Discovering Saudi Arabia’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Conference Highlights and Cultural Conservation

2023-09-12 18:56:52 The special session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee got off to a grand start in Murabba, Riyadh. The revised list of various World Heritage Sites will be approved by the Commission at the conference. The topic of destroyed heritage sites in Morocco will also be discussed. The UNESCO team will visit Saudi archaeological … Read more

World Folklore Day: Celebrating Cultural Traditions and Customs

2023-08-22 02:31:00 This August 22 is celebrated and commemorated, worldwide, World Folklore Day. This festivity seeks to value the identity of the artistic culture of each community. It is the authentic expression of a people that encompasses its traditions, legends, customs, music, and dances. Regarding this ephemeris, we will tell you the details about its … Read more

Chip in the brain: what if one day we no longer have a choice? The usefulness of “neurorights”!

2023-07-14 14:51:32 Published on: 07/14/2023 – 16:51 On July 13, UNESCO organized a conference in Paris on the ethics of neurotechnology. These advances which make it possible to explore cerebral activity as well as to treat or compensate for a handicap (by allowing for example to control a wheelchair) are in full swing. If we … Read more

Vietnam elected as Vice President of UNESCO Cultural Diversity Protection Committee | Politics

Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van, Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to UNESCO, speaks during a plenary session of the UNESCO General Assembly. (Artwork: Thu Ha/VNA) According to the Vietnam News Agency correspondent in France, within the framework of the 16th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the … Read more

Chilean pisco producers seek to convert their vineyards into Unesco heritage | National

Chilean pisco producers want vineyards in the north of the country to become Unesco landscape heritage sites. The application could be presented in 2023. Producers of pisco Chilean, a liquor made by distilling wine, prepare a candidacy for nominate two pisco regions in the north of the country as Unesco wine-growing cultural landscape heritagewith the … Read more

three African traditions in the intangible heritage of humanity

Published on : 01/12/2022 – 16:37 During the 17th session of the organization which is being held in Rabat, the members therefore validated this Thursday the registration of these three musical and culinary traditions in the intangible cultural heritage of humanity. There were no discussions for the harissa inscription, spicy sauce made in particular from … Read more

Candidates vying to integrate intangible heritage await results from Unesco

It may be an important day for the French baguette, the Algerian raï music or even the Serbian plum brandy. UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Committee is examining 56 applications for registration in Morocco this week. The list must pay homage to the traditions, practices and know-how to be safeguarded: The results will be published on … Read more