The termini, or start and end points, of the various routes which made up the Silk Roads were often sites of intense interactions and exchanges resulting in the formation of large cosmopolitan cities ...

Irina Bokova (Bulgaria) 2009 - 2017 Irina Bokova served two 4-year terms as Director-General of UNESCO (2009-2017). She was the first woman and the first Eastern European to lead the Organization.

The activities of the International Centre for the Rapprochement of Cultures (ICRC), under the auspices of UNESCO (Category 2) in Almaty, aim to contribute to building the principles of UNESCO’s ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee during its 43 rd session, held in Baku, Azerbaijan from 30 June-10 July 2019 confirmed the inscription of the historic city of Sheki in Azerbaijan on UNESCO's World ...

On 25 July 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee inscribed Quanzhou: Emporium of the World, China onto UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 44th session held online and chaired from Fuzhou, ...

Revisiting the legacy of commercial and cultural exchanges through El Galeón de Manila Route between East Asia, Latin America, and Europe These events brought together participants from all over the ...

“The Age of Silk" ("Los Tiempos de la Seda") exhibition is presented by the National Museum of Ceramics and Sumptuary Arts "González Mar", and the General Sub Directorate of State Museums of the ...

The vast trade networks of the Silk Roads carried more than just merchandise and precious commodities. In fact, the constant movement and mixing of populations brought about the widespread ...

The Great Silk Road is a system of caravan routes of ancient times and in the Middle Ages which connected Asia with the Mediterranean and European world. These routes highly influenced the development ...

UNESCO applies a zero tolerance policy against all forms of harassment ...

Ghengis Khan and his Mongol armies rose to power at the end of the twelfth century, at a moment when few opposing rulers could put up much resistance to them. The vast Mongol empire he created ...