UNESCO is delighted to announce the winners of the fifth edition of the international photo contest “Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads”. This contest is organized within the framework of the UNESCO Silk ...

This platform currently displays over 4834 policies and measures from Periodic Reports of 128 Parties to the Convention submitted between 2012 and 2022. The ideas and opinions expressed in the ...

During the Middle Ages, Baghdad acted as an important crossroads for trade routes (by land, river and sea). It served as a lively hub for trade within the region, and especially with neighbouring ...

The Palace Examination was the final stage in the sequence of civil service recruitment examinations during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). This examination was prepared and presided over by the Emperor ...

This shipwreck was found 35 km south of Hurghada, near Sadana Islands, on a coral reef 30 meters underwater, and was excavated between 1995 and 1998. The ship, which is 50 meters long, 18 meters wide, ...

Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900–1978) was a leading activist during Nigerian women’s anti-colonial struggles. She founded the Abeokuta Women’s Union, one of the most impressive women’s organizations of ...

This platform currently displays over 4834 policies and measures from Periodic Reports of 128 Parties to the Convention submitted between 2012 and 2022. The ideas and opinions expressed in the ...

The Spice Routes are the vast web of trading networks that connect the Far East with the Mediterranean, covering more than 15,000 kilometers of land and sea travel. Traders bought and sold goods from ...

Hoi An, an exceptionally well-preserved example of a traditional Asian trading port, is an outstanding material manifestation of the fusion of cultures over time in an international maritime ...

The Arabic language spread all over the former Islamic State from the Atlantic Ocean to the banks of the Indus. The advent of Islam, therefore, marked a crucial stage in the history of the Arabic ...

The discovery of iron was of enormous importance for the history of mankind, and although at first used principally for decorative purposes, metallurgic technology gradually developed to produce ...

Often referred to as the Manchester of Sweden, Norrköping (pop. 140,000) bears witness to a rich and diverse musical scene covering genres from classical and electronic to new and modern music. It is ...