The termini, or start and end points, of the various routes which made up the Silk Roads were often sites of intense interactions and exchanges resulting in the formation of large cosmopolitan cities ...

Media coverage has a huge impact on public perceptions, attitudes, and behaviour of all citizens. Yet, persons with disabilities are often excluded from media coverage. Audiences with disabilities ...

Irina Bokova (Bulgaria) 2009 - 2017 Irina Bokova served two 4-year terms as Director-General of UNESCO (2009-2017). She was the first woman and the first Eastern European to lead the Organization.

The activities of the International Centre for the Rapprochement of Cultures (ICRC), under the auspices of UNESCO (Category 2) in Almaty, aim to contribute to building the principles of UNESCO’s ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee during its 43 rd session, held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 June-10 July 2019 confirmed the inscription of the historic city of Sheki in Azerbaijan on UNESCO's World ...

On 25 July 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World, China onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou, ...

Revisiting the legacy of commercial and cultural exchanges through El Galeón de Manila Route between East Asia, Latin America, and Europe These events brought together participants from all over the ...

“The Age of Silk" ("Los Tiempos de la Seda") exhibition is presented by the National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts "González Mar", and the General Sub Directorate of State Museums of the ...

Azerbaijani carpet weaving, occupies a special place in the history of its national culture. The most widespread folk art is carpet weaving. It made its way into the everyday life of the people of ...

UNESCO is pleased to announce the winners of the 7th edition of the Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads International Photo Contest. UNESCO calls on young people around the world, aged 14 to 25 years old, to ...

This is the only surviving handwritten original manuscript in Mongolian vertical script. It presents the history of Mongolia and neighbouring countries from Chinggis Khan to Ligden Khan (13th to 17th ...

In 1975, the discovery of Chinese ceramics in the sea near Shinan launched a series of underwater excavations close to the Korean peninsula. They revealed a shipwreck which was subsequently explored ...