UNESCO

Haifa's glowing Bahá'í terraces draw more than 9,400 visitors in two nights

Thousands of visitors filled Haifa’s Bahá'í Gardens for a rare nighttime opening, with illuminated terraces, cultural activities and access to the Shrine of the Báb.

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The steps leading to the Bahá'í Shrine in Haifa, Israel.
Palestinian children walk to school amid the rubble of destroyed buildings as the academic year begins in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on September 19, 2026.

Gaza’s back-to-school coverage misses the crucial test: What are children being taught? - analysis

For Gaza to have a different future - for the thousands of children returning to school for a better future than the one Hamas has condemned them to - it is not enough merely to reopen classrooms.

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Alibaba's staff retreat venue on the edge of Hangzhou.

Hangzhou – China’s Tech-Powered Paradise

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 138

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Afghan women prepare dough to make traditional cookies inside a bakery in Kabul, Afghanistan, May 5, 2024.

Half of Afghan women rarely leave home as Taliban restrictions deepen, UN agency says

Afghanistan remains the only country in the world to ban girls from secondary education and women from attending university.

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Medieval German synagogue added to UNESCO World Heritage list

The Old Synagogue dates back to the 1090s, when its first stones were laid.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023ByTOBY AXELROD/JTA
A UNESCO sign is seen at the UNESCO headquarters, on the day of the opening of the second session of negotiations around a future treaty on tackling plastic pollution, in Paris, France, May 29, 2023.

UNESCO names ancient Jericho a World Heritage site in Palestine

Numerous Israeli and Zionist organizations criticized the UN organization's decision.

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The UNESCO logo is seen during the opening of the 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) at their headquarters in Paris, France, October 30, 2017.

Israeli delegation in Saudi Arabia for UNESCO’s World Heritage meeting

Israel’s presence at the UNESCO event is seen as a sign of warming ties with Saudi Arabia in advance of a normalization deal.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

UNESCO lies: Jericho is not in 'Palestine' because no such state exists - opinion

UNESCO is not just overstepping its mandate; it’s taking a blatant side in a geopolitical conflict. This is a direct insult to every Jew and Christian who respects the Bible.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023ByDAN ILLOUZ
THE WRITER tours the area of Jericho. ‘UNESCO is undermining the biblical significance of Jericho,’ he says.

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO celebrate Rwanda’s mountain gorilla triumph

Presently, over 1,000  mountain gorillas thrive in their natural habitat. The International Union for Conservation of Nature removed the mountain gorilla from the endangered species list in 2018.

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023ByMAAYAN HOFFMAN
UNESCO's Director-General Audrey Azoulay addresses delegates at the 19th Kwita Izina ceremony of giving a name to a newborn baby gorillas outside the Volcanoes National Park, near Kinigi, Musanze District, Rwanda, September 1, 2023

Letters to the Editor August 9, 2023: Power of ideas

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

AUGUST 9, 2023ByLETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters

Don't let the Palestinians erase the Jewish history of Israel - editorial

Joshua’s battle over Jericho is ancient history but there is an important battle to fight today – combating the replacement of Jewish history by the Palestinian narrative in UNESCO

AUGUST 2, 2023ByJPOST EDITORIAL
A general view of the UNESCO headquarters in Paris

UNESCO to rule on ancient Jericho as Palestinian World Heritage site

Jericho prides itself on being the oldest most continuously inhabited city in the world, dating back over 10,000 years and for being at the lowest point below sea level of any municipality.

JULY 31, 2023ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
An image of the ancient Jericho archaeological site.

At Peru temple site, archaeologists explore 3,000-year-old 'condor's passageway'

The entrance to the "condor's passageway" was first explored by a Stanford University team using cameras mounted on robots.

JULY 16, 2023ByREUTERS
The archaeological site of Chavin de Huantar, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, is seen some 155 miles (250 km) north of Lima July 18, 2008. A museum opened near the site with an exhibition of ceramic pieces and rock sculptures from a culture that flourished around 900 B.C.

The battle over UNESCO - opinion

Washington owes the UN some $619 million in past dues because it did not pay what it owed UNESCO. It appears that now the administration will make good on this debt.

JULY 4, 2023ByDORE GOLD
UNESCO HEADQUARTERS in Paris: UNESCO resolutions became a critical element in the international effort undertaken by Israel’s adversaries to delegitimize the Jewish state, says the writer.