On Wednesday, 25 September, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova joined the President of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), Dr. Hans-Martin Hinz, and United States Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees, and Migration, Ms Anne Richard, to launch an Emergency Red List of Syrian Cultural Objects at Risk.   More

The Syrian Arab Republic will participate in the works of the EXB's session 192 which will be held at the organization headquarter in Paris during the period from 32/9/2103 to 11/9/2013. The Syrian delegation includes the following gentlemen and ladies:   More

With respect to the efforts exerted by the Head of Department of Raqah monuments and the secretary of the museum, and in cooperation with the local community and intellectuals in   More

The Syrian Arab Republic enters the international convention against doping in sports on 13/5/2013. The convention enters into force with respect to the Syrian Arab Republic on the 1st of July 2013   More

UNESCO invites nominations for the third edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers.   More

The World Heritage Committee has decided to place the six World Heritage sites of the Syrian Arab Republic on the List of World Heritage in Danger so as to draw attention to the risks they are facing because of the situation in the country.   More

The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today denounced the killing of journalist Yara Abbas in Syria and called on all the belligerents to respect the rights of media workers to report events in the country.   More