The UN's cultural agency Unesco on Wednesday voted narrowly to remove Liverpool's waterfront from its list of world heritage sites, citing concerns about overdevelopment including plans for a new football stadium.

Australia said Tuesday it will strongly oppose a Unesco plan to list the Great Barrier Reef as "in danger" over deterioration caused by climate change.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has selected Qatari football player Almoez Ali as a national ambassador for the organisation from Qatar to support football as a global heritage of humanity.

Secretary-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) Audrey Azoulay praised the efforts of Qatar and its continued support for the Unesco programmes in the fields of education, science, culture, combating extremism and other areas.

Unesco and Education Above All Foundation (EAA) have established a partnership for quality education in Lebanon that includes a contribution of around $10mn to rebuild or restore damaged schools and get education back on track.

UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere (MAB) programme added 25 new sites, one of them transboundary, in 18 countries to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves, which now numbers 714 biosphere reserves ...

With Covid-19 wreaking havoc on the global education scenario in a big way, an international expert has highlighted that recovery strategies must emphasise on inclusion and fairness for every child.

Al Sheehaniya Municipality director Jaber Hassan al-Jaber has received the Unesco Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) membership certificate, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported today.

Many cities from GCC countries, particularly Doha, have a huge potential to become part of Unesco’s Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), Unesco’s Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) director David Atchoarena has said.

Unesco has included Qatar’ Al-Sheehaniya, along with 54 other cities from 27 countries, in its Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC), it was announced.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) and media organisations in the region will mark World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) with public

Qatar participated in the first global ministerial meeting of the ministers of culture of the member states of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation ...