The World Heritage Committee on Monday morning inscribed Lena Pillars Nature Park of the Russian Federation, the last site to be added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List during this year’s session. Chad, Congo, Palau and Palestine had World Heritage sites inscribed on the List for the first time.Lena Pillars ... More...

The winds of change are about to be intensified by solar energies that only come around when Sirius rises ahead of the Sun. For the ancients, what is otherwise known as the Heliacal Rising of Sirius marked the beginning of the New Year - but its significance has always gone much deeper than that. Whether we are aware of it or not, ... More...

The Temple of Isis believes in moderation in all things. Those that overdo anything are off balance and the achievement of balance is to be practiced. Often meditation methods are helpful in this regard. We believe that humans should try to find out who they are. The concept of Know Thyself, Know Thy Soul, ... More...

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed her utmost concern with the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is affecting several World Heritage sites. On Sunday June 24, a group of armed groups attacked the headquarters of the Reserve, killing at least 7 park staff. ... More...

The Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee, to be held in Kazan from 1 to 9 July, is designed to attract the attention of young people of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention to the problem of preservating natural and cultural heritage and to raise awareness of youth activities related to the Convention, ... More...

UNESCO, as lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development, organized the event together with the Government of Sweden and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan. Participants in the panel, which was chaired by Gretchen Kalonji, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Natural Sciences, ... More...

On 21 June at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) taking place in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, representatives of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) presented the GSP report. The report, entitled “Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing”, ... More...

20.06.12
New UNESCO Publication: Healthy Ocean, Healthy People. Knowing our Oceans, protecting our Marine Treasures, Empowering Ocean Citizens
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