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News Towards the removal of sites in East Africa from the List of World Heritage in Danger21 April 2024
News UNESCO considers Mwazindika Spiritual Dance for 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' status28 February 2024
News Current management issues related to the components of the Chang'an-Tianshan Сorridor of the Silk Roads were discussed in Kazakhstan13 September 2023
News UNESCO Director-General Visited Gala Concert of the International Youth Festival “The Planet of Art 2023"3 July 2023
News Students from UNESCO Member States are invited to recreate the meeting of the World Heritage Committee15 March 2023
News International conference on “Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – Common Heritage along the Silk Roads and corridors to and from Europe”6 October 2018