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A UNESCO expert says that the value of Kaunas' modernism, which Lithuania want to be recognized as a World Heritage site, lies not only in its buildings, but also in the spirit of the city.

The Lithuanian government agreed on priority issues the country will raise during its term at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Council. These will include the safety of reporters and the rights of the Crimean Tatar community, according to approv...

Lithuania is starting work at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Executive Board.

Lithuania's second-largest city Kaunas has become the first Central and Eastern European city granted the status of a UNESCO design city in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, reports Invest Lithuania, the state investment promotion agency.

During the first session of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture's (UNESCO) new Executive Board in Paris on 20 November, Lithuania was elected vice-chair of this governing body. Lithuania's Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas will represent Lithuania in the Executive Bo...

Prior to leaving for Paris to participate in the Leaders' Forum of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), President Dalia Grybauskaitė emphasised that everyone must join efforts and look at the fight against terrorism anew because this challenge needs a united...

President Dalia Grybauskaitė left for the 70th UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, leader forum on Monday, November 16, in Paris. While in Frabce, the Lithuanian president is to honour the victims of a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in Paris.

Kaunas Municipality is finishing an application to have parts of the city included into the Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage, the municipality announced on Tuesday.

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius informed Irina Bokova, director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, in Paris on Wednesday of Lithuania's wish to join the UNESCO Executive Board in 2015-2019.

UNESCO experts have ended discussions on the issue of constructing a bridge between mainland Lithuania and the Curonian Spit. The delegation inspected the site in response to Russia's complaints, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports.

Lithuania has recently received much attention in the international press: it has been named among top places to visit by publications like Forbes, Business Insider and the Huffington Post.

An international delegation of UNESCO experts was on a visit in the Lithuanian Curonian Spit for a few days this week to check how the protected site is managed. The delegation organized the inspection in response to complaint from Russia, the Lietuvos Žinios daily reports.

Wednesday's terror attack in Paris will rekindle discussions on journalists' safety, says Lithuanian Ambassador to UNESCO Arūnas Gelūnas.

A Forbes contributor picks Lithuania among her top three choices for travel in 2015.

Nine special information stands to mark the 25th anniversary of the Baltic Way have been unveiled near the roads Vilnius-Panevėžys and Panevėžys-Pasvalys-Riga in Lithuania on Friday.