Successful measures have been taken to remove the threat to the brilliant palaces, mosques and gardens of Lahore, according to the World Heritage Committee which inscribed this outstanding testimony of Mughal civilization on the World Heritage List in 1981.

UNESCO: EDUCATION

Iranians, once proud of a heritage that made outstanding contributions to human civilization, are now forced to obscure their identity because of the actions of a kleptocratic collective of immoral men, who are holding Iran hostage.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Exonerating the Iranian people

The cradle of Jewish civilization is not mentioned in the government's list of Jewish heritage sites.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Making Israel's case

Cyprus has inscribed on the World Heritage List ten churches which bear outstanding testimony to Byzantine civilization, are well-conserved examples of rural religious architecture and provide evidence for the links between eastern and western Christian art.

UNESCO: Painted Churches in the Troodos Region