United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

Belgrade "to do everything" to derail Pristina's UNESCO bid

Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic said on Sunday that "Serbia will do everything in its power to keep Kosovo from becoming a member of UNESCO."

According to Tanjug, Dacic told the Belgrade-based daily Kurir that Kosovo's bid to join UNESCO was "a distortion of the latest agreement reached by Belgrade and Pristina in Brussels."

French President Awards Legion of Honour Order to UNESCO Director-General

French President Francois Hollande awarded the highest decoration in France - the Order of Legion of Honour to UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova.

Bokova was awarded the third highest degree of the Order - Commandeur (Commander) at a special ceremony in the Elysee Palace on Friday, daily Sega reports.

Travel through summer reading lists

If you think everybody leaves their town during summer holidays, you are wrong. Me and many people like me enjoy the holiday tranquility of the city. Holidays are not only times to rest and relax but also to nurture and renew.  

If you care about your brain - I would recommend you do - as much as you care about your body, do make a culture program for yourself. 

Court annuls numerous project plans threatening authenticity of historic Istanbul peninsula

An Istanbul court has annulled a large number of reconstruction project plans for multiple places in Istanbul's centuries-old historical peninsula, stating that the projects will ease modern city life, but damage the peninsula's original fabric.

Ani on the way to becoming a heritage site

Work has been initiated for the ancient Ani ruins, which date back thousands of years, in the eastern province of Kars to receive the status of a UNESCO World Heritage site. 

Kars Culture and Tourism Director Hakan Do?anay said in the case of its acceptance, Ani would be Turkey's 16th world heritage site on the UNESCO list. 

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