Ethiopia

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 2009 - 2013

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Konso-Gardula (paleo-anthropological site) (1997)
• Harar Walled Town (2001)
• Bale Mountains National Park (2008)

Activities

• Ethiopia-International Campaign to Safeguard the Principal Monuments and Sites of Ethiopia
• Gondar -Palaces and castles
• Lake Tana - Churches and Monasteries
• Harar- The walled town
• Tiya - Prehistoric site
• Lalibela - Rock-hewn churches
• Adadi Maryam

News

• Director-General inaugurates exhibition celebrating re-installation of the Aksum Obelisk Apr 23, 2009
• Inauguration Ceremony for the Aksum Obelisk Sep 5, 2008
• Mission accomplished: Aksum Obelisk successfully reinstalled Aug 1, 2008
• Second block of Aksum Obelisk successfully re-installed Jul 28, 2008
• First phase of Aksum Obelisk re-installation successfully completed Jun 23, 2008
• Re-installation of Aksum Obelisk to begin soon May 23, 2008
• New Episodes of Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures available Aug 7, 2007
• UNESCO launches the re-erection project of the Aksum Obelisk Jun 19, 2007

Events

• Aksum Rediscovered Nov 25, 2009 - Dec 4, 2009

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• Ms Mahlet Hailu Guadey
  Chargé d'Affaires a.i.
  Permanent Delegation of Ethiopia to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Ethiopian National Office for UNESCO
  Web Site: www.moe.gov.et (Mineduc website)
  Source: UNESCO/ERC

Other sources of information within UNESCO

• UNESCO Worldwide (UNESCO/BPI)
• Intangible Cultural Heritage (UNESCO/CLT/ITH)
• Cultural Heritage Laws Database (UNESCO/CLT/NATLAWS)
• Ratified Convention (UNESCO/LA)
• Biosphere Reserves (UNESCO/SC)
• Documents & Publications (UNESCO/UNESDOC)

Other sources of information

• UNDATA Country Profiles
• FAO Country Profiles (FAO)