South Korea will host its first U.N. World Heritage Convention summit in July 2026 after joining the convention in 1988, ...

All of the new places added to the list this year have “outstanding universal value” and meet at least one out of 10 ...

The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee is underway at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on July 15, 2025. (Yonhap ...

The world is currently home to 1,248 World Heritage sites across 170 countries, with 44 of these located in India. World ...

A total of 26 new sites were added to the UNESCO World Heritage list this year, 21 of which are of cultural importance to ...

Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.

Three locations used by Cambodia’s brutal Khmer Rouge regime as torture and execution sites 50 years ago have been added by ...

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which selects cultural and natural sites around the globe considered to have high ...

Republic of Korea to Host . the 48th Session of the World Heritage Committee in 2026 - ROK, officially designated as the host of the 48th session. of the World Heritage Committee ...

The selection includes ancient kingdom complexes and prehistoric rock art sites ...

Bavaria's fairy-tale royal castles, including Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and Linderhof, have been added to the UNESCO ...

The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee opened on Sunday, 6 July 2025, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. Over the following 10 days, the Committee will decide which new sites will be ...