A new book from TIME explores 100 of the places where the course of world history has changed -- or one day will. Herewith, an excerpt from the editor...
AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 01.14.2012
JERUSALEM — Israeli Cabinet ministers decided Monday to hold on to some $100 million in taxes owed to the Palestinians, an official said, despit...
AP | DAVID McFADDEN | Posted 05.30.2012