On the first day of July 2022, at an extraordinary meeting of the UNESCO intergovernmental committee, “the culture of cooking Ukrainian borscht” was included in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. At the same time, the message on the official website of the organization notes: “The armed conflict has threatened the very existence of this […]
The World Heritage Centre, UNESCO’s coordinator for all matters related to registered World Heritage sites, has taken the initiative and will send a team of experts to closely examine the concrete paths on the Acropolis. The covering of the area with concrete in 2020, by order of the Greek Minister of Culture, caused a wave […]
UNESCO named Thessaloniki the City of Gastronomy. It is the first Greek city to receive this title and is part of the Creative Cities Network. On November 8, UNESCO introduced new members “creative cities networks“Created in 2004, it aims to foster collaboration between cities that have identified creativity as a key factor in their sustainable […]
Already, 25% of the world’s population is faced with a shortage of water, which leads to geopolitical conflicts and problems in agriculture, reports FRANCE 24 today. Just yesterday, the UN warned of the future food crisis, and practically at the same time, UNESCO reports in its report on the “impoverishment” of the world water resource. […]