Brussels: On the trail of Art Nouveau, waffles and Tintin

Jun 16, 2019, at 02:01 pm

BRUSSELS is often overlooked as the city of some serious diplomatic business. But if you explore beyond the city's European Union tag, you unravel a Brussels which is the birthplace of the Art Nouveau architecture, the comic strips of Tintin and yes, it is also famous for its toothsome varieties of Belgian waffles and chocolates. Sujoy Dhar discovers all that and more in a little over 48 hours in a year the city marks 30 years of the Brussels Region and 150 years of the Brussels tram

UNESCO: Uzbekistan is the heart of Central Asia

Feb 13, 2019, at 10:23 am

New York, Feb 13 (IBNS): Deputy of the lower house of the Spanish Parliament and President of the UNESCO project “The Great Silk Road” José Mario Cicillo said that Uzbekistan plays a fundamental role, since its cities are located on the historical Great Silk Road.

UNESCO sends mission to assess extent of damage at Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq

Dec 16, 2016, at 02:49 pm

New York, Dec 16 (Just Earth News): The United Nations cultural agency is conducting an inspection of the Nimrud archaeological site in Iraq to assess the overall state of conservation of the site, in particular the extent of damage resulting from the deliberate destruction by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or Da'esh) terrorists over the past 2 years.

UNESCO and Italy to create task force for cultural heritage conservation in crises

Feb 16, 2016, at 03:00 pm

New York, Feb 16 ( (Just Earth News/IBNS) The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) plans to sign an agreement with the Government of Italy tomorrow to establish a task force of experts focusing on the conservation of cultural heritage affected by crises around the world.