TRAVELBOOK has the details. Today is an especially good day for pizza and pasta. The United Nations’ cultural organization, UNESCO, declared Italian cuisine an intangible cultural heritage this ...

U.N. cultural agency UNESCO recognised Italy's national cuisine on Wednesday as an "intangible cultural heritage", a formal accolade for a cookery tradition passed down through generations, and one ...

Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling.

Deepavali has been inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list, marking the 16th Indian tradition to receive this honor. This recognition ...

Lake Malawi, a World Heritage Site in Africa, is facing a plastic pollution onslaught and it is having serious environmental ...

Norway's Viking Age landscapes including ship burial mounds could soon earn global recognition if authorities get their way.

Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, destruction as collateral damage in fighting, the ...

As part of its commitment to Syria, UNESCO has also supported access to education. Through the Safe Schools project, Syrian ...

UNESCO World Heritage sites demonstrate the impacts of climate change on cultural heritage and are important resources for traditional knowledge and practices and lead the way for heritage-based ...

The BJP government in Rajasthan under the leadership of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma is committed to preserving the ...

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday welcomed UNESCO’s decision to add Italian cuisine to its list of intangible cultural heritage, calling the move a recognition of the country’s ...