Furthermore, UNESCO is facilitating urgent repair and rehabilitation works at key cultural landmarks in Odesa, with contributions from Italy and Japan. Beneficiary sites include the Odesa House of ...

A Russian drone attack on Odesa damaged residential buildings, a gas station, and the city's Pryvoz market overnight on July ...

Culture has been greatly impacted by the ongoing war in Ukraine. As of 16 November 2022, UNESCO has verified damages to 216 cultural sites across the territory of Ukraine. In partnership with the ...

UNESCO said it also wants to add Odesa on the List of World Heritage in Danger, as well as World Heritage sites Kyiv and Lviv, which are also under threat.

UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay attends the opening of the plaque that commemorates the inscription of the Historic Centre of Odesa (Ukraine) on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, Odesa.

UNESCO Moves to Protect Odesa, Designating the City a World Heritage Site The Black Sea port has been battered by Russian shelling for months.

UNESCO will also cover the cost of hiring additional staff to protect their collections. Support for the digitization of at least 1,000 works of art in Odesa and of documentary collection at the Odesa ...

The legendary Privoz market in Odesa, located in the city's historic district under enhanced UNESCO protection since January 2023, was struck in a Russian attack, Ukrainian officials said. The strike ...

The significant number of reports prepared by the UNESCO Secretariat and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee represents an exceptional documentation on numerous conservation issues. It ...

"UNESCO condemns these strikes, which contravene international law, and expresses its support for the victims, the population, and the local authorities," reads the statement published on Nov. 18.

Feb. 2 (UPI) -- UNESCO has added the Ukrainian city of Odesa to its list of protected World Heritage sites amid the war with Russia. The World Heritage Committee decided on Jan. 25 to add the ...

PARIS, Aug 30 (Reuters) - United Nations cultural agency UNESCO said on Tuesday it supported a bid by Ukraine to put its port city of Odesa on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Following a meeting ...