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# unesco - Saturday 4 May, 2013
Great Barrier Reef status as ‘natural wonder of the world’ under threat
The UN says Australia hasn’t done enough to tackle concerns about rampant coastal development and water quality at the world heritage site.
# unesco - Saturday 16 February, 2013
GALLERY: Incredible photos of Afghanistan before the wars
Dr Bill Podlich took hundreds of photos while working with UNESCO in 1967 and 1968. Here’s what he saw.
# unesco - Tuesday 1 January, 2013
Want to be a writer? New programme urges people to put pen to paper
Three successful Irish authors will offer tips to budding writers through YouTube videos as part of the new National Emerging Writer Programme.
# unesco - Sunday 30 September, 2012
Syrian fighting torches historic medieval market
The damage to one of the best-preserved old souks in the Middle East was the worst yet to a UNESCO World Heritage site in Syria.
# unesco - Saturday 11 August, 2012
Wildfires threaten world heritage site on Canary Island
Meanwhile a blaze on the island of Tenerife has led to the evacuation of residents.
# unesco - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
Timbuktu tomb destruction condemned by UNESCO
Islamist hardliners in northern Mali have claimed responsibility for what UNESCO termed “repugnant acts” of destruction on historical sites.
# unesco - Saturday 30 June, 2012
UNESCO world heritage sites attacked in Mali
Hardline Islamists have threatened to destroy all of the centuries-old ancient tombs in the historical city of Timbuktu.
# unesco - Thursday 28 June, 2012
UNESCO puts Timbuktu on danger list
We take a brief look at the explorers, including one Irish man, who tried and failed to make it to the fabled city, the one who finally did and the other who made it out alive.
# unesco - Saturday 9 June, 2012
In pics: The Austrian alpine village… that China built
China has a reputation for reproducing pirate copies of goods – but an entire village?
# unesco - Wednesday 7 March, 2012
Slane bypass plans rejected by An Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanála said that the bypass would have ben too close to the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Boyne Valley.
# unesco - Tuesday 27 December, 2011
Poll: Have you seen incidents of homophobia in Ireland?
Young people in Ireland are especially vulnerable to homophobic bullying, the co-founder of LGBT support group BeLonG To has said. Today, we ask if you have seen evidence of homophobic bullying in Ireland.
UNESCO praises Irish anti-homophobic bullying campaign
International conference hears that BeLonG To group’s work will be written into the UN toolkit as an example of how to tackle homophobic bullying of young people.
Column: Homophobic bullying is taking young lives, yet it’s treated as harmless
Most adults in Ireland can now be openly gay, writes Michael Barron – but the reality for young people is very different.
# unesco - Thursday 3 November, 2011
Israel to speed up construction of settlements after Palestinians join UNESCO
Around 2,000 homes will be constructed in the Israeli settlements in retaliation for UN vote to allow Palestinian membership.
# unesco - Monday 31 October, 2011
Palestine becomes member of UN cultural body
The approval from UNESCO delegates came despite threats from the US that it would pull US$80 million in funding if Palestine’s membership bid was successful.
# unesco - Tuesday 23 August, 2011
Dublin writers’ exhibition opens in the Liberties
W.B. Yeats was poor at spelling and Samuel Beckett was born on a Friday 13th…just some of the facts you will learn at the newly-opened Dublin Writers’ exhibition.
# unesco - Monday 8 November, 2010
Berlusconi blasted after Pompeii house collapses
A 2,000 year-old Roman gladiator house collapses in Pompeii – prompting calls for the Unesco world heritage site to be taken out of Berlusconi’s control.
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