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Friday, December 21, 2007
Best Wishes from the World Heritage Centre
A turreted castle in the icescape of Antarctica evokes not just the sublime beauty of nature but also its impermanence. Preserving this fragile balance between nature and human activity is at the heart of the World Heritage Convention and our ...

Thursday, December 20, 2007
United Nations 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy
On 20 December 2007, the United Nations 62nd General Assembly proclaimed 2009 the International Year of Astronomy. UNESCO was designated as the lead agency and focal point for the Year.The UNESCO Thematic Initiative “Astronomy and World ...

Friday, December 7, 2007
Sundarbans World Heritage site devastated by cyclone, according to UNESCO experts who visited the site
Bangladesh was struck by a powerful cyclone on November 15 which left more than 3,000 people dead and millions without shelter. While a major international relief effort is currently underway to respond Cyclone Sidr's devastating impact on ...

Friday, December 7, 2007
UNESCO regrets U.K. government's decision to cancel A303 road improvement scheme for Stonehenge World Heritage property
UNESCO regrets the U.K. government's decision to cancel the A303 Stonehenge Road Improvement scheme on the basis of cost concerns and hopes that another solution will be found to relieve traffic congestion around the World Heritage property ...

Friday, December 7, 2007
Renewed fighting threatens mountain gorillas in Virunga National Park
Heavy fighting broke out again on December 3, 2007 between the DRC army and rebel forces of general Nkunda north of the city of Goma, in North Kivu.  Heavy shelling and gunfire is taking place in the immediate vicinity of the heart of the ...

Friday, December 7, 2007
Brasilia celebrates 20th anniversary as World Heritage site
UNESCO and the Federal District Government held a ceremony on 7 December 2007 to celebrate 20 years of Brasilia's inscription as a World Heritage site. ‘We will strive with all our efforts to ensure that Brasilia, which is the only ...

Monday, December 3, 2007
Final “Sharing our Heritages” (SOH) master class in France and Belgium
Over the past two years the World Heritage Centre of UNESCO has defined a strategy that aims to encourage universities worldwide to develop World Heritage studies and curricula. In this framework, UNESCO WHC is associated with a three-year ...