It recognises places of "outstanding universal value" and can catapult lesser-known sites to global fame. So why are some places pleading to be removed from the list?

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has wrapped up its deliberations related to sites that are in danger and began adding new sites on Saturday to its prestigious World Heritage List. Sites in Ukraine — ...

The World Heritage Committee has named 42 new sites to UNESCO's World Heritage List — including one in Israeli-occupied West Bank. The newly inscribed properties were announced during the 45th session ...

UNESCO recently announced new additions to its list of World Heritage Sites. From a white sand cliff in Denmark to a coastal region in West Africa, the list includes stunning and important ...

Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs), local councillors and representatives from across Northern Ireland's UNESCO ...

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee named a site in the Gaza Strip — Saint Hilarion Monastery, or Tell Umm Amer — to both its "World Heritage" and "World Heritage In Danger" lists in late July. The ...

Göbeklitepe, in southeastern Türkiye, widely regarded as the world’s oldest known temple complex and often called the “zero point of history,” ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites are located all over the globe, including 26 within the United States. Here are some national ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing number of people are seeking out UNESCO World Heritage sites when they're traveling. Maria Korneeva, Getty Images How ...

The devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on Monday have damaged important historic sites, including the ancient city of Aleppo in northwest Syria which was already “in danger” from civil war.

UNESCO has warned Pakistan over reconstruction work at Taxila’s archaeological sites, saying the interventions could threaten the site's World Heritage status.