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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken holds a meeting with Audrey Azoulay, director general of UNESCO, the UN cultural organisation, during his visit to Paris. IMAGES
An Israeli delegation is in Riyadh for a UNESCO meeting, marking the country's first publicly announced visit to Saudi Arabia. The visit, for UNESCO's World Heritage Committee session, coincides with speculation about a potential normalisation of ties between the two countries in future. IMAGES
Images of destroyed buildings in the medina of Marrakesh, a UNESCO World Heritage site, a day after a powerful earthquake ripped through Morocco's tourist hub of Marrakesh. The 6.8-magnitude quake killed more than 2,000 people, as rescue teams raced to find survivors trapped in the rubble of flattened villages. IMAGES
The FIFA World Cup trophy makes its way to the UNESCO heritage site of At-Turaif district, in Diriyah, in the Saudi capital Riyadh, as part of the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour. IMAGES
28 heads of state or government attending Unesco's 75th anniversary celebration in Paris walk onto an outdoor stage for a family photo. IMAGES
The United States urges rebels in Ethiopia's war-hit Tigray region to protect the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela after they seized the UNESCO World Heritage Site. SOUNDBITE