Kenya

Mandates to the World Heritage Committee

• 2005 - 2009

Properties submitted on the Tentative List

• Mombasa Old Town (1997)
• Fort Jesus (1997)
• Lake Nakuru National Park (1999)
• Lake Naivasha (1999)
• Lake Bogoria National Reserve (1999)
• The Mijikenda Sacred Kaya Forests and groves (1999)
• Great Rift Valley Ecosystem (2001)

Activities

• [in French only] Soutien au Sommet Africités 4 (Nairobi 18-24 septembre 2006) : organisation de la session spéciale « Patrimoine culturel des villes et territoires »

News

• Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List Jul 7, 2008
• Final Result of the election to the World Heritage Committee Oct 11, 2005

Events

• Capacity-building Workshop for Youth Leaders in South Africa May 21, 2007 - May 25, 2007
• Expert Meeting - The World heritage Convention and Cultural Landscapes in Africa Mar 9, 1999 - Mar 12, 1999

Official Relations (UNESCO/ERC)

• H. E. Dr Mary Mbiro Khimulu
  Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
  Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Kenya to UNESCO
  Source: UNESCO/ERC
• Kenya National Commission for UNESCO
  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)