The UNESCO Silk Roads programme is pleased to announce the publication of the 5th edition of the photo album Youth Lens on the Silk Roads: Best Photos from the International Silk Roads Photo Contest.

Preventive healthcare is vital for mitigating the growing burden of chronic diseases in Japan and beyond. Rising healthcare costs, aging populations, and lifestyle shifts necessitate a shift from ...

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A global initiative promoting inclusive education for all, supported by the International Peace Human Rights Educational Council and Dr. Tarun Pal. Our mission is to empower communities through ...

Religious movements and religions have had an important role on the history of the Silk Roads. It is notably the case of Buddhism which had a considerable influence on the early trade routes. Within ...

The trading routes across Asia permitted not only the passage of goods but also of ideas. Scientists and scholars travelled along these routes too, moving from court to court, and so scientific ...

During the 40 th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Istanbul, Turkey in July 2016, “Archaeological Site of Ani” in Turkey was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as a relic historic ...

The Library of Malatesta Novello, the last ancient library dating from immediately before the invention of printing, embodies the very concept of a humanist library. With its building, furnishings and ...

From the mid-seventh century, Muslim Arab armies from Saudi Arabia began to travel north into Central Asia and west across Africa, invading the countries they passed. The Sasanian Empire, exhausted ...

Located between the eastern Mediterranean coast and the Euphrates Valley at the crossroads of several trade routes since the 2nd millennium B.C., Aleppo stands out as ­one of the key centers along the ...

The inland routes of the Silk Roads were dotted with caravanserais, large guest houses or hostels designed to welcome travelling merchants and their caravans as they made their way along these trade ...