In November 2022, a scientific expedition to the Saya de Malha Bank made an alarming discovery: the sharks that once ...

Since 1967, the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes have recognized over 500 exceptional programmes and initiatives that advance literacy across the globe. Each year, the six prizes are awarded to ...

In conjunction with the World Press Freedom Day celebrations in Brussels, UNESCO has released a new issue brief presenting data and recommendations on national safety mechanisms aimed at protecting ...

A vandal has sparked outrage after being filmed spray painting a penis onto a wall at an ancient Peruvian UNESCO site. In footage, the man was seen spraying the crude graffiti on one of the ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Thursday that polio was detected in Papua New Guinea (PNG) from a wastewater sample in the city of Lae and an environmental sample in the nation's ...

Officials of the UNESCO World Heritage Site said on Thursday (May 15, 2025) these species across 36 genera were documented during a rapid survey conducted in the 1,302 sq. km protected area.

Rebels have fought a low-level campaign for independence in the resource-rich Papua region bordering Papua New Guinea ever since the area was controversially brought under Indonesian control ...

Since his second inauguration, Trump has pulled the US out of several intergovernmental organisations, including Unesco, the UN Human Rights Council and the World Health Organisation. He cited ...

“There's so many people in Illinois that have been born here that know nothing about Cahokia,” Begay said, referring to a state-managed UNESCO World Heritage site located in St. Clair Count ...

Indonesia Military Says 18 Separatists Killed in Operation in Papua Region JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia's military has killed 18 Papuan separatists during an operation in Intan Jaya, Papua ...

Guinea has revoked the licences of 46 mining companies operating in the country, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, while another said it could be up to 53 permits, in what some ...

Tokyo, May 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba met with Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embalo on Monday, showing an eagerness to contribute to the stability of the ...