The bureau of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene for its first meeting within the 47th session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Sunday, under Bulgaria’s chairmanship led by ...

Nine new sites nominated for inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage List were reviewed Friday at the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, chaired by Bulgaria. During the morning session, the ...

A Vietnamese delegation, including Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Minh Vũ and Deputy Minister of Culture, ...

SOFIA - The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is scheduled to be held from 6 to 16 July 2025 in Bulgaria, may fail due to the inaction of the authorities, MPs have warned.

For the first time, Bulgaria will host the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2025, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture. This decision was made early this morning during the ...

KATHMANDU: Lumbini, the birthplace of the Buddha and a Unesco World Heritage Site, has been spared inclusion on the List of ...

Bulgaria will no longer host the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in Sofia this July, despite having previously committed to organizing the event. Instead, the session will take ...

New Delhi, Since 2018, 15 sites across eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa have earned a UNESCO tag, and four new ...

If Bulgaria submits documents and applies to host the 47th session, such a proposal should be put to the vote on July 30 during the current session in Delhi, it transpired at Thursday's meeting.

Upon request from the Bulgarian authorities, the Bureau has agreed to organize the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, from 6 to 16 July 2025.

Bulgaria is known for its rich cultural heritage with unique Thracian, Roman and medieval works of art and architecture. Its capital, Sofia, was recently picked to host next year’s UNESCO World ...