United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Q&A: The Reality of Free Education For All In Ghana
Since gaining independence in 1957, Ghana has focused on improving access to education and achieving universal...
10 Quick Facts About Iconic Mathematician
Renowned Ghanaian Mathematician and Scientist, Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey is dead. News of Francis...
Celebrated Mathematician, Prof. Allotey Is Dead; Aged 85
Ghanaian Mathematician, Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey has died at the age of 85. Information gathered by...
War Crimes Court To Award Timbuktu Damages In August
War crimes judges will next month deliver a landmark order for reparations for the razing of the fabled Timbuktu...
No Visitors Allowed On Japan’s Men-Only UNESCO Island
Visitors will not be allowed to set foot on a men-only UNESCO World Heritage island in Japan from next year, an...
Guinea-Bissau Parents Coax Truant Teachers Back To School
The school year is ending in the west African nation of Guinea-Bissau, but some pupils will hardly notice the...
Japan’s Men-Only Island Gets UNESCO Nod
A men-only island in Japan where women are banned and male visitors must bathe naked in the sea before visiting its...
Eritrea’s ‘city of Dreams’ Given UNESCO Heritage Listing
The people of Eritrea have long said their capital Asmara is like no other city in Africa, and on Saturday the UN...
US Reviews Ties With UNESCO Over Hebron Decision
The United States said on Friday it was reviewing ties with UNESCO after the UN cultural agency declared the Old City...
UNESCO Declares China’s Hoh Xil Nature Reserve A Heritage Site
UNESCO on Friday declared the Hoh Xil nature reserve in China's Qinghai Province a natural heritage site in a...
Ivorian Rural Hamlet Marks Role In Slave Trade
The hamlet of Kanga Gnianze is absent from many maps of Ivory Coast, but the rural community attracted stars and...
What Is the Hebron Row?
The United Nations declared the Old City of Hebron a heritage site on Friday, sparking Israeli fury and Palestinian...
UNESCO Puts Hebron On Endangered Heritage List, Outraging Israel
UNESCO on Friday declared the Old City of Hebron an endangered world heritage site, sparking outrage from Israel in a...
Palestinians Hail UNESCO Hebron Vote Slammed By Israel
The Palestinians hailed a UNESCO decision Friday to label the heart of the occupied West Bank city of Hebron a...
UNESCO Keeps Great Barrier Reef Off ‘in Danger’ List
UNESCO said Thursday its World Heritage Committee (WHC) had decided not to place the Great Barrier Reef on its list of...
Palestinians, Israelis Square Off On UNESCO Vote On Hebron
The United Nations' cultural arm will decide whether to declare the Old City of Hebron a protected zone this week, the...
‘Are We Really the Problem?’ Ask Aid Groups Saving Migrants
Privately-run aid organisations rescuing migrants off Libya have slammed the idea of creating a "code of conduct" for...
Report On Challenges Faced By Women In Science Launched
The International Perspective for Policy and Governance (IPPG), an independent and non-profit think tank has released a...
Brazilian Port Where Slaves Arrived Close To UNESCO Status
The worn paving stones discovered under a thick layer of modern concrete in Rio de Janeiro don't look like much at...