UNESCO

UNESCO: One journalist killed every four days worldwide

Saturday-2-November-2024

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has documented an increase in the number of journalists who have lost their lives while performing their journalistic duties in recent years.

Inclusion of Tell Um Amer on the UNESCO World Heritage List

Friday-26-July-2024

Tell Um Amer in the Gaza Strip has been included on the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger, according to an announcement by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Islamic Jihad condemns receiving Israeli delegation in Riyadh

Monday-11-September-2023

The Islamic Jihad Movement has condemned allowing an Israeli delegation to attend a UNESCO meeting held in Saudi Arabia.

UNESCO to support cultural heritage of J’lem Old City

Thursday-21-November-2019

The Cultural Committee of the 40th UNESCO general conference which was attended by ministers of culture from around the world has called for taking new decisions to protect the world heritage in Occupied Jerusalem.

UNESCO adopts resolution denouncing Israel’s practices in J’lem

Saturday-19-October-2019

UNESCO’s Executive Board recently approved at its 207th session in Paris a draft resolution calling on Israel to stop its violations and unilateral actions against historic sites in Occupied Jerusalem.

UNESCO condemns Israeli killing of journalist Murtaja

Wednesday-11-April-2018

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Tuesday condemned the Israeli army's killing of Palestinian photojournalist Yaser Murtaja while he was covering the Great March of Return in Gaza on Friday.

UNESCO notified of Israel’s departure from organization

Saturday-30-December-2017

The UNESCO has been formally notified of Israel’s withdrawal from the organization two months after it announced it would follow the US by walking out over resolutions on Palestine.

Israel says it will leave UNESCO after Christmas holiday

Saturday-23-December-2017

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his envoy to the UNESCO to submit a formal letter announcing Israel’s intent to leave the cultural organization.

After US withdrawal from UNESCO Israel to follow suit

Friday-13-October-2017

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Israeli diplomats to prepare Israel’s withdrawal from the UNESCO in concert with Washington which announced its decision to pull out of the agency.

US decides to withdraw from UNESCO citing anti-Israel bias

Thursday-12-October-2017

The US has decided to withdraw from the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) accusing the body of "being biased against Israel.”