Tag: UNESCO

The Truth #NoKosovoUnesco

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- November 3, 2015

November 2015 #NoKosovoUnesco Four pearls of world heritage: the Monastery of Decani, Patriarchate of Peć, Gracanica and Bogorodica Ljeviska Church are still inscribed on the ... Read More

Serbia will not recognise Kosovo’s independence: Opposes its membership in UNESCO

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 27, 2015

October 2015 Top state and church officials and representatives of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts invited members of UNESCO to reject application of ... Read More

Address by President Tomislav Nikolic to the ambassadors accredited in Belgrade

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 20, 2015

http://www.novosti.rs/ October 2015 Address by H.E. Mr. Tomislav Nikolic, President of the Republic of Serbia, to the Ambassadors accredited in Belgrade, following Albania’s proposal concerning ... Read More

Regarding aspirations of the temporary institutions of Kosovo and Metohija that the self-proclaimed “State of Kosovo“ becomes a member of UNESCO

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 16, 2015

Patriarchate of Pec LETTER OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF BISHOPS OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO MRS. IRINA BOKOVA - Director-General of UNESCO HOLY SYNOD ... Read More

PM Vucic’s Open Letter to Member States of UNESCO

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 16, 2015

October 2015 Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic sent a letter to all UNESCO members on Sunday, in which he expressed concern over the requests for ... Read More

Diplomatic battle against Kosovo’s admission to UNESCO

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 16, 2015

October 2015 First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ivica Dacic said today that Serbia will continue with its activities in order to ... Read More

Regarding aspirations of the temporary institutions of Kosovo and Metohija that the self-proclaimed “State of Kosovo” becomes a member of UNESCO

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 25, 2015

LETTER OF THE HOLY SYNOD OF BISHOPS OF THE SERBIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH TO MRS. IRINA BOKOVA - Director-General of UNESCO HOLY SYNOD OF BISHOPS SERBIAN ... Read More

UN Condemns Destruction of Nimrud Heritage Site in Northern Iraq

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- March 7, 2015

The ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, which was destroyed by ISIS on March 5. http://www.un.org - 7/3/15 "Nothing is safe from the cultural cleansing under way ... Read More

UNESCO experts to consider the chances of restoring Kremlin historical image including its two monasteries

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- October 31, 2014

Moscow, October 28, Interfax – UNESCO experts arrive in Moscow to consider possibilities of restoring Kremlin historical appearance including the Chudov and Ascension monasteries on ... Read More

Program created to save a unique Orthodox cave monastery in Georgia

Orthodoxy Cognate PAGE- September 11, 2014

September 2014 The Georgian government has resolved to start a project to save the cave monastery complex of Vardzia in the Samche-Javaheti region, reports Novosti-Gruzia. ... Read More

Unique cave monastery complex of 12th-13th centuries in Georgia to be conserved

OCP- July 15, 2014

15/7/14 Vardzia is the cave monastery complex of the 12th-13th centuries in the valley of the Kura river, situated about 70 kilometers south of the ... Read More

UNESCO Inscribes Meskel Festival on Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

OCP- December 7, 2013

7/12/13 UNESCO has inscribed Meskel commemoration feast of the finding of the True Holy Cross of Christ on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural ... Read More

UNESCO fears of cultural heritage in Syria

OCP- September 4, 2013

4/9/13 World cultural heritage sited endangered, among which, the old part of Damascus, antique “Cities of death” on the north, a Crusader castle Krak des ... Read More

Putin to Visit Mount Athos

OCP- June 27, 2013

Christina Flora - 27/6/13 Russian President, Vladimir Putin, is going to visit the Aegean on the yacht of an entrepreneur friend. Although it is difficult to ... Read More

Russia to help Kosovo restore Orthodox shrines

OCP- February 11, 2013

11/2/13 Russia is planning to allocate money on restoration of Orthodox Christian historic monuments in Kosovo. This was announced by a member of the Russian ... Read More

RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT CONTINUES TO RESTORE ORTHODOX HOLY SITES IN KOSOVO

OCP- December 11, 2012

7/12/12 In 2010-2011, the Russian government has voluntarily contributed 2 million US dollars to the UNESCO to finance the restoration of Orthodox holy sites in ... Read More

Feast-day of Saint Arsenije Sremac at Pec Patriarchate

OCP- November 15, 2012

13/11/2012- Serbian Orthodox Church Patron Saint-day of the Patriarchate of Pec celebrated. A large number of worshippers from all Serbian lands gather at the centuries-long ... Read More

Kosovo’s Orthodox shrines begin to be restored with funds provided by Russia

OCP- August 8, 2012

8/8/2012 The funds allocated by Russia for the UNESCO-supported project for the restoration of the Serbian Orthodox Church’s shrines in Kosovo and Metohija were reported ... Read More

UNESCO places Bethlehem’s Nativity Church on World Heritage endangered site list

OCP- June 30, 2012

29/6/2012 UN culture body upholds the motion 13-6 after admitting Palestine as a full member last October; Israel views move as Palestinian political stunt. PARIS ... Read More

Palestinians push Nativity church as Heritage site

OCP- June 24, 2012

Associated Press 23/6/2012 (AP) The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem is becoming the church of contention, with a bid by the Palestinians to use ... Read More

Works in monasteries in Kosmet begin on April 23

OCP- April 19, 2012

Radio Serbia 19/4/2012 Works on the conservation and restoration of frescoes in Orthodox Serb monasteries in Kosmet begin on April 23 and Belgrade company Koto, ... Read More