The bureau of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee will convene for its first meeting within the 47th session at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, on Sunday, under Bulgaria’s chairmanship led by ...

For the first time, Bulgaria will host the UNESCO World Heritage Committee in 2025, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Culture. This decision was made early this morning during the ...

Bulgaria's President, Georgi Parvanov, welcomed Friday in Sofia the newly-elected Bulgarian Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova. “Today you are the symbol of the Bulgarian success,” the ...

The Friendship Envoy Award was presented to six individuals, including Thomas Rabe of Germany, chairman of the John Rabe ...

SOFIA - The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which is scheduled to be held from 6 to 16 July 2025 in Bulgaria, may fail due to the inaction of the authorities, MPs have warned.

Irina Bokova, director of the UN cultural body, ranks ninth on AFP's list of the world’s most powerful women, joining Germany’s Angela Merkel and US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton.

Bulgaria is known for its rich cultural heritage with unique Thracian, Roman and medieval works of art and architecture. Its capital, Sofia, was recently picked to host next year’s UNESCO World ...

On 1 December 2014, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, paid a visit to the Republic of Bulgaria. At a special ceremony in the Regional centre for the Safeguarding of the intangible ...

On 13 January, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, undertook a working visit to Bulgaria, where she held talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Christian Vigenin. The two explored the ...

Bulgaria has confirmed that it is backing Irina Bokova for the post of UN Secretary General, ending months of speculation over who it wanted to replace Ban Ki-moon in 2017.