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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today moved back into his offices on the top floor of the historic UN tower, which he left almost three years ago for a temporary space when the building was gutted for renovation. UNTV / FILE
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today moved back into his offices on the top floor of the historic UN tower, which he left almost three years ago for a temporary space when the building was gutted for renovation. UNTV / FILE
The World Heritage Committee on 2 July condemned the destruction of World Heritage sites in Mali and called on UNESCO to create a new fund to help the country protect its heritage. UNESCO
The UN’s cultural organization UNESCO today approved new World Heritage sites in Palau, Israel, Indonesia, Morocco and Palestine.UNESCO
Addressing a panel on freedom of expression on the Internet at the Human Rights Council today, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said that the Internet has transformed human rights movements but expressed concern that websites continue to be blocked in many countries. OHCHR
Earlier this week, UNESCO’s Special Envoy to Haiti Michaelle Jean visited the country to follow up on UNESCO’s reconstruction and preservation projects. UNESCO
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 25 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, including three natural properties, 21 cultural and one mixed site. Two properties were added to the World Heritage List in Danger and one was removed from that list. UNESCO
The UN cultural and education agency designated award-winning Hollywood actor Forest Whitaker as a Goodwill Ambassador for Peace and Reconciliation in recognition of his commitment to using cinema to promote humanitarian ideals. UNESCO
UN Atomic Energy Agency uses nuclear techniques to protect and preserve religious iconography damaged by insects in Romanian churches. IAEA
Fifty-three years after their installation, Brazilian master Candido Portinari’s two massive murals are temporarily removed as part of the UN headquarters’ major renovation under the Capital Master Plan. Throughout the years, the murals, known as “War” and “Peace”, have been the backdrop for countless official ceremonies at the organization. UNTV / ARCHIVE
UNESCO adds 13 traditional celebrations, healing techniques, crafts and culinary arts including the Chinese Peking Opera and acupuncture, Colombian Marimba music, Croatian gingerbread craft and the gastronomic meal of the French to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO