UNESCO Sites are symbols of our work in support of sustainable development. The international community helps us ensure these sites, of outstanding universal value, function as models of heritage ...
Addis Ababa, 5 November 2018: The Director of UNESCO Liaison Office to AU and UN ECA, and Representative to Ethiopia, Ms Ana Elisa Santana Afonso met with a delegation of the Orthodox Tewahido Church ...
Addis Ababa, December 10, 2025 (ENA)— Gifaataa, the New Year festival of the Wolaita people, has been officially inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of ...
Addis Ababa, January 21, 2026 (ENA)—Tourists visiting Ethiopia during the Timket celebrations have expressed their deep ...
UNESCO’s first global biodiversity and climate assessment finds 98% of its 2,200+ sites have faced climate extremes since 2000, with a 1°C (1.8°F) rise by 2050 expected to triple exposure. Around 20% ...