Inscribed on UNESCO's "Memory of the World" register is Claude Lanzmann's "Shoah"

The nine-hour-and-thirty-minute film "Shoah" by Claude Lanzmann, which recounts the extermination of six million Jews who were victims of Nazi ideology during World War II, was inscribed on the "Memory of the World" register by UNESCO as a form of cinematic heritage.

Srinagar added to UNESCO's list of creative cities

The capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar is among the 49 cities in the UNESCO creative cities network. These 49 cities have been added to the network of 246 cities by the Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO.

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• Srinagar becomes one...

JAPANESE ARCHITECTURAL CRAFTMANSHIP RECOMMENDED TO UNESCO’S INTANGIBLE HERITAGE LIST

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• Japanese architectural craftsmanship recommended to UNESCO’s intangible heritage list.
• The recommendation covers techniques in 17 areas.
• The traditional techniques enhance the resilience of buildings to earthquakes ...

JAPAN PROMOTES EMPTY TOURISM CAMPAIGNS

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• Coronavirus outbreak has affected the tourism industry of Japan severely
• Kyoto launched a “suitemasu Arashiyama” campaign to bring in more tourists

The tourism industry in Japan has taken a severe hit followin...

FLIPSIDE OF BEING SHORTLISTED BY UNESCO AS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE

UNESCO selects unique destinations around the world and declares the same as World Heritage sites. This prompts tourists from all over the world to come visit the place. This boosts the revenue of the tourism industry and also the economy of the surrounding places.

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Austria more than ready to embrace the green energy world

Austria has been historically involved in mediating major issues across Europe, and it continues to do so even today especially in the best interest of the environment as the major mediation capacities of the country lie in ecological and environmental projects in Europe as it is a member of the ...