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         <title>Two New Episodes of Patrimonito&apos;s World Heritage Adventures Available Online</title>
         <description><![CDATA[World Heritage Education Programme is pleased to announce the release &amp;nbsp;of &quot;Patrimonito&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage Adventures&quot; cartoon series.&amp;nbsp;The mentioned episodes are dedicated to celebrate the&amp;nbsp;40th anniversary&amp;nbsp;of the World Heritage Convention.




  



Episode 10thLebanon (Sustainable Development for the Site of Ouaid Qadisha and the Forest of the Cedars of gods)
&quot;Patrimonito in Lebanon: Sustainable Development for the Site of Ouadi  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1009</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Collaboration between Two Volcanic World Heritage Sites on Managing Risks to Visitors</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Demonstrating an excellent example of cooperation between managers and staff of two of the globe&amp;rsquo;s most iconic World Heritage volcano sites, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park in the USA and New Zealand&amp;rsquo;s Tongariro National Park worked together to assess risk to visitors in what can be inherently dangerous places.
At the request of the Conservator, Tongariro Whanganui Taranaki Conservancy, Department of Conservation in New Zealand, the superintendent and staff at Hawaii  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1007</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>The Director-General of UNESCO Expresses Deep Concern at the Rising Violence in the Central African Republic, at the Heart of the Sangha Trinational Site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed deep concern over the rise of armed violence, poaching and destruction in the Dzanga-Sanga National Park, in Central African Republic. The site is part of Sangha Trinational, inscribed on UNESCO&amp;rsquo;s World Heritage List in 2012 and located in the north-western Congo Basin, at the meeting point between Cameroon, Congo and the Central African Republic.
Repeated attacks were perpetrated by men in uniform in April 2013 around  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1006</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO and International Astronomical Union sign new agreement </title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 30 April 2013, UNESCO and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding at the Organization&amp;rsquo;s Headquarters. The agreement has been concluded in the framework of the thematic initiative &amp;ldquo;Astronomy and World Heritage&amp;rdquo;, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The purpose of the initiative is to reinforce the links between science and culture by highlighting the importance of heritage linked to astronomy.
The  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1005</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Extension of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust 2013- 2016 </title>
         <description><![CDATA[After three successful programme cycles of 4 years each, during the period from 2001 to 2012, the Dutch Government decided to extend the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust for another 4-year cycle during the period 2013-2016, for a total amount of&amp;nbsp;1.5 million Euros.
The implementation report &amp;ldquo;From Astronomy to Zanzibar &amp;ndash; 10 Years of Dutch Support to World Heritage&amp;rdquo;, published by the World Heritage Centre in May 2012&amp;nbsp;during the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1000</link>
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         <pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2nd South East Europe World Heritage Youth Forum for peace and sustainable development held</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The 2nd South East European (SEE) World Heritage Youth Forum for peace and sustainable development was held from 6 to 11 April 2013 in Zajecar, eastern Serbia, home of the Gamzigrad &amp;ndash; Felix Romuliana / Palace of Galerius World Heritage site. At the opening ceremony on 7 April, the message delivered on behalf of Irina Bokova, Director General of UNESCO, stated: &quot;Our theme today is forward looking -- peace and sustainable development. This relates to the benefits peoples can  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1003</link>
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         <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO Director-General deplores continuing destruction of ancient Aleppo, a World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her deep distress over reports of the continuing destruction which has severely damaged the ancient city of Aleppo, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1986. Today, the minaret of one of Syria&apos;s most famous mosques was destroyed during clashes in the northern city of Aleppo.
The mosque, which is located within the UNESCO World Heritage site, has been devastated during the clashes and its minaret was reduced to debris.
The Great Mosque, at  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1002</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>11th Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan</title>
         <description><![CDATA[A group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan (Afghanistan), as well as representatives of the Afghan and Japanese governments and UNESCO, recently released a list of recommendations for further activities to preserve the Bamiyan site. The 11th Expert Working Group meeting for the safeguarding of the cultural landscape and archaeological remains of the Bamiyan Valley World Heritage property was successfully held in Aachen, Germany from 10 to 12 December  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/998</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour 2013</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Once again UNESCO will partner with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Earth Hour,&amp;nbsp;one of the world&apos;s largest and most well-known environmental campaigns in the world. UNESCO has invited World Heritage sites to participate in this initiative by switching off the lights on the night of Earth Hour: Saturday,&amp;nbsp;23 March 2013, from 8:30 to 9:30pm local time.&amp;nbsp;
The Earth Hour campaign began in 2007, and has grown each year. In 2011, 1.8 billion people participated in 5251  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/993</link>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Agreement signed for reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs, Uganda</title>
         <description><![CDATA[On 1st March 2013, UNESCO signed the Plan of Operation with the Government of Uganda for the project &amp;ldquo;Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, architectural masterpiece of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, Uganda, World Heritage property in Danger&amp;rdquo;, generously supported through the Japanese Funds-in-Trust. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2001, the site includes four royal tombs within the Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, the  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/991</link>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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