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Fuzhou (China) to host 2020 session of World Heritage Committee
9 July 2019 Fuzhou (China) to host 2020 session of World Heritage Committee
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Two cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Two cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List 7 July 2019
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Six cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Six cultural sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List 7 July 2019

 
 
22nd session
of the General Assembly of States Parties
UNESCO, Paris , November 2019
43rd session
of the World Heritage Committee
Baku, Azerbaijan, 30 June – 10 July 2019  Live 
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Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Created in 2003 within the framework ...
Category 2 Centres Category 2 Centres Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO related to World Heritage © UNESCO In ...
Climate Change and World Heritage Climate Change and World Heritage Climate Change Climate Change and World Heritage © NOAA / Andy Collins / Papahānaumokuākea ...
Cultural Landscapes Cultural Landscapes There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. ...
Educational Resource Kit ‘World Heritage in Young Hands’ Educational Resource Kit ‘World Heritage in Young ... Educational Resource Kit ‘World Heritage in Young Hands’ To know, cherish and ...
Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS) Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social ... Human Evolution related properties represent a process of evolutionary accretion that took place over a ...
Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest Heritage of Religious Interest UNESCO Initiative on Heritage of Religious Interest © OUR ...
Modern Heritage Programme Modern Heritage Programme At the start of 2001 the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and ...
Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin Natural World Heritage in the Congo Basin UNESCO has been taking action in the Congo Basin since 2000 in order to improve the conservation and ...
Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the new Recommendation on the Historic Urban ...
Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage ... Reducing Disaster Risk at World Heritage Properties World Heritage properties and heritage sites in ...
Small Island Developing States Programme Small Island Developing States Programme Small Island Developing States Programme SIDS © Small Island Developing States (SIDS) ...
UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize For The Safeguarding And Management of Cultural Landscapes UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize ... UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural ...
World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples World Heritage and Indigenous Peoples © OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection / Chris ...
World Heritage and Sustainable Development World Heritage and Sustainable Development Sustainable Development World Heritage and Sustainable Development © Hani Terraces ...
World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme Sustainable Tourism UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme © The photo ...
World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy World Heritage Centre’s Natural Heritage Strategy In October 2006 the World Heritage Centre published the UNESCO World Heritage Centre's Natural Heritage ...
World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP) World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme ... Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a ...
World Heritage Education Programme World Heritage Education Programme The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, initiated as a UNESCO special project in 1994, gives ...
World Heritage Forest Programme World Heritage Forest Programme Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, ...
World Heritage Marine Programme World Heritage Marine Programme World HeritageMarine Programme 4 focus areas Safeguarding Our core task: ensuring the ...
World Heritage Volunteers Initiative World Heritage Volunteers Initiative Within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the World Heritage Volunteers ...