There are various obvious clues that summer has arrived in full: the end of the school year; the inevitable travel chaos at our main airports; traffic jams on the way to Cornwall.

The United States said Tuesday it would quit UNESCO, saying the UN cultural and education agency, best known for establishing world heritage sites, is biased against Israel and promotes "divisive" causes.

The U.S. is once again withdrawing from the United Nations' UNESCO program with the Trump administration labeling the organization as "woke."

UNESCO has recently added 26 new sites to its World Heritage List, recognizing diverse cultural and natural landmarks across the globe. These additions include India's Maratha Military Landscapes, ancient sites in Tajikistan,

South Korea will host its first U.N. World Heritage Convention summit in July 2026 after joining the convention in 1988, UNESCO announced on Tuesday.

World Heritage partnerships for conservation. Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.