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Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Timbuktu Trial: "A major step towards peace and reconciliation in Mali"
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has recognized Ahmed Al-Faqi Al-Mahdi guilty of war crime and has sentenced him to 9 years in prison for his ... -
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
Director of World Heritage Centre’s message on World Tourism Day 2016
With almost 1.2 billion people travelling abroad each year, tourism has become a powerful economic sector, a passport to prosperity, dialogue and ... -
Tuesday, 27 September 2016
UNESCO’s Culture Conventions more important than ever
Destruction of cultural heritage has reached unprecedented levels. In light of this, and culture’s unique contribution to peace and sustainable ... -
Wednesday, 21 September 2016
World Heritage inscription of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier” an invitation to transnational cooperation
On 19 September 2016 at the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (Architectural and Heritage Centre), Paris, the representatives of seven States ... -
Tuesday, 20 September 2016
UNESCO welcomes restoration of sacred gate of Sidi Yahia in Timbuktu
The sacred gate of the mosque of Sidi Yahia in Timbuktu, which bears testimony to cultural traditions dating back to the 15th century CE, was ... -
Friday, 16 September 2016
Reactive Monitoring Mission to take place at Wood Buffalo National Park World Heritage property (Canada)
A joint reactive monitoring mission by the World Heritage Centre and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) to assess the state of ... -
Friday, 16 September 2016
Exhibition: Sustainable development in the Safeguarding of African World Heritage
In May/June 2016, the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with its partners, organized a travelling exhibition displayed on the railings of UNESCO ... -
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
2nd Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO sites and climate change opens in China
The more than 1,800 UNESCO designated sites around the world – World Heritage sites, biosphere reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks – are impacted by ... -
Monday, 5 September 2016
Severe storms damage historical buildings at Kunta Kinteh Island and Related Sites, Islamic Republic of the Gambia
It is with great sadness and concern that the World Heritage Centre learnt of the impact of the heavy rains and windstorms of 23 August 2016 that ... -
Sunday, 4 September 2016
New IUCN guidelines to harmonize management in natural areas with multiple international designations
New guidelines launched at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress aim to support the management of areas recognised simultaneously under several ... -
Sunday, 4 September 2016
Meet the Heritage Heroes
The winner of the Heritage Heroes award was announced on 4 September 2016 at the 2016 IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii, USA. The Director of ... -
Friday, 2 September 2016
Director-General highlights UNESCO’s role in nature preservation at World Conservation Congress
On 1 September, the UNESCO Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova participated in the IUCN World Conservation Congress opening ceremony, in the presence of ... -
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes creation of world’s largest marine protected area
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, welcomed the establishment by the President of the United States, Mr. Barack Obama, of the largest nature ... -
Tuesday, 30 August 2016
UNESCO Director-General Participates in the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Hawaii
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, will undertake a mission to Honolulu (USA) from 1st September to 3rd September to participate in the ... -
Friday, 26 August 2016
Director-General of UNESCO expresses solidarity with the people of Myanmar after earthquake in Bagan
25 August – The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed her profound sympathy to the government and people of Myanmar after the ... -
Wednesday, 24 August 2016
Guardians of the world’s ocean icons convene in Galapagos to chart sustainable future
Paris, France – From 27-31 August 2016, managers from the 49 marine sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List will convene in the Galapagos Islands to ... -
Tuesday, 23 August 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes opening of trial on the destruction of heritage in Timbuktu
UNESCO today welcomed the opening of the hearings of the case of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague for ... -
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
Director of World Heritage Centre meets with Minister for Culture of Gabon
The Director of the Centre met with the Minister for Culture, Arts and Civic Education of Gabon Ms. Paulette Mengue M’OWONO and her team to discuss ... -
Friday, 5 August 2016
Nepal’s museums re-opening post-earthquake
Just over one year ago, on 25 April 2015, Nepal was devastated by an earthquake and its subsequent aftershocks. This natural disaster heavily damaged ... -
Thursday, 4 August 2016
Director of World Heritage Centre attends World Heritage inscription ceremony in India
The Director of the World Heritage Centre, Dr.Mechtild Rössler, attended a ceremony on the occasion of the new inscriptions from India on the World ... -
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
UNESCO and Bhutan launch two-year project for South Asian Cultural Landscape Initiatives
On 3 August 2016, the Director of the World Heritage Centre and the Home and Cultural Affairs Secretary of Bhutan, Mr Sonam Topgay, launched a two ... -
Wednesday, 3 August 2016
World Heritage in the High Seas: An Idea Whose Time has Come
Paris, 3 August- Sunken coral islands, floating rainforests, giant undersea volcanoes or even spires of rock resembling sunken cities: none of these ... -
Wednesday, 27 July 2016
UNESCO Ramallah Office and the Palestinian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities celebrate the inscription of two Palestinian World Heritage sites
On Wednesday 20 July 2016, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) and the municipalities of Bethlehem and Battir organized an official ... -
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee to continue at UNESCO’s Headquarters from 24 to 26 October 2016
By Decision 40 COM 17, the World Heritage Committee, decided to continue the work of its 40th session at UNESCO’s Headquarters in the course of ... -
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
In Memoriam: Luc Hoffmann
The World Heritage Centre has learned with great sadness of the recent passing of Luc Hoffmann, a pioneer in nature conservation whose impact touched ... -
Monday, 25 July 2016
Partners for World Heritage meet in Istanbul during 40th Committee Session
A World Heritage partners’ event and panel discussion took place on the 15th of July in Istanbul sponsored by the Korean National Commission for ... -
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Enjoy the UNESCO Dolomites on Google Maps Street View
The UNESCO Dolomites Foundation is the first Italian organisation to sign up to the Google Trekker Loan Program, so from today it will be possible to ... -
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Polish city of Kraków to host 2017 World Heritage Committee session
Istanbul, Turkey, 17 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Istanbul, Turkey from 10 to 17 July with Ambassador, Director General of Cultural ... -
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Eight new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Istanbul, Turkey 17 July—The World Heritage Committee, on the last afternoon of its 40th session which opened on 10 July, inscribed eight new sites on ... -
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Four new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Istanbul, Turkey, 17 July—The World Heritage Committee this morning inscribed four new sites on the World Heritage List: the transnational serial site ... -
Saturday, 16 July 2016
40th World Heritage Committee session resumes for one day on Sunday 17 July
The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee will resume on Sunday 17 July at Istanbul Congress Center, with a Bureau meeting at 9 am, followed by ... -
Friday, 15 July 2016
Five sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July—The World Heritage Committee inscribed five new sites on the World Heritage List this afternoon. One of the new sites, a ... -
Friday, 15 July 2016
Four sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Istanbul, Turkey, 15 July—The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 40th session since 10 July, this morning inscribed four new sites in China, ... -
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Libya’s five World Heritage sites put on List of World Heritage in Danger
Istanbul, Turkey, 14 July—The World Heritage Committee today placed the five World Heritage sites of Libya on the List of World Heritage in Danger ... -
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan, added to List of World Heritage in Danger
Istanbul, Turkey, 13 July — The World Heritage Committee has decided to add Uzbekistan’s Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz to the List of World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia, removed from List of World Heritage in Danger
Istanbul, Turkey, 13 July—The World Heritage Committee has decided to remove Georgia’s Historical Monuments of Mtskheta site from the List of World ... -
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Mali’s Old Towns of Djenné on List of World Heritage in Danger
Istanbul, Turkey, 13 July—The World Heritage Committee has added the Old Towns of Djennéthe List of World Heritage in Danger due to insecurity, which ... -
Sunday, 10 July 2016
World Heritage Committee opens in Istanbul
Istanbul, 10 July - The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee opened today in Istanbul (Turkey) under the chairmanship of Lale Ülker, ... -
Sunday, 10 July 2016
Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner named UNESCO Artist for Peace
Istanbul, July 10 - The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today appointed Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner, UNESCO Artist for Peace, at a ... -
Tuesday, 5 July 2016
[in French only] Bakonirina Rakotomamonjy : La terre à la reconquête de l'architecture
[in French only] Il faudrait construire 90 000 logements par jour, d’ici à 2030, pour répondre aux besoins de 3 milliards de personnes selon ... -
Monday, 4 July 2016
UNESCO unites staff and stakeholders from World Heritage sites and MAB reserves in Tanzania to raise capacities in business planning and proposal writing
From 23-25 June 2016, UNESCO brought together site managers from natural and cultural heritage sites in Tanzania, which are recognized as World ... -
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Satellite imagery helps monitor cultural heritage sites under threat
Cultural heritage around the world suffers from intentional attacks, collateral damage, looting and the effects of natural disasters. Reaching ... -
Thursday, 30 June 2016
Risk preparedness training workshop “Building Resilience of World Heritage Properties” at the Brandberg National Monument Area (Namibia)
This workshop is part of UNESCO’s ongoing efforts to address the priorities of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for the Africa region, which ... -
Monday, 27 June 2016
Winners announced: #OurWorldHeritage Instagram Competition
The World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the winners of the #OurWorldHeritage photo and story competition. The Instagram campaign aimed to ... -
Monday, 27 June 2016
World Heritage Committee to meet in Istanbul, Turkey, 10 to 20 July
The World Heritage Committee will examine proposals to inscribe 29 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its 40th session (10 to 20 July), ... -
Thursday, 23 June 2016
South Sudan ratifies the World Heritage Convention
On 9 March 2016, the Government of the Republic of South Sudan officially deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention concerning the ... -
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
State of Conservation of the World Heritage Property “Historic Centre of Vienna”
Over the last several weeks, the World Heritage Centre has received numerous messages from citizens and NGOs expressing their concerns regarding the ... -
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
UNESCO Director-General addresses the Europe Lecture 2016 on heritage protection as a security issue
“The destruction of heritage is inseparable from the persecution of people. This is why we consider the protection of cultural heritage today as far ... -
Monday, 13 June 2016
The Government of South Sudan prepares its World Heritage Tentative List
Following South Sudan’s ratification of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in January 2016, UNESCO organized a technical workshop from 8 to 13 June ... -
Monday, 13 June 2016
2016 State of conservation reports now available online
At its 40th session to be held in Istanbul, Turkey, from 10 to 20 July 2016, the World Heritage Committee will examine the state of conservation of a ... -
Saturday, 11 June 2016
UNESCO’s Director-General condemns the Destruction of Nabu Temple
UNESCO’s Director-General condemns the Destruction of Nabu Temple in Nimrud “The recent destruction of Nabu Temple is a new deliberate attack against ... -
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
World Oceans Day: Healthy Oceans – Healthy Planet
We are living in a time of unprecedented change. As we celebrate our marine treasures this World Oceans Day, we at UNESCO are also reflecting on the ... -
Monday, 6 June 2016
The Ngorongoro Declaration: A major breakthrough for African World Heritage and sustainable development
Experts from nearly 40 countries, including 12 outside the Africa region, gathered in Arusha (Tanzania) for the international conference "Safeguarding ... -
Monday, 6 June 2016
Inclusion of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention ratification in Somalia’s National Development Plan
Policy makers and advisors from the Federal Government of Somalia and national heritage experts met on 6 June 2016 in Mogadishu to consider the ... -
Sunday, 5 June 2016
Go Wild for Life!
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 5 June 2016 Go Wild for Life! Wildlife is an ... -
Saturday, 4 June 2016
Syrian and international experts agree on emergency measures to safeguard Syria’s heritage
Some 230 Syrian and international experts joined forces in a two-day meeting to assess damage to cultural heritage sites in Syria, develop ... -
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Director General opens Berlin expert meeting on the safeguarding of Syria's heritage
UNESCO Director-General opened the Expert meeting on the safeguarding of syria's heritage, with Maria Böhmer, Minister of State to the Foreign ... -
Tuesday, 31 May 2016
From Kabul to Rome: International experts discuss challenges for heritage and sustainability
From 25 to 27 May, an international conference entitled “Cultural Heritage and Development Initiatives: a Challenge or a Contribution to ... -
Friday, 27 May 2016
UNESCO Director General and Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah celebrate the role of Cultural heritage for the future of Afghanistan
“Keeping History Alive” a UNESCO publication on safeguarding cultural heritage in post-conflict Afghanistan was launched in Kabul’s Babur Garden H.E. ... -
Thursday, 26 May 2016
World Heritage and Tourism report shows sites at risk from climate change
Climate change is fast becoming one of the most significant risks for World Heritage sites, according to the report “World Heritage and Tourism in a ... -
Friday, 20 May 2016
Message from the Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of 16th International Day for Biological Diversity
"The 2016 International Day for Biological Diversity is dedicated to the theme of ‘Mainstreaming Biodiversity, Sustaining People and their ... -
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
State of conservation of Alto Douro Wine Region (Portugal)
Over the last several months, the World Heritage Centre has received numerous messages, through the NGO Platform Save the Tua, from individuals ... -
Tuesday, 17 May 2016
Director-General of UNESCO deplores severe damage at Church of Saint Simeon, in northern Syria
The Director-General of UNESCO strongly condemned the severe damage caused by an air-strike to the Church of Saint Simeon, part of the UNESCO World ... -
Friday, 13 May 2016
Key Libyan and international partners unite to adopt an action plan for Libya’s heritage
Key UNESCO partners joined with the Organization to approve a new action plan to address emergency and short term interventions for the safeguarding ... -
Thursday, 12 May 2016
UNESCO holds consultations ahead of the International Expert Meeting in Berlin on Cultural Heritage in Syria
In preparation for the UNESCO experts’ meeting in Berlin (2-4 June 2016) on the safeguarding of cultural heritage in Syria, UNESCO Director General ... -
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on World Migratory Bird Day
With the slogan “ … and when the skies fall silent?", the World Migratory Bird Day 2016 on 10 May aims to highlight the incredible numbers of ... -
Monday, 9 May 2016
[in French only] Lancement d'un projet pour renforcer l'implication des communautés locales dans la conservation du Parc du W au Niger
[in French only] Une quarantaine de personnes s'est réunie le 3 mai dernier à Niamey pour le lancement du projet de « Gestion communautaire de la ... -
Thursday, 5 May 2016
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of African World Heritage Day
This first African World Heritage Day is very special. This is an opportunity to celebrate the wealth of Africa’s cultural and natural heritage, ... -
Friday, 29 April 2016
Increasing youth involvement in the promotion and protection of African World Heritage
The first Anglophone African Heritage Regional Youth Forum opened today on Robben Island World Heritage site in South Africa. The forum will take ... -
Friday, 29 April 2016
Cement giant vows to respect World Heritage in joint effort with IUCN and UNESCO
Building materials company CEMEX has committed to staying out of World Heritage sites and to building awareness of the need to protect them, following ... -
Friday, 29 April 2016
UNESCO Director-General condemns murder of three guards at Garamba National Park (Democratic Republic of Congo)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed sadness and anger after the latest violent attack of 23rd April at Garamba National Park, a ... -
Wednesday, 27 April 2016
UNESCO experts take preliminary stock of destruction in World Heritage site of Palmyra
On their return from a technical rapid assessment mission to the Palmyra yesterday, UNESCO’s experts presented their preliminary findings regarding ... -
Tuesday, 26 April 2016
International Maritime Organization approves “in principle” Particularly Sensitive Sea Area Status for Tubbataha Reefs
Following years of preparation, the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park received an “in principle” approval as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) from ... -
Monday, 25 April 2016
UNESCO rapid assessment mission to Palmyra
UNESCO has sent a Rapid Assessment Mission to the world Heritage site of Palmyra (Arab Syrian Republic), led by the Director of the World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, 20 April 2016
On Buddha’s Trail, from Lumbini to Tilaraukot
From Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova commended international efforts to combine safeguarding with the ... -
Monday, 18 April 2016
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on International Day for Monuments and Sites
Every year on 18 April, ICOMOS celebrates the “International Day for Monuments and Sites”, whose establishment was approved by the 22nd UNESCO General ... -
Monday, 18 April 2016
Director-General of UNESCO condemns new destructions in the ancient city of Nineveh, Iraq (Mosul)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, condemns the destruction of the two historic gates of Mesqa and Adad, and parts of the old ramparts of ... -
Sunday, 17 April 2016
On anniversary of Nepal earthquake, a new partnership for heritage
Saying that culture bears the soul of the Nepalese people, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova launched a new project for the rehabilitation of the ... -
Saturday, 16 April 2016
UNESCO Executive Board unanimous to protect Palmyra and other Syrian heritage
The 199th session of UNESCO Executive Board unanimously adopted a decision regarding UNESCO’s role in “safeguarding and preservation Palmyra and other ... -
Wednesday, 13 April 2016
UNESCO reiterates call for unity and coordination to protect Syrian Cultural Heritage
In the context of the ongoing destruction and rapidly evolving situation of World Heritage sites in the Syrian Arab Republic, UNESCO held several ... -
Tuesday, 12 April 2016
Strengthening the role of local communities in the management and conservation of World Heritage Sites
A regional workshop for strengthening the role of local communities in the management and conservation of World Heritage sites was held from March 27 ... -
Monday, 11 April 2016
Irina Bokova participates in the Smithsonian Academy discussion on Cultural Heritage under attack
The Director General of UNESCO took part in a High Level event on the protection of cultural heritage organized by the Smithsonian Institution, the ... -
Thursday, 7 April 2016
Cycle of Regional Thematic Consultations on sustainable management of the World Heritage properties of religious interest
On 18 February 2016, the participants in the first Thematic Expert Consultation meeting on sustainable management of World Heritage properties of ... -
Wednesday, 6 April 2016
UNESCO World Heritage Centre calls for united action to protect vulnerable sites
Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, acknowledges the great efforts of those engaged for World Heritage protection, and ... -
Sunday, 27 March 2016
UNESCO Director-General and President Vladimir Putin discuss the protection of Palmyra's cultural heritage
Following the liberation of Palmyra, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, discussed with HE Mr Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian ... -
Friday, 25 March 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the liberation of Palmyra
"I welcome the liberation of the Palmyra archeological site, martyr city inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, which carries the memory of ... -
Monday, 21 March 2016
Reactive Monitoring Mission to The Sundarbans World Heritage property (Bangladesh)
As requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session in 2015 (Bonn, Germany), a joint Reactive Monitoring Mission involving the UNESCO ... -
Friday, 18 March 2016
Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with Moldovan Minister of Culture
The Minister of Culture from the Republic of Moldova, Ms Monica Babuc, visited the World Heritage Centre on 17 March 2016 to discuss with the ... -
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
New partnership will shed light on impact from fisheries on World Heritage marine sites
Today, more than 30% of World Heritage marine sites struggle with unsustainable fisheries. Addressing this challenge has been a core focus of the ... -
Tuesday, 15 March 2016
Director of UNESCO Heritage Division deplores fatal attacks at African World Heritage sites
On 12 and 13 March, four checkpoints in the central sector of the Virunga National Park World Heritage site located in the Democratic Republic of the ... -
Friday, 11 March 2016
Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with Secretary General of Europa Nostra
On 8 March the Director of the World Heritage Centre, Mechtild Rossler, met with Sneška Mihailović, Secretary General of Europa Nostra to discuss ... -
Thursday, 10 March 2016
UNESCO and French and Swiss heritage professionals stand up for the safeguarding of Syrian heritage
Syria possesses a cultural heritage of exceptional richness. Since 2011, this heritage has been seriously affected by conflict in the country, with ... -
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Women’s Day
2015 saw countries across the world agree on the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Change Agreement. For UNESCO, ... -
Tuesday, 8 March 2016
Call for submissions: The World's Best Preservation Ideas
Even before the World Heritage Convention of 1972, American historic preservationists understood their work in a worldwide context. Just over fifty ... -
Monday, 7 March 2016
Women on the frontline, protecting World Heritage
// It is increasingly recognized that culture has an essential role to play as a driver of sustainable development, contributing to the eradication ... -
Monday, 7 March 2016
Application Period for Herb Stovel Scholarship Fund Now Open
Another year of supporting our future heritage leaders The National Trust for Canada is now accepting applications for the Herb Stovel Scholarship ... -
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Consultancy contract: technical assistance on nature conservation in the elaboration of a management planning document
Procurement notice: consultancy contract to provide technical assistance to Albanian authorities in the elaboration of a management plan or other ... -
Thursday, 3 March 2016
Consultancy contract: technical assistance on cultural heritage for the elaboration of a management planning document
Procurement notice: consultancy contract to provide technical assistance to Albanian authorities in the elaboration of a management plan or other ... -
Wednesday, 2 March 2016
UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea partners with the UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme at the ITB Berlin
Under the motto “Protection, Prosperity and Conservation”, the Wadden Sea World Heritage and the UNESCO World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism ... -
Tuesday, 1 March 2016
Cyclone Winston Hits Fiji and its World Heritage Property
A severe tropical cyclone struck the Island Nation of Fiji in late February 2016, causing catastrophic destruction and human loss. It is with great ... -
Monday, 29 February 2016
UNESCO and ICRC partner on the protection of culture heritage in the event of armed conflict
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, signed a partnership ... -
Monday, 29 February 2016
Danger Listed site Belize Barrier Reef gets visionary integrated management plan
Earlier this week, the Government of Belize adopted its first Integrated Coastal Zone management plan—a blueprint for sustainable use of its rich ... -
Friday, 26 February 2016
Marine scientists gather in Paris to explore World Heritage potential in the Arctic
Marine science experts from around the world gathered at UNESCO’s Headquarters in a two-day working meeting to explore possible new marine World ... -
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Call for papers (CLOSED) - International Conference: Safeguarding African World Heritage as a Driver of Sustainable Development
Proposals are now being accepted for presentation at the International Conference entitled ‘African World Heritage as a Driver of Sustainable ... -
Wednesday, 24 February 2016
Tour Guiding Manual for the Kasubi Tombs World Heritage site in Uganda published
Thanks to the generous financing of a Japan Funds-in-Trust project to UNESCO for ‘Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of ... -
Monday, 22 February 2016
UNESCO and the European Commission join hands in promoting cultural routes for sustainable development
UNESCO and the European Commission are launching a project to develop cultural routes that would benefit from the power of World Heritage sites to ... -
Friday, 19 February 2016
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta World Heritage property (Pakistan)
As requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session in 2015 (Bonn, Germany), a joint World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS (International ... -
Friday, 19 February 2016
UNESCO to dispatch mission to Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore World Heritage property (Pakistan)
The World Heritage Committee at its 38th session (Doha, 2014) requested the State Party of Pakistan to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1st ... -
Friday, 19 February 2016
UNESCO and Italy sign agreement establishing a centre on cultural heritage, cultural policies and development
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO, and Paolo Gentiloni, Italy’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, have signed an ... -
Friday, 19 February 2016
Annual Report 2015 World Heritage Marine Programme
The World Heritage Marine Programme is pleased to announce the release of its annual report, 2015: A Year in Review. Looking back on the past twelve ... -
Friday, 19 February 2016
Call for proposal for the evaluation of the Lucio Costa Regional Heritage Management Training Centre UNESCO Category 2 Centre
The main objectives of this evaluation are to assess the Centre’s performance with respect to its objectives and functions, as specified in the ... -
Friday, 19 February 2016
UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Yemeni heritage
“I am sincerely distressed by the recent attacks against cultural heritage in Yemen. These attacks increase the human suffering and deprive the people ... -
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Launch of the publication 'World Heritage in Europe Today'
World Heritage attracts and fascinates: media around the world publish thousands of articles about it every year and countries invest a great deal of ... -
Thursday, 18 February 2016
Steps to Enhance Cooperation Among the Seven Biodiversity-related Conventions Identified in Geneva
Geneva, 18 February 2016 - Official Representatives of the Parties to seven global biodiversity-related conventions[1] met at the United Nations ... -
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Call for participation: World Heritage Youth Forum 2016 At the Crossroads of Multi-Layered Heritage
As part of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Turkish ... -
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
UNESCO mourns passing of Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Paris, 16 February, 2016 - UNESCO Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova, expressed her deep sadness at the passing today of Mr Boutros Boutros-Ghali, ... -
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Just Published for Comments: Draft Baseline Assessment report on the Lake Ohrid region in Albania
The draft Baseline Assessment report prepared under the coordination of ICOMOS and IUCN ECARO has been published for comments as part of the project ... -
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Consultancy contract: Drafting of a Local Plan for Integrated Solid Waste Management
Procurement notice: consultancy contract to lead the drafting of a Local Plan for Integrated Solid Waste Management in Pogradec Municipality, Lake ... -
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Italy creates a UNESCO Emergency Task Force for Culture
Paris, 15 February—UNESCO’s Director-General, Irina Bokova, and the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Paolo Gentiloni, will sign an agreement on ... -
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
'Understanding rights practices in the World Heritage system' international dialogue and call for action
The international dialogue on "Understanding rights practices in the World Heritage system: lessons from the Asia-Pacific and the global area" took ... -
Friday, 12 February 2016
World Heritage Bureau and World Heritage Centre Director meet with 6 Biodiversity-related Conventions
The “Workshop on synergies among the biodiversity-related conventions” organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and was ... -
Monday, 8 February 2016
Call for Applications: Training Session by the Association of World Heritage Properties in France: “World Heritage Interpretation”
The Association of World Heritage Properties in France (ABFPM) is launching a call for candidates for the second national training session ... -
Friday, 5 February 2016
Director-General meets Slovak Republic Delegation to discuss Sustainable Tourism at World Heritage Sites
The Director General and the Director of the World Heritage Centre met on 5 February 2016 with a Delegation from Slovak Republic including Mr ... -
Friday, 5 February 2016
Marko Pogačnik (Slovenia) joins the family of UNESCO Artists for Peace
The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova designated the famous Slovenian sculptor Mr Marko Pogačnik as a UNESCO Artist for Peace on 5 February ... -
Thursday, 4 February 2016
900-year-old consecration ceremony held for the Timbuktu mausoleums
Timbuktu (Mali), February 4 - A consecration ceremony of the Timbuktu mausoleums, last held in the 11th century, was held today at the initiative of ... -
Tuesday, 2 February 2016
Message from Mechtild Rössler, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, for World Wetlands Day
World Wetlands Day is celebrated every year on 2 February, marking the date in 1971 when the Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, ... -
Tuesday, 26 January 2016
The World Heritage Resource Manual Series – Now in Chinese
The World Heritage Resource Manual Series are intended to provide knowledge and assistance to State Parties in ensuring a representative and credible ... -
Monday, 25 January 2016
Halt of demolition operations on Saint-Louis in Senegal
On 19 January 2016, the Governor of the Region of Saint-Louis in Senegal signed a decree forbidding all demolition projects of older buildings on the ... -
Thursday, 21 January 2016
In Davos, UNESCO Director General calls for stronger partnerships to Protect Cultural Heritage under attack
Welcoming a growing alliance around the protection of cultural heritage under attack, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova appealed for reinforced ... -
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
New Year's Message from Mechtild Rössler, Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre
Dear friends and supporters of World Heritage, I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year on behalf of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2015 ... -
Tuesday, 19 January 2016
The Promise of Sydney conveys World Heritage agenda for the next decade
For the one-year anniversary of the IUCN World Parks Congress, UNESCO has published the proceedings of this Congress to highlight the recommendations ... -
Friday, 15 January 2016
Call for Applications: Earthwatch 2016 business skills programme for protected areas in Africa
Earthwatch is offering its annual opportunity for funded training and mentoring in organisational and business management practices to protected areas ... -
Tuesday, 12 January 2016
In Memoriam: Jean-Paul L’Allier
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has learnt with deep sadness of the recent passing of Mayor Jean-Paul L’Allier, founder and dedicated supporter of ... -
Thursday, 7 January 2016
1st World Heritage Youth Forum in Asia urges young people to take action
The 1st World Heritage Youth Forum (WHYF) in Asia, held from 25 November to 3 December 2015 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, successfully concluded with ... -
Thursday, 24 December 2015
Director-General condemns destruction of vestiges in the Ancient City of Bosra, a Syrian World Heritage site
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the destruction of parts of the Ancient City of Bosra during combats in the World Heritage ... -
Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Almaty Agreement adopted in the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads
Following the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 24-25 ... -
Monday, 21 December 2015
French Marine Protected Areas Agency steps up World Heritage Conservation
The work at the World Heritage Marine Programme would not be possible without the help of its partners and donors. This month, the Marine Programme ... -
Monday, 21 December 2015
The Management of Natural Heritage in Support of Sustainable Development: An Institutional Challenge in the Arab States
The World Heritage Centre organized an international meeting on natural heritage protection and management in the Arab States on 21 December at the ... -
Monday, 21 December 2015
A Grazing Pressure Reduction Strategy updated for Simien Mountains National Park
A new strategy has been devised to reduce grazing pressure on the Simien Mountains National Park (Ethiopia) (SMNP) World Heritage site and its ... -
Saturday, 19 December 2015
World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rossler discusses impact of climate change on World Heritage sites
In the framework of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), Mechtild Rössler, ... -
Friday, 18 December 2015
UNESCO Jakarta participates in the “UNESCO Regional Conference on Harmonizing Actions to Reduce Risks for Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific”
UNESCO in partnership with Think City, a community-based urban rejuvenation organization in Penang, held a conference entitled “UNESCO Regional ... -
Friday, 18 December 2015
#FestiveVirunga Matching Challenge Launches Today!
Virunga National Park, a World Heritage site in Democratic Republic of the Congo, has launched a #FestiveVirunga appeal to raise funds for the park’s ... -
Friday, 18 December 2015
International Conference on “Culture for Sustainable Cities” (Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China, 10-12 December 2015)
On 12 December 2015, the participants of the International Conference on “Culture for Sustainable Cities” (10-12 December 2015, Hangzhou, People’s ... -
Friday, 18 December 2015
The European Commission supports a new phase of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative
The European Commission continues its support of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initative (CAWHFI) by allocating 5 million Euro over the ... -
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
United Nations exhibition highlights the protection of cultural heritage
On 15 December, the Representatives of Italy, Jordan, UNESCO, INTERPOL, UNODC officially opened an exhibition on the protection of cultural heritage ... -
Friday, 11 December 2015
Malagasy government stepping up the conservation of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana
On 7 December 2015, during the COP 21, the Malagasy Minister of the Environment, Ecology, the Sea and the Forests, Ralava Beboarimisa, met with Edmond ... -
Friday, 11 December 2015
Call for Participants: Regional Youth Forum for World Heritage in Africa (Deadline 31 January 2016)
UNESCO is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the Regional Youth Forum for the World Heritage in Africa, which will take place 28 April ... -
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
Congonhas Museum will be inaugurated at World Heritage site
On 15 December, UNESCO in Brazil, the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) and the Municipal Government of Congonhas will inaugurate ... -
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
Qatar Development Fund boosts UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund
The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed today their first Memorandum ... -
Monday, 7 December 2015
COP21: President of Kiribati reaffirms commitment to World Heritage conservation
At COP21 on 5 December 2015, the President of Kiribati, Anote Tong, met with Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. The ... -
Monday, 7 December 2015
Improved Safeguarding for Cultural Heritage Threatened by Armed Conflict and Natural Disasters Aim of Regional Conference
Armed conflict and natural disasters pose a dire threat to cultural heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. News stories are becoming all too ... -
Saturday, 5 December 2015
COP21: Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
On 5 December 2015, Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre Mechtild Rössler met with Mr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the ... -
Thursday, 3 December 2015
International Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage
UNESCO organized an International Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage from 26 to 27 ... -
Thursday, 3 December 2015
2015-2016 World Heritage Map Published
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of ... -
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Government of Belize bans offshore oil exploration at Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage site
At its cabinet meeting yesterday, the Belize government approved a policy that will legally ban offshore exploration in all seven areas that make up ... -
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Striving toward Sustainable Tourism at the World Heritage sites in Southeast Asia
In the framework of the project entitled “The Power of Culture: Supporting Community-Based Management and Sustainable Tourism at World Heritage Sites ... -
Monday, 30 November 2015
COP21: German Environment Minister meets with Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre
On 29 November 2015, Barbara Hendricks, Federal Environment Minister for Germany, met with Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage ... -
Friday, 27 November 2015
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation joins Marine World Heritage
The Arctic stretches across the top of the planet, spanning 5.5 million square miles. Its icy waters are home to wildlife found nowhere else, ... -
Friday, 27 November 2015
Regional heritage management training centre - Lucio Costa Centre establishes its governance offices
On 26-27 November 2015, at a meeting held within the framework of a signed agreement between Brazil and UNESCO the first Board of Directors of the ... -
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Stepping up capacity to assist East Rennell’s removal from Danger List
The Solomon Islands host a chain of coral atolls in the western Pacific, about 1800 kilometers northeast of Australia. The southernmost island in the ... -
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Marine World Heritage at COP21
Beginning next week, world leaders are convening in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties (also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference). Their ... -
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre visits Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
On 24 November 2015, at the occasion of a visit to Viet Nam to attend the celebration of the 70th anniversary of UNESCO, Mechtild Rossler, Director of ... -
Monday, 23 November 2015
20th General Assembly of the World Heritage Convention adopts new policy on sustainable development
On 19 November 2015, the 20th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted a Policy on the integration of a ... -
Friday, 20 November 2015
HIA & EIA Discussion held at World Heritage General Assembly Side Event
The World Heritage Centre, with the participation of ICOMOS, IUCN and ICCROM, organized a side event on Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs) and ... -
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage property (Australia)
A reactive monitoring mission by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) to ... -
Thursday, 19 November 2015
Nine new members elected to World Heritage Committee
The 20th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention met from 18 to 20 November 2015 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, ... -
Thursday, 19 November 2015
UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of a guard at Okapi Wildlife Reserve, World Heritage site
On November 13, 2015, a guard of the Congolese Institute for the Conservation of Nature (ICCN) was the victim of an attack that cost him his life at ... -
Thursday, 19 November 2015
World Heritage Youth Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change in Panama: Call for Participants
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the Caribbean World Heritage Youth Project on Marine ... -
Thursday, 19 November 2015
TV weather presenters interpret climate change impacts on World Heritage sites
The World Meteorological Organization is launching a series of climate change videos featuring TV weather presenters ahead of the COP21 climate ... -
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
May 5th: African World Heritage Day
On 16 November 2015, the 38th Session of the General Conference of UNESCO adopted a resolution proclaiming May 5th as African World Heritage Day, in ... -
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with Haitian Minister of Culture
On 17 November 2015, the Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Mechtild Rössler and her team met with the Haitian Minister of Culture, Ms ... -
Saturday, 14 November 2015
The Director-General of UNESCO expresses solidarity with France following the attacks in Paris
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today condemned the attacks, unprecedented in the history of France, perpetrated in Paris on 13 ... -
Friday, 13 November 2015
UNESCO celebrates 10 years of achievements of the African World Heritage Fund
On the occasion of the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO, Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Stanley Mutumba Simataa, ... -
Friday, 13 November 2015
Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets team from the European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD)
The Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has met with the team from the European Bank for Reconstruction and exchanged views on heritage ... -
Thursday, 12 November 2015
Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities gives $200,000USD for Arab States World Heritage sites conservation
On 12 November 2015, H.E. Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and Chairperson of the ... -
Thursday, 12 November 2015
UNESCO and IUCN welcome new no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, have ... -
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
World Heritage Centre Director and Panama Minister of Environment discuss conservation issues in Coiba National Park
On 10 November 2015, World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rössler, and Panama Minister of Environment Mirei Endara, met for the first time since ... -
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Modern Heritage: Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with DOCOMOMO Chair
The meeting between Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, and Ana Tostões on 10 November 2015 focused on conservation and ... -
Monday, 9 November 2015
Syrian Antiquities Director attends General Conference and meets with UNESCO Director-General to discuss heritage protection
Today Mr Mamoun Abdulkarim, Director-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM, Syrian Arab Republic) met with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, ... -
Monday, 9 November 2015
2015 WHITRAP Asia-Pacific Region Training on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL)
Pacific Region Training on HUL in Shanghai (China) 14-17 December 2015 The 2015 WHITRAP Asia-Pacific Region Training on Historic Urban Landscaoe ... -
Friday, 6 November 2015
Exceptional cooperation for updating Cabo Verde’s Tentative List
On 22 October 2015, the UNESCO Regional Office in Dakar united 31 experts, site managers, advisory body and community representatives in Cabo Verde to ... -
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
World Heritage Volunteers 2016 - Call for Projects
The World Heritage Centre (WHC) is pleased to announce the Call for Projects for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Campaign 2016. In the framework ... -
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Emergency support for elephant crisis in DRC
The Rapid Response Facility has made an emergency grant to Garamba National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help tackle the continuing ... -
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
Published: Our Common Heritage: the Finnish National World Heritage Strategy 2015 – 2025
The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture has published a positive strategic plan for the preservation of world’s heritage for the next ten ... -
Monday, 2 November 2015
Korean National Commission for UNESCO donates 100,000 USD to World Heritage Fund
On 1st November 2015, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO announced a donation of 100,000 USD to the World Heritage Fund. The announcement ... -
Monday, 2 November 2015
International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
Many different types of professionals respond to an unfolding crisis.This course provides strategies for interlocking culture specialists with ... -
Thursday, 29 October 2015
Scientists convene in Paris to explore World Heritage in High Seas
Christmas Eve 1968 might seem like a strange date to mark as a pivotal point in our understanding of Earth. Yet it was on that date that William ... -
Monday, 26 October 2015
Proposal for wind park offshore from Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage site rejected
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre welcomes the U.K. government's decision to reject the planning permission for the Navitus Bay Wind Park proposal ... -
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
A 7000 Eur Grant for a Project Awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
Call for Applications for Cultural Mediterranean Projects. The Marc de Montalembert grant - 7000 euros - helps young people from countries bordering ... -
Thursday, 8 October 2015
Albania supports UNESCO's efforts for the Lake Ohrid region
The Albanian government has joined the EU in supporting UNESCO’s project aimed at the sustainable development of the Lake Ohrid region, a ... -
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
Shell’s departure ends oil threat to Arctic gem
On September 27, six weeks after it began exploratory drilling off the Northwest Coast of Alaska, Royal Dutch Shell announced that it is abandoning ... -
Monday, 5 October 2015
Biodiversity Award of Prince Albert III of Monaco Foundation given to Emmanuel de Merode, Director of Virunga National Park
During the eighth Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Awards prize-giving ceremony, held in Monaco on 2 October 2015, H.S.H. Prince Albert II ... -
Monday, 5 October 2015
UNESCO Director-General condemns the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra - "Extremists are terrified of history"
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, strongly condemned the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, a civil monument two thousand ... -
Monday, 5 October 2015
Turin to build on EXPO theme by showcasing sustainable management of UNESCO designated territories
From 13 to 16 October 2015, Turin will host the 3rd World Forum on Local Economic Development and launch the EXTO-EXPO 2015 programme. Within this ... -
Sunday, 4 October 2015
State of conservation of Venice and its lagoon (Italy)
In October 2015, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS/RAMSAR reactive monitoring mission will take place to the World Heritage site "Venice and its lagoon”(Italy), ... -
Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Joint Statement by the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions on the occasion of the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 25-27 September 2015
Biodiversity and sustainable development are inextricably linked. Biodiversity, at the level of ecosystems, species and genes, forms the foundation of ... -
Monday, 28 September 2015
UNESCO to develop capacities of World Heritage site managers in Romania
Sustainable planning and management of tourism is one of the most pressing challenges facing the World Heritage Convention today and is the focus of ... -
Sunday, 27 September 2015
World Tourism Day, 27 September 2015: “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities”
The UNESCO Heritage Division and its World Heritage Centre is very pleased to participate in World Tourism Day, especially given the collaboration of ... -
Saturday, 26 September 2015
Impunity for war crimes against cultural heritage must stop
New York, 26 September — The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today welcomed transfer of an alleged extremist to the International Criminal ... -
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Second Transboundary Meeting for Lake Ohrid region
The second Transboundary Platform Meeting of the project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of ... -
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
Mechtild Rössler appointed Director Division for Heritage & World Heritage Centre
Mechtild Rössler has been appointed Director of the Division for Heritage and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. An expert in both cultural and ... -
Monday, 21 September 2015
West Norwegian Fjords and Glacier Bay join forces to strengthen conservation in marine World Heritage
Last month, the Marine World Heritage Programme traveled to Norway to facilitate an exchange between the West Norwegian Fjords - Geirangerfjord and ... -
Monday, 21 September 2015
Jaeger-LeCoultre helps Cocos Island National Park fight poaching
Illegal fishing threatens 30% of Marine World Heritage sites, and resources for monitoring and enforcement are always a challenge. Thanks to long-time ... -
Thursday, 17 September 2015
UNESCO workshop “African World Heritage: challenges, opportunities and prospects” held 9-11 September 2015
Following the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee and in view of the 10th anniversary of UNESCO/African Union launching of the African World ... -
Monday, 14 September 2015
1st Youth Regional Forum for World Heritage in Asia: Call for Participants
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the First Youth Regional Forum for the World Heritage in ... -
Sunday, 13 September 2015
New Episode of Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures Available
The thirteenth Episode of the Patrimonito cartoon films on the theme of World Heritage and Biodiversity is now available. The plot is set in the ... -
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Corps established to strengthen security in DRC National Parks
The World Heritage Centre congratulates the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) for the establishment of a Corps with the aim of securing national ... -
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
World Heritage Site Management Workshop in Belgium
The City of Brussels recently hosted a workshop entitled "Inscription on the UNESCO World Heritage List: New perspectives for local development", ... -
Monday, 7 September 2015
Bhutan 2015: Workshop and Forum on the Cultural Landscape and Sustaining its Significance
UNESCO World Heritage Centre and UNESCO New Delhi Office, in close collaboration with the Department of Culture of the Royal Government of Bhutan, ... -
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova expresses consternation at the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed profound dismay as she condemned the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, one of the ... -
Monday, 24 August 2015
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova firmly condemns the destruction of Palmyra's ancient temple of Baalshamin, Syria
The Director-General of UNESCO firmly condemns the destruction of the ancient temple of Baalshamin, an iconic part of the Syrian site of Palmyra, a ... -
Friday, 21 August 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova deplores the loss of two leading scholars of Syrian antiquity
The Syrian cultural heritage community suffered two immense blows within one week with the murder of archaeologist Khaled Assad in Palmyra and the ... -
Friday, 21 August 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova condemns the destruction of the Mar Elian monastery in Syria
The Director-General of UNESCO strongly condemns the destruction of the Mar Elian monastery located in the Syrian town of al-Qaryatayn. The monastery ... -
Friday, 14 August 2015
Building capacity in the Galapagos Islands to strengthen fisheries compliance
World Heritage marine sites are only as effective as their compliance programs, and marine protected areas around the world struggle to combat illegal ... -
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
World Heritage Volunteers 2015 Action Camps welcome the International Youth Day on 12 August
On the occasion of International Youth Day, over ten Action Camps will be carried on in the framework of the World Heritage Volunteers 2015 campaign. ... -
Friday, 7 August 2015
Job Vacancy: Deputy Director, World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP Shanghai)
Job Vacancy: Deputy Director of the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of ... -
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
State of conservation of Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
Over the last several months,the World Heritage Centre has been receiving numerous messages from citizens and NGOs expressing their concern regarding ... -
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
UNESCO and Iraq launch project for conservation of World Heritage site of Samarra
UNESCO and Iraq today signed an agreement for the Conservation and Management of the World Heritage site of Samarra Archaeological City, which will ... -
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
Vacancy: Integrated Management Planning Capacity Building Expert
European Union and UNESCO initiative: "Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid ... -
Monday, 20 July 2015
Historic Local community meeting in New Caledonia to strengthen World Heritage conservation
From 3 to 4 July 2015, almost 120 people that are involved in the management of the World Heritage site Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and ... -
Sunday, 19 July 2015
Director-General praises the people of Timbuktu for the reconstruction of the city’s mausoleums
Timbuktu, Mali, 19 July—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova yesterday visited Timbuktu whose mausoleums have been rebuilt three years after ... -
Friday, 17 July 2015
Aggtelek National Park, Hungary celebrates 20 years on World Heritage List
Aggtelek National Park (ANP) was established in 1985 to protect the uniquely rich natural and cultural heritage in the region, and in particular the ... -
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Call for applications for the new edition of the Masters in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development” - English and Spanish
The call for applications for the new edition of the Masters in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development", offered by the University of ... -
Thursday, 16 July 2015
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova Presents World Heritage Certificate to President Peña Nieto of Mexico
Director-General Irina Bokova presented the President of Mexico, HE Enrique Peña Nieto, the certificate of inscription to UNESCO’s World Heritage List ... -
Thursday, 16 July 2015
Emergency Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Yemen’s Cultural Heritage announced
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today announced an Emergency Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Yemen’s Cultural Heritage upon the conclusion of ... -
Thursday, 9 July 2015
Private Sector partners for World Heritage meet in Bonn during 39th Committee session
A World Heritage partners’ event and panel discussion took place on 2nd July hosted by the German Television Deutsche Welle in Bonn, on the occasion ... -
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
World Heritage Committee announces 2016 meeting in Istanbul, 24 new sites inscribed in Bonn
The World Heritage Committee ended its meeting today announcing it will hold its next session in Istanbul, Turkey, from 10 to 20 July 2016. During ... -
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
UNESCO takes World Heritage to Archeologists
From July 1 to 3, 2015, University of Zimbabwe hosted the Biennial Conference of the Association of Southern African Professional Archaeologists ... -
Sunday, 5 July 2015
Sites in Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Uruguay inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, extension of Spanish site approved
The World Heritage Committee this afternoon approved the inscription of four cultural sites on the World Heritage List: Sites of Japan’s Meiji ... -
Sunday, 5 July 2015
Sites in Norway, Germany, Israel, UK and USA inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the inscription of five cultural sites on World Heritage List: Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage ... -
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Sites in Denmark, France and Turkey inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee this afternoon approved the inscription of five cultural sites on World Heritage List. Two Danish sites were added to the ... -
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Sites in China, Iran, Mongolia and Singapore inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the inscription of six cultural sites on World Heritage List: Tusi Sites (China), Susa, Cultural ... -
Friday, 3 July 2015
Sites in Italy, Jordan and Saudi Arabia inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee inscribed three new cultural sites on the World Heritage List this afternoon: Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral ... -
Friday, 3 July 2015
Irina Bokova condemns latest destruction of cultural property from the site of Palmyra in Syria
The Director-General of UNESCO firmly condemned the destruction of cultural property at Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, particularly damage to ... -
Friday, 3 July 2015
World Heritage Committee approves extensions to two natural sites in South Africa and Viet Nam and inscribes Jamaica’s first site on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the extension of two natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List: Cape Floral Region ... -
Thursday, 2 July 2015
Yemen’s Old City of Sana’a and Old Walled City of Shibam added to List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed two sites in Yemen on the List of World Heritage in Danger: the Old City of Sana’a and the Old Walled ... -
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
The Iraqi site of Hatra added to the List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage site of Hatra in Iraq has been inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to damage inflicted to the property by armed ... -
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
UNESCO and UNITAR-UNOSAT team up to protect cultural heritage with geo-spatial technologies
UNESCO and UNITAR (the UN Institute for Training and Research) have signed an agreement to protect cultural and natural heritage sites with the latest ... -
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Colombia’s Los Katíos National Park removed from List of Heritage in Danger
Significant improvements in the management of Los Katíos National Park in Colombia have allowed for the site to be removed from the List of World ... -
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Reconstruction of Timbuktu mausoleums nears completion
Three years after their destruction by extremists, the Timbuktu mausoleums are nearly restored through the extraordinary work carried out by local ... -
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Special Issue of World Heritage Review on Iraq
Iraq, a country in turmoil within a very unstable region, is fighting a cultural battle in the real sense of the word. This special issue of World ... -
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
Chairpersons of six UNESCO Culture Conventions meet
On 29 June, during the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee in Bonn, Germany, the Chairs of the six UNESCO culture conventions* met for the ... -
Monday, 29 June 2015
Launch of global Unite for Heritage Coalition in Bonn
Bonn, 29 June—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today launched the Global Coalition, Unite for Heritage, during the 39th session of the ... -
Sunday, 28 June 2015
World Heritage Committee opens with an appeal to protect cultural heritages sites targeted for destruction
Bonn (Germany) - An appeal for the international community to counter the new threat of violent extremism and cultural cleansing was issued at the ... -
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Managing effectively the world’s most iconic marine protected areas: A Best Practice Guide
The publication launched today, “Managing effectively the world’s most iconic Marine Protected Areas. A Best Practice Guide” lays the groundwork for a ... -
Thursday, 25 June 2015
Great Apes Emphasize Biosphere Importance
Chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans are essential to the visibility and viability of many biosphere reserves across Africa and Asia, according to an ... -
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
In memoriam: Professor Chahryar Adle
The World Heritage Centre and the History and Memory for Dialogue Section of UNESCO have learned with deep sadness of the recent passing of Professor ... -
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
World Heritage in Germany: Game created for young people
Kulturweit, a volunteer organization of the German Commission for UNESCO and the German Federal Foreign Office, has designed a card game called “World ... -
Thursday, 18 June 2015
[in French only] Formation internationale "Construire ensemble l'avenir des sites patrimoniaux,élaborer et mettre en œuvre une gestion durable", 5ème édition, 29 juin - 10 juillet 2015
[in French only] Du 29 juin au 10 juillet 2015, 13 gestionnaires de sites patrimoniaux issus de 11 pays (Burkina Faso, Colombie, Comores, Côte ... -
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
Sourcebook on national level cooperation among the biodiversity-related conventions published
UNEP has published a Sourcebook of Opportunities for Enhancing Cooperation among the Biodiversity-related Conventions at National and Regional Levels, ... -
Monday, 15 June 2015
World Heritage Volunteers 2015 and #UNITE4HERITAGE
The World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the World Heritage Volunteers 2015 and #Unite4Heritage common ... -
Friday, 12 June 2015
The Director General of UNESCO condemns the destruction of historic buildings in the Old City of Sana’a, Yemen
In the early hours of 12 June 2015, the Old City of Sana’a, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was hit by a bombing raid. Several houses and historic ... -
Thursday, 11 June 2015
Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe
The Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise in the Europe and North America region was launched at the 36th session of the World Heritage ... -
Thursday, 11 June 2015
State of Conservation of the Historic Centre of Vienna (Austria)
The World Heritage Centre is receiving correspondence from many NGOs and concerned citizens regarding a proposed high-rise project, and other matters, ... -
Thursday, 11 June 2015
UNESCO raises safety concerns on the reopening of Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site
The devastating earthquakes of 25 April and the aftershocks that followed have heavily damaged the monuments and sites within the Kathmandu Valley ... -
Monday, 8 June 2015
Relais & Châteaux and SeaWeb Europe celebrate Marine World Heritage on World Oceans Day by promoting sustainable seafood
As the world’s population grows, demand for fresh seafood is rising, and stocks are being stretched to the limit. Climate change impacts further ... -
Friday, 5 June 2015
World Heritage Committee to meet in Bonn 28 June to 8 July
The World Heritage Committee will examine proposals to inscribe 37 properties on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets at the international ... -
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
UNESCO Expert Workshop: Conservation of Mural Paintings – Research, Access and Conservation
A three-day meeting in Berlin brought together experts from around the world to discuss the current practices for mural painting conservation and led ... -
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
UNESCO Director-General condemns airstrikes on Yemen’s cultural heritage
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the airstrikes on the ancient city of Marib in Yemen and is calling on all parties ... -
Thursday, 28 May 2015
“Saving the cultural heritage of Iraq” ‒ Director-General welcomes Adoption of the UN General Assembly Resolution
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed today’s Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly, which adopted unanimously a resolution on “Saving ... -
Wednesday, 27 May 2015
1st Management Planning Workshop in Korça, Albania, to improve transboundary management at Lake Ohrid
The 1st Management Planning Workshop to protect the transboundary Lake Ohrid region took place on 25-26 March in Korça, Albania. The workshop is part ... -
Friday, 22 May 2015
Vice Premier of China Asserts Significance of UNESCO for Dialogue and Peace
The Vice Premier of the People’s Republic of China, Ms Liu Yandong, pledged her country’s ambition to push her Government’s broad collaboration with ... -
Thursday, 21 May 2015
Mauritania, Philippines and Australia apply for better protection for marine World Heritage sites at International Maritime Organisation
Worldwide shipping traffic has increased 300% since 1992, and this growing industry does not leave World Heritage marine sites immune to its ... -
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
UNESCO Director-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Palmyra
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has called for an immediate end to hostilities in Palmyra (Syria) following reports from several sources ... -
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
State of conservation of Venice and its lagoon (Italy)
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is receiving messages expressing concern about the state of conservation of the World Heritage property "Venice and ... -
Thursday, 14 May 2015
“We must save Palmyra" says UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed her deep concern over reports of fighting near Palmyra, endangering the local population ... -
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
UNESCO launches emergency response plan to safeguard Yemen cultural heritage
Amid reports of several cultural heritage sites being damaged across Yemen, UNESCO Office for the GCC and Yemen has developed a series of emergency ... -
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Yemen’s cultural heritage
Amid alarming reports about bombing of the World Heritage Site of the Old City of Sana’a, UNESCO’s Director-General calls on all parties to protect ... -
Thursday, 7 May 2015
Director-General Signs Condolences Book for Nepal
On 6 May, the Director-General expressed her sincere condolences to the Government and people of Nepal in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake ... -
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
State of conservation of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico)
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is receiving petitions expressing concern about the state of conservation of the World Heritage property Monarch ... -
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
#Unite4Heritage: United Nations University joins UNESCO campaign to protect heritage in danger
The United Nations University (UNU) and UNESCO today brought together scholars, archeologists, historians and writers to discuss ways of opposing the ... -
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
Director-General meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
On 4 May, during her official visit to Estonia, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia, Ms ... -
Monday, 4 May 2015
Attacks against Cultural Heritage – What can UNESCO do?
On 4 May, on the occasion of her official visit to Estonia, the Director General, Ms Irina Bokova, gave a lecture at the Estonian Academy of Arts on ... -
Monday, 4 May 2015
Director-General meets Estonian Minister of Culture
On 4 May, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, met with the Minister of Culture, Mr Indrek Saar. The Minister congratulated UNESCO on the ... -
Monday, 4 May 2015
Director-General on Official Visit to Estonia
From 4 to 5 May, UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, is travelling to Estonia for an official visit, where she is expected to meet with a number of ... -
Thursday, 30 April 2015
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) trek in the Dja Faunal Reserve
Following an AWF-led great apes conservation workshop in Yaoundé scheduled from April 22nd to 23rd, the AWF will lead a trek initiative from April ... -
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
In memoriam: Dr Ronald Van Oers
The World Heritage Centre announces with profound sadness the passing on 28 April 2015 of Dr Ronald Van Oers, Vice Director of the World Heritage ... -
Monday, 27 April 2015
UNESCO to assess the impact on Nepal’s cultural heritage of the devastating earthquake
“As we are receiving more information from the ground, I am deeply aggrieved by the magnitude of human loss caused by the earthquake in Nepal. I am ... -
Monday, 27 April 2015
"Culture stands on the front-line of conflict - it should be at the front-line of peace building,” Director-General states to UN Security Council
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jürgen Stock, addressed members of the UN Security Council on ... -
Saturday, 25 April 2015
UNESCO Director General expresses distress after earthquake in Nepal
The Director-General, Irina Bokova, has expressed her profound sympathy to the government and people of Nepal after the devastating earthquake that ... -
Friday, 24 April 2015
Great Apes Infographic Highlights World Heritage Importance
The endangered chimpanzees, gorillas, orangutans, and bonobos found at World Heritage sites in Africa and Asia underscore the importance of these ... -
Thursday, 23 April 2015
Virunga: a challenge for conservation and sustainable development
A screening of the movie “Virunga” was organized at UNESCO Headquarters, attended by a thousand people, in the framework of the celebration of the ... -
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Jaeger-LeCoultre brings spotlight on marine World Heritage on Earth Day
UNESCO could not conserve the Crown Jewels of the Ocean without support from public and private partner organizations around the world. In a world ... -
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
[in French only] L’approche basée sur le paysage urbain historique contribue à la conservation durable de Cidade Velha
[in French only] Les gestionnaires de Cidade Velha et de plusieurs villes de Cabo Verde, les communautés locales, les experts nationaux et ... -
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
Vacancy: Local Facilitator to the Advisory Bodies
Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid Region: Local Facilitator, Albania IUCN ... -
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
Inventory and cultural mapping of Sultanate’s architectural and urban heritage
In 2008 the NGO “Collectif du patrimoine des Comores” launched an inventory and cultural mapping project of the architectural and urban heritage of ... -
Monday, 13 April 2015
UNESCO Director-General condemns destruction at Nimrud
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today denounced further destruction at the archeological site of Nimrud in Iraq, shown in graphic detail on a ... -
Wednesday, 8 April 2015
Mayor of Istanbul and the Director-General celebrate the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Areas of Istanbul on the World Heritage List
H.E. Mr Kadir Topbas, Lord Mayor of Istanbul, visited UNESCO on the occasion of the Organization’s 70thanniversary, coinciding with the 30th ... -
Tuesday, 7 April 2015
New management plan at Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park puts focus on Outstanding Universal Value
The Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a spectacular reef system in the famed Coral Triangle. The park encompasses 970 km² of coral atolls ... -
Thursday, 2 April 2015
The Director-General of UNESCO calls for all Syrians to commit to the safeguarding of cultural Heritage in Bosra and Idlib
In the context of the recent escalation of hostilities in Bosra and Idlib, the UNESCO Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova, reiterates her call for the ... -
Monday, 30 March 2015
Peer learning between Galapagos Islands and Great Barrier Reef
The differences in culture might be as big as the ocean between them, but Australia and Ecuador are home to two of the world’s best-known natural ... -
Saturday, 28 March 2015
#Unite4Heritage campaign launched by UNESCO Director-General in Baghdad
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, launched #Unite4Heritage at Baghdad University – a social media campaign to counter the propaganda of cultural ... -
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
Ngorongoro Conservation Area sets path for sustainable tourism
Ngorongoro Conservation Area joins Lake Malawi National Park, Maloti-Drakensberg Park (South Africa and Lesotho) and Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls ... -
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
“We stand together” to protect Iraq's cultural heritage, says French President with UNESCO Director-General
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and French President Francois Hollande today sent a strong message of solidarity to the people of Iraq and Syria, ... -
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expresses solidarity with Tunisia following deadly attack at Bardo Museum
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today condemned the deadly attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, and expressed her support and solidarity with ... -
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Save Virunga’s elephants
“The Elephant Collaring Project Team” from Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is an initiative which aims at strengthening ... -
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
First Management Planning Workshop to begin for transboundary Lake Ohrid region
The first management planning workshop in a series of five will take place on 25 and 26 March 2015 in the Korça region, Albania. The workshop is ... -
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Launch of Website – Germany looking forward to hosting World Heritage Committee
Upcoming 39th session due to take place in Bonn, Germany. The annual highlight for the World Heritage community is drawing near: From 28 June to 8 ... -
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
Resiliency and Cultural Heritage discussed at the World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
UNESCO, in partnership with the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA), the Japanese National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH), ICCROM ... -
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
UNESCO mobilizes the international community to end cultural cleansing in Iraq
Since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq, in addition to the tragic loss of human life and the humanitarian crisis associated to the persecution of ... -
Monday, 9 March 2015
Minister of State Böhmer condemns destruction of Iraqi cultural sites in Nimrud by the ISIS terrorist group and calls for peace in Iraq
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office and Chair of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Maria Böhmer issued the following statement in Berlin ... -
Saturday, 7 March 2015
"Destruction of Hatra marks a turning point in the cultural cleansing underway in iraq" say heads of UNESCO and ISESCO
Since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq, in addition to the tragic loss of human life and the humanitarian crisis associated to the persecution of ... -
Friday, 6 March 2015
UNESCO Director General condemns destruction of Nimrud in Iraq
“I condemn in the strongest possible manner the destruction of the archaeological site of Nimrud site in Iraq. This is yet another attack against the ... -
Saturday, 28 February 2015
Director-General welcomes UN Security Council statement on destruction of artifacts at Mosul Museum
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has welcomed the UN Security Council's statement denouncing the attack on the Mosul Museum. "This ... -
Saturday, 28 February 2015
UNESCO Director-General welcomes the reopening of the Baghdad Museum
"The reopening of the Baghdad Museum is a powerful symbol, coming in the wake of the destruction perpetrated in Mosul. To fight violent extremism and ... -
Friday, 27 February 2015
March 3rd is World Wildlife Day
"It is time to get serious about wildlife crime" This year’s theme for World Wildlife Day is right in line with one of the key goals of the World ... -
Friday, 27 February 2015
UNESCO calls for mobilization to stop "cultural cleansing" in Iraq
“I was filled with dismay by images of the attack on the Mosul Museum, as well as on other archaeological sites in the Nineveh region in Iraq,” said ... -
Thursday, 26 February 2015
Director-General requests UN Security Council meeting on destruction of heritage in Mosul
“I am deeply shocked by footage released today showing the destruction of statues and other artefacts of the Mosul Museum. I condemn this as a ... -
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
International Conference on Archaeological Parks and Sites held in Oman 23-25 February 2015
A major international conference was organized by ICOMOS Oman at Dhofar University in Salalah, Sultanate of Oman to review archaeological heritage ... -
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
Call for expression of interest for the evaluation of the African World Heritage Fund
Established as a Category II Centre under the auspices of UNESCO in October 2009, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) is an inter-governmental ... -
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
World Heritage Young Experts Forum 2015 in Germany “Towards a Sustainable Management of World Heritage Sites”
Prior to the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, a Young Experts Forum will be held from 18 to 29 June 2015 in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley ... -
Thursday, 12 February 2015
UNESCO Director-General welcomes UN Security Council Resolution to step up protection of cultural heritage in Syria and Iraq
The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, welcomed the adoption of a new UN Security Council Resolution 2199 that condemns the destruction of ... -
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture gathers Ministers of Tourism and Culture for the first time
Over 900 participants, including over 45 Ministers and Vice Ministers of Tourism and Culture, international experts, speakers and guests from 100 ... -
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Banc d’Arguin National Park inspires young people to preserve World Heritage
With support from UNESCO’s World Heritage Marine Programme, the Banc d’Arguin National Park in Mauritania organized a series of educational activities ... -
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Director General, job vacancy
The secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is currently recruiting a Director General (DG). SPREP is the regional ... -
Friday, 6 February 2015
Ecuador intensifies actions to reduce risks from ship stranding in Galápagos Islands
On Wednesday, 28 January, the cargo ship Floreana stranded near San Cristobal, an island that is part of the Galápagos islands World Heritage ... -
Friday, 6 February 2015
2014-2015 World Heritage Map Published
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of ... -
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
UNESCO and Panasonic inspire pupils in Fujian, China, to become ambassadors of World Heritage protection
Since their first agreement signed in 2011, UNESCO and Panasonic have worked together to educate young people about protecting natural and cultural ... -
Monday, 2 February 2015
World Heritage stakeholders come together to develop a sustainable tourism strategy for Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls
World heritage site managers and tourism stakeholders from Zambia and Zimbabwe came together for the first time to initiate the process to develop a ... -
Monday, 2 February 2015
World Heritage N° 74: Disasters and resilience
Issue 74 of World Heritage magazine World Heritage sites are exposed to a wide variety of natural and human-induced hazards, such as earthquakes, ... -
Friday, 30 January 2015
Bamako conference urges emergency action to safeguard manuscripts
Storage conditions of ancient manuscripts smuggled out of Timbuktu to Bamako in 2012 must be improved rapidly to avoid decay, concluded participants ... -
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Experts and practitioners draft policy on World Heritage and sustainable development
From 22 to 24 January 2015, UNESCO, in cooperation with the Vietnamese authorities, hosted a workshop on World Heritage and sustainable development at ... -
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
Belize agrees to Chart Road Map solving Critical Conservation Issues to remove Belize Barrier Reef from Danger List
Following a week-long constructive discussion with UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and IUCN, the government of Belize agreed to start talks on critical ... -
Thursday, 22 January 2015
Celebrating World Wetlands Day: 2 February 2015
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city ... -
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Safeguarding Mali’s ancient manuscript collections, an international conference in Bamako
Nearly two years after armed groups occupied northern Mali and destroyed cultural heritage there, an international conference will take place in the ... -
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Earthwatch launches its 2015 Business Skills Transfer Programme
Once again this year Earthwatch is offering funded training and mentoring in organisational and business management practices to protected areas in ... -
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Announcement for Internship Opportunities (South Africa and Benin)
Internship Opportunities in South Africa and Benin, from 1 April until 30 September 2015. Two internships will run in 2015, one at the African World ... -
Sunday, 18 January 2015
Another Fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage site in Benin
On 14 January 2015, a fire has once again ravaged the Palace of the King Houégbadja in the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage property in ... -
Wednesday, 14 January 2015
French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research (INRAP) provides expertise to UNESCO in the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement
In the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement (an agreement for the protection and enhancement of monumental, urban and natural ... -
Thursday, 8 January 2015
The Polynesian Voyaging Society embarks on a worldwide voyage through marine World Heritage sites
Nainoa Thompson and the Mālama Honua Worldwide Voyage (sponsored by Hawaiian Airlines) are embarking on a 3-year trip that will take them to 13 marine ... -
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
Online Travel Itinerary launched about World Heritage sites in the United States
The National Park Service's newest online travel itinerary highlights the 22 World Heritage sites located in the United States. The project includes ... -
Tuesday, 6 January 2015
Director-General Presents World Heritage Certificates to Turkey
On 6 January, during her official visit to Turkey, the Director-General participated in a ceremony to present the World Heritage Certificates for the ... -
Monday, 22 December 2014
Panasonic World Heritage 2015 Calendar in paper, online and tablet PC app formats now available
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation have released the 2015 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning photographs of World ... -
Friday, 19 December 2014
UNWTO and UNESCO to organize first World Conference on Tourism and Culture
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will bring together, for the first time, Ministers of Tourism and Ministers of Culture from ... -
Friday, 19 December 2014
The Government of Indonesia, UNESCO, and Panasonic Jointly Launched the LED Lighting Installment in Prambanan Temple Compounds
The Panasonic Corporation in cooperation with UNESCO Office Jakarta organised a launching ceremony of LED Lighting Installment in Prambanan ... -
Thursday, 18 December 2014
Serious concern for oil spill in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
An oil spill occurred in The Sundarbans, Bangladesh on Tuesday, 9 December when a small coastal oil tanker sank after being rammed by another vessel ... -
Monday, 15 December 2014
Panasonic hosts event for environmental education at Budapest World Heritage site
As part of the "World Heritage Eco Learning Program", Panasonic hosted, on 15 December 2015, the "Environmental activity for the next generation” at ... -
Friday, 12 December 2014
Venice and its Lagoon rest in fragile balance. Findings of new study on the World Heritage site
A presentation of the “Fragile Venice” study, which touches on some of the most serious future challenges faced by the city of Venice and its Lagoon, ... -
Thursday, 11 December 2014
UNESCO concludes training course on “First Aid to Cultural Built Heritage in Syria”
Twenty-two conservation architects, engineers, archaeologists, and experts from different regions across Syria, including Damascus, Maaloula, Daraa, ... -
Wednesday, 3 December 2014
UNESCO Conference calls for protected cultural zones to be established Syria and Iraq
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for the creation of “protected cultural zones” around heritage sites in Syria and Iraq. Opening an ... -
Friday, 28 November 2014
UNESCO recognized for promoting Mediterranean cultural heritage
On the occasion of the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders and in the framework of the XXIII General Assembly of the Association of the ... -
Wednesday, 26 November 2014
e-patrimoines: a new e-learning training program launched by the French Ministry of culture and communication
In 2011, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Directorate General of Cultural Heritage – Department of European and International ... -
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
World Heritage Paper on “Engaging Local Communities in Stewardship of World Heritage” published
Recent policy and conceptual developments in World Heritage, and in conservation generally, set the stage for new approaches that engage indigenous ... -
Thursday, 20 November 2014
In memoriam: Prof. Karel Anthonie Bakker (PhD)
The World Heritage Centre expresses its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Professor Karel Bakker from the Department of ... -
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Results of the 1st extraordinary session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
The General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention met for its 1st extraordinary session on 13-14 November 2014 at UNESCO ... -
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is looking for a Deputy Secretary General
The Convention on Wetlands, also known as the “Ramsar Convention” from the name of the city in Iran where it was signed in 1971, is an ... -
Tuesday, 18 November 2014
UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Libya's unique Cultural Heritage
Amidst alarming reports of increase in acts of vandalism, illicit trafficking and attacks on Libyan cultural heritage, UNESCO Director-General Irina ... -
Monday, 17 November 2014
Compliance Management Workshop great success
Compliance management in the Great Barrier Reef has matured over more than 30 years and is currently one of the most advanced worldwide. Still today, ... -
Monday, 17 November 2014
New publication: Conserving Cultural Landscapes
Conserving Cultural Landscapes: Challenges and New Directions is now available from Routledge publishers. The book is edited by Ken Taylor, ... -
Monday, 17 November 2014
World Heritage Volunteers 2015 – Call for Projects
Patrimonito takes a stand in a changing global environment The World Heritage Centre (WHC) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the ... -
Sunday, 16 November 2014
UNESCO Announces the Bamiyan Cultural Centre Design Competition
November 15, 2014, marks the official announcement of the design competition to build the new Bamiyan Cultural Centre in Afghanistan. UNESCO, together ... -
Sunday, 16 November 2014
Director-General meets with experts responsible for health of Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova visited Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the weekend of 15-16 November for a firsthand look at the way the World ... -
Friday, 14 November 2014
First Youth Forum of Paraguayan Heritage - "World Heritage - Intergenerational Meeting"
From the 13 to the 15 October 2014, the Paraguay National Commission for cooperation with UNESCO through its Executive Committee for Heritage, the ... -
Friday, 14 November 2014
UN Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen Lends Her Support to Marine World Heritage
Supermodel and UN Goodwill ambassador for the Environment Gisele Bündchen narrates the latest film from the World Heritage Marine Programme, which ... -
Friday, 14 November 2014
Rapid Response Facility releases the 2014 legacy report
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases the 2014 legacy report summarizing its lasting impacts of eight years of cooperation with the UNESCO World ... -
Friday, 14 November 2014
Protected areas key to safeguarding the global environment Director-General tells Parks Congress
Sydney, 13 November - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for a global commitment to “restore, revitalize and safeguard one of the ... -
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Emergency plan to safeguard Iraq’s cultural heritage
With the severe deterioration of the humanitarian and security situation in Iraq, UNESCO has established an Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) to ... -
Wednesday, 5 November 2014
IUCN World Parks Congress 2014: Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions
UNESCO is gearing up for its participation in the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC), which will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 12 to 19 ... -
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
UNESCO participates in 20th International Cultural Heritage Show
Thanks to the generous support of the French National Commission and Ateliers d'Art de France, UNESCO will participate in the International Cultural ... -
Wednesday, 22 October 2014
First Entrepreneurship Field Training held for African site managers and community representatives
Following the first African World Heritage entrepreneurship training workshops, which took place in Ghana and Senegal in May 2014, an Anglophone ... -
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Young leaders film World Heritage sites at Media Communication Training Workshop in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
The Asian World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop for young people: "Passing the Culture Message" was held in Gyeongju, Republic of ... -
Monday, 20 October 2014
Emergency appeal to combat militant elephant poaching in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) has launched an emergency appeal for funds to tackle an upswing in poaching activity in Garamba National Park in ... -
Monday, 13 October 2014
Strengthening Collaboration for the Dja Faunal Reserve
Stakeholders of the World Heritage property "Dja Faunal Reserve", (DFR) met in Yaoundé (Cameroon) from 24 to 25 September 2014 to evaluate the current ... -
Tuesday, 23 September 2014
A 7000 Eur Grant for a Project Awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts? Are you a national from a Mediterranean country? Born after 31 ... -
Monday, 25 August 2014
“Safeguarding Precious Resources for Island Communities” World Heritage Paper series on SIDS published”.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are some of the most beautiful ... -
Friday, 15 August 2014
The World Heritage Convention has entered into force for the Bahamas
On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO its instrument of ratification of the ... -
Tuesday, 12 August 2014
UNESCO strengthens action to safeguard cultural heritage under attack
Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, ... -
Tuesday, 5 August 2014
Panasonic hosts event for environmental education at Ogasawara Islands World Heritage site
As part of the "World Heritage Eco Learning Program", Panasonic hosted, from June 26th to 28th, the "Environmental activity for the next generation” ... -
Monday, 4 August 2014
State of conservation of Alto Douro Wine Region (Portugal)
Over the last several weeks, the World Heritage Centre as well as several Permanent Delegations of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ... -
Friday, 1 August 2014
Network of World Heritage Sites in Portugal created
On 18 July, site managers of World Heritage sites in Portugal and the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO signed a cooperation agreement to ... -
Thursday, 31 July 2014
'Culture and Development: World Heritage in the Caribbean' now published
Culture & Development No.11World Heritage in the Caribbean The results of the Second Periodic Report on the State of World Heritage in Latin ... -
Thursday, 17 July 2014
Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard Iraqi heritage
UNESCO today held a consultation with Iraqi and international cultural heritage experts and agreed on an Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard ... -
Thursday, 17 July 2014
[in French only] Le braconnage s’intensifie dans le Parc National de la Garamba
[in French only] Le Centre du patrimoine mondial s’inquiète de la recrudescence du braconnage et de la multiplication des attaques ... -
Thursday, 10 July 2014
African Ministers meet in Doha for Roundtable Discussion during 38th session of World Heritage Committee
On the occasion of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, Qatar), the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Her Excellency ... -
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Agreement for Phase II of 'Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini'
Phase II of “Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage Property” ... -
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Re-building Cultural Heritage in Mali
The value of rebuilding Timbuktu, a unique intellectual and spiritual capital rich in cultural treasures, is priceless for both Mali’s post-conflict ... -
Monday, 30 June 2014
Emergency appeal launched to combat rise in elephant poaching
A UNESCO World Heritage site in Danger needs your help! Your donations will help the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra combat the crisis of ... -
Friday, 27 June 2014
Call for Applications: Master's in World Heritage Studies
Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg (Germany) is receiving applications for the Master’s programme in World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
Twenty six new properties added to World Heritage List at Doha meeting
The inscriptions of the 1000th site and Myanmar’s first property on the World Heritage List, were among the highlights of the 38th session of ... -
Tuesday, 24 June 2014
UNESCO publishes a conservation manual and a study on the mausoleums for the Rehabilitation of Timbuktu
In the framework of UNESCO’s Action plan for the safeguarding of Mali’s cultural heritage adopted in February 2013, and as part of the World Heritage ... -
Monday, 23 June 2014
Six new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Doha, 23 June – The World Heritage Committee this morning inscribed properties in the Russian Federation, Costa Rica, Viet Nam, India, ... -
Sunday, 22 June 2014
World Heritage List reaches 1000 sites with inscription of Okavango Delta in Botswana
Doha, 22 June – Botswana’s Okavango Delta became the 1000th site inscribed on the World Heritage List today. Okavango was inscribed as a ... -
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Myanmar’s first site inscribed to World Heritage List
Doha, 22 June –Myanmar made its entry onto the World Heritage List today, with the inscription of its first site, Pyu Ancient Cities. The World ... -
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Four new cultural sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Doha, 22 June – The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, ... -
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Sites in Latin America and Germany inscribed on World Heritage List
Doha, 21 June – The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, ... -
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Sites in Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia inscribed on World Heritage List
Doha, 21 June – The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, has ... -
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Meeting of Chairpersons of Committees of UNESCO’s Cultural Conventions
Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee, met today ... -
Friday, 20 June 2014
Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines - Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir, inscribed on World Heritage List and on List of World Heritage in Danger
Doha, 20 June – The World Heritage Committee today began the examination of 36 sites nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List. The first ... -
Friday, 20 June 2014
Developing historic cities: keys for understanding and taking action, a compilation of 40 case studies
This compilation of 40 case studies on the conservation and management of historic cities is now available in hard copy format, in English, ... -
Friday, 20 June 2014
New Historic Urban Landscape website
The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP) created ... -
Thursday, 19 June 2014
Youth-to-youth communication key to engaging young people in protection of World Heritage, concludes Doha Forum
Delegates to the 2014 World Heritage Youth Forum held in Doha from 4 to 15 June, made it clear they expect to play a much bigger role in safeguarding ... -
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Poaching puts Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve on List of World Heritage in Danger
Doha, 18 June – The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) today inscribed the Selous Game Reserve (United Republic of Tanzania) on ... -
Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Decision on status of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef deferred until 2015
Doha, 18 June – The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) today deferred for 12 months a decision on whether to inscribe ... -
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
City of Potosí (Plurinational State of Bolivia) added to List of World Heritage in Danger
Doha, 17 June – The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) today inscribed the City of Potosi (Plurinational State of Bolivia) on the ... -
Tuesday, 17 June 2014
Tanzania’s Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara removed from UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) has found that management and safeguarding of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo ... -
Monday, 16 June 2014
The World Heritage Resource Manual Series - Now in Spanish
Since the World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972, the World Heritage List has continually evolved and is growing steadily. With this growth, a ... -
Monday, 16 June 2014
UNESCO and Seabourn partnership for World Heritage protection and sustainable tourism
Doha, 16 June – UNESCO and cruise operator Seabourn today announced a six-year, $1 million partnership agreement aimed at reinforcing ... -
Sunday, 15 June 2014
World Heritage Committee meeting opens in Doha
Qatar announces $10m donation for new heritage protection initiative. Doha, 15 June —The Prime Minister of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin ... -
Thursday, 12 June 2014
UNESCO commends the decision by SOCO to halt oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park as a step in the right direction
UNESCO has welcomed the announcement by SOCO international this week to halt oil exploration activities in the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, 11 June 2014
World Heritage Centre partners with pioneer Catlin Seaview Survey
Using its revolutionary 360-degree panoramic underwater camera, the Catlin Seaview Survey aims at revealing the hidden wonders of our oceans. This ... -
Tuesday, 10 June 2014
Today at UNESCO: A virtual dive to celebrate World Oceans Day
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre presents "A virtual dive in six marine World Heritage sites" By Richard Vevers, CEO, ... -
Friday, 6 June 2014
Special Issue of World Heritage magazine dedicated to Qatar
At the occasion of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, held from 15 to 25 June 2014 in Doha (Qatar), a special issue of World ... -
Thursday, 5 June 2014
International workshop held on strengthening south-south collaboration on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
From 23 to 24 May 2014, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group organized the workshop ... -
Wednesday, 4 June 2014
The Bahamas ratifies World Heritage Convention, completing ratification by Latin America and Caribbean Region
On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its instrument of ratification ... -
Monday, 2 June 2014
Report published following Workshop on World Heritage and Human Rights
The report resulting from the workshop held in Oslo, Norway from 1 to 3 April 2014 on the theme “Building capacity to support rights-based ... -
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
World Heritage Committee to meet in Doha from 15 to 25 June
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 40 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets in Doha (Qatar) from 15 to ... -
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
UNESCO and AWHF bring together African World Heritage site managers and local communities for entrepreneurship training
In May 2014, forty participants, including site managers and local community representatives from World Heritage sites in Africa, participated in two ... -
Wednesday, 28 May 2014
UNESCO to create an Observatory for the Safeguarding of Syria’s Cultural Heritage
UNESCO will establish an observatory in Beirut (Lebanon) to monitor and assess the state of Syria’s cultural heritage. The decision was made ... -
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Safeguarding living cultural traditions at the World Heritage site of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga
The Kingdom of Buganda, once the largest of all the traditional kingdoms in East Africa, bears an eloquent witness to the living cultural traditions ... -
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Safeguarding sites for sustainable development in Ethiopia
UNESCO Sites are symbols of our work in support of sustainable development. The international community helps us ensure these sites, of outstanding ... -
Thursday, 22 May 2014
UNESCO World Heritage Centre renews partnership for elementary education
UNESCO has renewed its partnership with NTT Docomo, Dentsu and Evergreen (Japan), with the goal of educating elementary school pupils about World ... -
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
UNESCO publishes a practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites
A practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites has been published in the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage ... -
Tuesday, 20 May 2014
2014 State of conservation reports now available online
At its 38th session to be held in Doha, Qatar, from 15 to 25 June 2014, the World Heritage Committee will examine the state of conservation of 150 ... -
Monday, 19 May 2014
3rd Roundtable of African Ministers on World Heritage in Africa
On the occasion of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, Qatar), the World Heritage Centre and the African World Heritage Fund are ... -
Tuesday, 13 May 2014
Reconstruction of the Tombs of the Buganda Kings begins
The reconstruction of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi in Uganda was launched today at a ceremony held on the World Heritage site, which was ... -
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Global Ocean Summit makes Marine World Heritage “pitch for action”
From 22 to 25 April 2014, government leaders, ocean practitioners, business, science, donors and international agencies came together at the Global ... -
Wednesday, 7 May 2014
Training of Local Guides Launched for the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns World Heritage site
UNESCO Bangkok Director Gwang-Jo Kim and Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) Director-General Nalikatibhag Sangsnit ... -
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
2013-2014 World Heritage map published in Arabic
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps, has now been published in ... -
Thursday, 17 April 2014
Director-General condemns attack on Emmanuel de Merode, Director of the Virunga National Park
"It is with distress and anger that I learned of the violent attack against Emmanuel de Merode, chief warden of Virunga National Park,” said ... -
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
The Loire Valley: view from the train
The cultural landscape of the Loire Valley (France) has launched a new promotion and interpretation tool: a geo localized application for Smartphones ... -
Tuesday, 15 April 2014
Director-General offers UNESCO’s support for Chile in the face of devastating fires in Valparaiso
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed deep concern over the destruction caused by fires that have been raging around the city ... -
Monday, 14 April 2014
'Managing Cultural World Heritage' reference manual published in French
This manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with the ... -
Monday, 14 April 2014
The first stage in the rehabilitation of cultural heritage of Timbuktu (Mali) is complete
Launched on 14 March 2014 in partnership with UNESCO, the rehabilitation work carried out on Sheik Baber Baba Idjé and Sheik Mahamane Al ... -
Tuesday, 25 March 2014
UNESCO renews partnership with Our Place, photographer of World Heritage sites
UNESCO has announced the renewal of its partnership agreement with OUR PLACE Publishing Ltd. The New Zealand-based company will continue its mission ... -
Monday, 24 March 2014
Director-General Opens International Conference in Bergen on UNESCO Culture Conventions
On 24 March, the UNESCO Director-General opened an International Conference in Bergen, Norway, on the UNESCO 1972, 2003 and 2005 conventions, entitled ... -
Friday, 21 March 2014
Urban Regeneration for Historic Cairo Video Competition
The URHC project team invites young filmmakers and urban heritage lovers aged between 18 and 30 years to produce a video of 5 minutes or less, ... -
Friday, 14 March 2014
Reconstruction of World Heritage mausoleums starts in Timbuktu (Mali)
Residents of Timbuktu today launched the reconstruction of World Heritage mausoleums damaged by the armed extremists who occupied the north and centre ... -
Monday, 3 March 2014
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, for CITES communication campaign for the first edition of World Wildlife Day
Today, we celebrate the first World Wildlife Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly. Since time immemorial, humanity has marvelled at the wild ... -
Thursday, 27 February 2014
3rd edition of ‘The World’s Heritage’ by UNESCO Publishing and Collins features all 981 sites
The third edition of The World’s Heritage is available now, published by UNESCO Publishing and Collins. Featuring all 981 entries on the UNESCO World ... -
Monday, 24 February 2014
Policy-makers in Uzbekistan meet to discuss implementation of World Heritage Convention
On 20 February 2014 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a discussion on the requirements of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and ... -
Thursday, 20 February 2014
UNESCO Director-General condemns military presence and destruction at World Heritage Sites in Syria
In the face of a deteriorating situation inside Syria, the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, made the following statement : "The situation in ... -
Tuesday, 18 February 2014
Workshop increases community involvement in African natural World Heritage sites
Managers of natural World Heritage sites in Africa met with national coordinators of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Grants ... -
Thursday, 13 February 2014
First mission to Gao since end of military occupation of northern Mali takes stock of serious damage to the city’s cultural heritage
UNESCO, Malian and international experts have completed the first assessment of damage to cultural heritage in Gao, following the occupation by armed ... -
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Over 3 million USD pledged for the African World Heritage Fund at African Union Head of State Summit
On Friday 31 January 2014, UNESCO joined forces with the African Union Commission to raise awareness and funds for the African World Heritage Fund ... -
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Potential boundary modification to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage site
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has taken note of information provided by individuals and civil society organizations concerning the Tasmanian ... -
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
Banc d’Arguin National Park and Wadden Sea sign historic Twinning Arrangement
The Banc d’Arguin National Park (Mauritania) and The Wadden Sea (Germany /The Netherlands) are the most critical sites for migratory birds on ... -
Tuesday, 11 February 2014
South Asia World Heritage Serial Nomination for the Silk Roads Project Launched with the Support of the UNESCO/Korea Funds-in-Trust
The UNESCO/Korea Funds-in-Trust project, “Support for the Preparation of the World Heritage Serial Nomination for the Silk Roads in South ... -
Friday, 7 February 2014
The OWHC’s Regional Secretariat for Northwest Europe publishes position paper
The Regional Secretariat Northwest Europe of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), one of the organization’s 8 regional ... -
Monday, 3 February 2014
UNESCO welcomes growing commitment by oil, gas and mining corporations to keep out of World Heritage sites
UNESCO has welcomed confirmation from French-based oil and gas corporation Total that it will refrain from prospecting or exploiting oil and gas in ... -
Friday, 31 January 2014
Great Barrier Reef state of conservation
The World Heritage Committee, at its last meeting in June 2013, expressed concern for the Great Barrier Reef and requested Australia ensure that ... -
Friday, 24 January 2014
UNESCO Director-General Condemns Destruction to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed grave concern about the damage to Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art, following ... -
Friday, 20 December 2013
Angkor: Managing Success
The millennial temples of Angkor with their monumental architecture, infinitely fine bas-reliefs, enduring spiritual significance and complex ... -
Friday, 20 December 2013
Five World Heritage sites in Azerbaijan and Belgium granted “enhanced protection” in the event of armed conflict
Two World Heritage sites in Azerbaijan and three in Belgium have been given "enhanced protection" status by the Committee for the Protection of ... -
Friday, 20 December 2013
Happy New Year from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Happy New Year from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS)World Heritage fosters ... -
Wednesday, 18 December 2013
UNESCO publishes proceedings of the International Colloquium on the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)
The proceedings of the International Colloquium on the conservation of World Heritage Earthen Architecture have been published in the latest edition ... -
Tuesday, 17 December 2013
A cultural centre and museum to be built at the Bamiyan World Heritage Site
The World Heritage site in Bamiyan has received further support today with the Government of the Republic of Korea committing to provide US$5.4 to ... -
Monday, 16 December 2013
UNESCO expert mission assesses recovery measures after Philippines disasters
UNESCO dispatched an expert mission to the Philippines from 4 to 11 December following the massive earthquake and powerful typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), ... -
Thursday, 12 December 2013
Panasonic World Heritage 2014 Calendar in paper, online and tablet PC app formats now available
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation have released the 2014 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning photographs of World ... -
Wednesday, 11 December 2013
28 students from 11 countries recognized at UNESCO for their work on preserving the environment
Ádám Riba, from Hungary, the laureate of this year’s Panasonic Eco Picture Diary award, was one of the 28 children from 11 ... -
Friday, 6 December 2013
Nelson Mandela “a giant among men” says Director-General
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today paid tribute to former South African President Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday night, 5 ... -
Thursday, 5 December 2013
Download the new World Heritage magazine app – free for a limited time!
Available for iPad, Android and Kindle Fire tablets, this new app allows you to download World Heritage magazine. Lavishly illustrated, and published ... -
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
"Benefits Beyond Boundaries" published in French, Korean
Published on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, this thematic collection of case studies provides a thorough understanding of ... -
Monday, 2 December 2013
Mobilizing living heritage for sustainable development
The 24 members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will meet in Baku (Azerbaijan) from 2 ... -
Monday, 2 December 2013
World Heritage Volunteers 2014 - Action for Sustainability
Are you a youth organization and want to sensitize young people about the value of World Heritage sites? Or are you an NGO and wish to organize ... -
Monday, 2 December 2013
Heritage protection efforts underway after natural disasters in Philippines
A massive earthquake and powerful typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda) successively struck central Philippines in October and early November 2013, causing ... -
Friday, 29 November 2013
Cocos Island National Park receives exceptional donation from Jaeger-LeCoultre
On 27 November, Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre, a partner of the World Heritage Centre, donated 30,000 Euros for the preservation of Cocos ... -
Tuesday, 26 November 2013
UNESCO strengthens cooperation with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
UNWTO is the specialized agency of the United Nations in charge of promoting a responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. A new ... -
Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Twelve new members elected to World Heritage Committee
On 19 November, representatives of the 190 States Parties to the 1972 World Heritage Convention elected 12 new members to the 21-member ... -
Monday, 18 November 2013
40th anniversary: Proceedings of the Closing Event published
Celebrating 40 years of the World Heritage Convention, the proceedings of the Closing Event of the Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World ... -
Saturday, 16 November 2013
'Managing Cultural World Heritage' reference manual published
This manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with the ... -
Saturday, 16 November 2013
New database : State of Conservation of World Heritage properties
The significant number of reports prepared by UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee represents an exceptional documentation ... -
Monday, 28 October 2013
Free app download for one day only: Atlas by Collins, including all World Heritage sites
The Atlas by Collins app can be downloaded for free on Tuesday, October 29th. The app comes with one globe pre-installed and includes 10 other globes ... -
Monday, 21 October 2013
UNESCO provides cultural heritage training to UN personnel in Mali
UNESCO on 14 October delivered a first training course in cultural heritage protection to military, police and civilian staff from Benin, Côte ... -
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Managing Marine World Heritage: Our Crown Jewels of the Ocean
Managers from 46 marine World Heritage sites will meet in Ajaccio, Corsica, from October 18-20, for the second World Heritage Marine Site ... -
Monday, 30 September 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores suicide attack near Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, deplored the suicide attack that took place on 28 September, near the Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu, ... -
Monday, 30 September 2013
Emergency Red List of Syrian Antiquities at Risk is launched in New York
On Wednesday, 25 September, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova joined the President of the International Council of Museums (ICOM), Dr. Hans-Martin ... -
Monday, 23 September 2013
Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha: new book of photographs
A joint publication of UNESCO and the Paris-based NGO Oriental Cultural Heritage Sites Protection Alliance, Lumbini, Birthplace of Buddha is a ... -
Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Conclusions of the 3rd and 4th HERITY International Conferences
The results of the 3rd and 4th HERITY Conferences, held in Rome, Italy in December 2010 and 2012, are now available. The conferences and their ... -
Friday, 30 August 2013
“Stop the destruction!” urges UNESCO Director-General
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on all parties involved in the conflict in Syria to safeguard the country’s cultural ... -
Monday, 19 August 2013
In Memoriam: Professor Walter Santagata
The World Heritage Centre has learnt with deep sadness of the recent passing away of Professor Walter Santagata, a long-time collaborator of UNESCO ... -
Monday, 19 August 2013
Cahokia Mounds welcomes 10 millionth visitor since it became a World Heritage site
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site on Tuesday welcomed its 10 millionth visitor since achieving the rare distinction of being designated a World ... -
Sunday, 18 August 2013
Report on the Historic Urban Landscape Workshops and Field Activities on the Swahili coast in East Africa 2011-2012
On 10 November 2011 UNESCO’s General Conference adopted the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, six years after the General Assembly of ... -
Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Val de Loire World Heritage (France) information and one day workshop on Economy, Heritage and Landscape
The Val de Loire World Heritage cultural landscape (France) is organizing a one-day workshop on Economy, Heritage and Landscape, to be held 12th ... -
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Report published on the initiative "Engaging Local Communities in the Stewardship of World Heritage" (COMPACT)
New report on lessons learned to engage local communities in the Conservation of World Heritage sites launched during the 37th session of the World ... -
Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Africa Nature risk preparedness workshop held in South Africa
The Africa Nature risk preparedness workshop took place from the 20th-25th May 2013 at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Organized by African ... -
Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Wildlife crime is robbing the future of Africa - Jeune Afrique
Given the current rate of poaching, children from West or Central Africa will one day speak of elephants and rhinoceros as we speak of mammoths: as ... -
Friday, 26 July 2013
Best practice management at the Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems
For the first time, the Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems brought together all the local communities actively ... -
Thursday, 18 July 2013
UNESCO, Turkey and Japan launch project to safeguard the World Heritage site of Cappadocia (Turkey)
H.E. Gürcan Balik, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Turkey to UNESCO, and Kishore Rao, Director of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, on ... -
Tuesday, 16 July 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores the escalation of violence and the damage to World Heritage in Syria
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed deep shock at news of further destruction to cultural heritage in Syria, and particularly ... -
Monday, 15 July 2013
Workshop on management and valorization of paleo-metallurgical sites
The French Grand Sites Network and its International Training and Exchange Centre for Francophone Heritage Sites Managers organized recently an ... -
Monday, 15 July 2013
"Rivers and heritage" UNESCO Chair created
On 6th May 2013, the creation of a “Rivers and heritage” UNESCO Chair was approved by UNESCO. This project stems from a partnership ... -
Sunday, 7 July 2013
Earliest Buddhist shrines in South Asia discovered in Lumbini, Buddha’s birthplace in Nepal
New excavations within the Maya Devi Temple of Buddha’s birthplace in Lumbini, Nepal, have revealed evidence of a series of shrines extending ... -
Friday, 28 June 2013
Closing ceremony of World Heritage Committee brings to life the ancient culture of Angkor
Some 500 of the 1400 participants of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee made the journey from Phnom Penh to Siam Reap and visited the ... -
Sunday, 23 June 2013
Sites in Germany and Italy bring to 19 the number of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List this year
Two new sites and one extension to a Polish site were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Sunday afternoon, bringing to 19 the total ... -
Sunday, 23 June 2013
My Son, Viet Nam: Director-General Celebrates Restoration of World Heritage Champa Kingdom Monuments
After 16 years of excavation and restoration work, a group of tower temples and monuments belonging to the My Son Sanctuary, once the religious and ... -
Sunday, 23 June 2013
Sites in Ukraine, the Iran and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee inscribed the following three sites on Sunday morning: Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora (Ukraine). The ... -
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Honghe Hani Rice Terraces inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage alongside an extension to the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed a site of rice terraces in Yunnan (China) and an extension to the uKhahlamba Drakensberg Park which is now ... -
Saturday, 22 June 2013
Qatar and Fiji get their first World Heritage sites as World Heritage Committee makes six additions to UNESCO List
Qatar and Fiji had their first World Heritage sites inscribed during the afternoon session of the World Heritage Committee on Saturday, as the ... -
Friday, 21 June 2013
World Heritage Committee inscribes two new natural sites from China and Namibia on UNESCO World Heritage List
China’s Xinjiang Tianshan and Namib Sand Sea (Namibia) were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Friday. Mount Kenya-Lewa Wildlife ... -
Friday, 21 June 2013
Mount Etna and the Mountains of Pamir inscribed on World Heritage List alongside El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed natural sites from Tajikistan, Italy, and Mexico on the World Heritage List. Tajikistan National Park ... -
Friday, 21 June 2013
Hill Forts of Rajastan and Wooden Churches of the Carpathian region inscribed on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed two new cultural World Heritage sites, one in India and the other astride the border of Poland and ... -
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Syria’s Six World Heritage sites placed on List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee has decided to place the six World Heritage sites of the Syrian Arab Republic on the List of World Heritage in Danger so ... -
Thursday, 20 June 2013
Youths practice hands-on site conservation at 2013 World Heritage Youth Forum at Angkor, Cambodia
The World Heritage Youth Forum, Cambodia 2013 was held at the site of Angkor, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 8 to 16 June 2013, in ... -
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
New opportunity for training in risk management at World Heritage sites
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and in collaboration with the Centre for Heritage ... -
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
UNESCO and Panasonic renew strategic partnership agreement
UNESCO and Panasonic Corporation announced the renewal of their strategic partnership agreement today. The new agreement will run for two years from ... -
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
World Heritage Committee inscribes East Rennell on the List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage site of East Rennell has been inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to logging that is affecting the ... -
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
Director-General pays official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia on the occasion of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee
On 16 June, during her official visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, met with His Majesty King Norodom ... -
Tuesday, 18 June 2013
African Culture Ministers call for balancing heritage conservation and social and economic development
On 17 June 2013, in the context of the 37th Session of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, took ... -
Monday, 17 June 2013
World Heritage Committee removes the Iranian World Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural Landscape from danger listing
The World Heritage Committee has decided that improvements in the management and conservation of the World Heritage site of Bam and its Cultural ... -
Monday, 17 June 2013
African ministers concerned by the region’s World Heritage sites
Must countries choose between economic development and the safeguarding of heritage? This was the subject of the annual Round Table of African ... -
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Watch the live webcast of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee in Phnom Penh
The 37th session of the World Heritage Committee is now underway in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, from 16 to 27 June 2013. Media contacts: Roni Amelan ... -
Sunday, 16 June 2013
Important Khmer statues returned to Cambodia during opening of World Heritage meeting in Phnom Penh
Solemn appeals for the preservation of the heritage of humanity and colourful cultural performances marked the opening of the 37th session of the ... -
Friday, 14 June 2013
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction benefits Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
From 23 to 26 April 2013, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre, partner of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre since 2008, organized ... -
Friday, 14 June 2013
Enter a "competwition" to win a copy of Benefits Beyond Borders (UK only)
Enter a Competition for the chance to win 1 of 5 copies of World Heritage: Benefits Beyond Borders! This book was jointly published by UNESCO and ... -
Friday, 14 June 2013
Historic Urban Landscape approach explained
This newly published brochure "New life for historic cities: The historic urban landscape approach explained" introduces the Recommendation on the ... -
Tuesday, 11 June 2013
World Heritage Candidates announced for 2013 Business Planning Programme
Participants to the 5th annual World Heritage Centre / Earthwatch / Shell "Business Planning for natural World Heritage site managers" year long ... -
Sunday, 9 June 2013
UNESCO expert mission evaluates damage to Mali’s cultural heritage
“UNESCO saved the temples of Egypt and rebuilt the Mostar Bridge. UNESCO will rebuild the mausoleums of Mali,“ said UNESCO ... -
Friday, 7 June 2013
World Heritage celebrates World Oceans Day!
Over 1,000 new species have been discovered at marine sites since their inscription on the World Heritage List. This data has been compiled in ... -
Friday, 7 June 2013
Report of the 40th Anniversary Year activities: Celebrating 40 years of the World Heritage Convention and looking forward to tomorrow
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has published a brochure reporting the events and activities carried out in 2012 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of ... -
Friday, 7 June 2013
World Heritage Committee to inscribe new sites on UNESCO World Heritage List and examine conservation of sites already on the List
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 32 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its next session, from 16 to 27 ... -
Wednesday, 5 June 2013
UN On-line Volunteers and World Heritage
With almost a thousand sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, the reach of the World Heritage Convention is vast. To better present one important ... -
Monday, 3 June 2013
Protecting Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park from Shipping Threats
The Tubbataha Reef sprawls across 100,000 hectares and supports over 350 species of coral and almost 500 species of fish. Earlier ... -
Sunday, 2 June 2013
Director-General of UNESCO reiterates her appeal for the protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
In the wake of alarming media reports on damage to several historic and religious sites in various regions of Syria, I wish to express my grave ... -
Wednesday, 29 May 2013
UNESCO and Italy launch new cooperation to restore and conserve cultural heritage in Bamiyan, Afghanistan
Most people know Bamiyan as the site where giant statutes of the Buddha were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. But it is the location of other ... -
Monday, 27 May 2013
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hosts World Heritage Fellow
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a World Heritage Fellow, Mr. Anoop K.R., Director of Keoladeo National Park in India and Deputy ... -
Monday, 27 May 2013
NWHF and WHITRAP sign cooperation agreement for sustainable practice at World Heritage sites
The Nordic World Heritage Fund (NWHF) and the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research in the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP), have ... -
Tuesday, 21 May 2013
Statement by the Director-General of UNESCO regarding the mission to the Old City of Jerusalem
Following certain media announcements reporting on the cancellation of the UNESCO Mission to the Old City of Jerusalem, Director-General Irina Bokova ... -
Friday, 17 May 2013
Rosewood Poaching Turns Violent; Rapid Response Facility Provides Emergency Support
On the 3rd of May, the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) received a request for emergency support in confronting a surge of rosewood poaching in Dong ... -
Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Two New Episodes of Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures Available Online
World Heritage Education Programme is pleased to announce the release of "Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures" cartoon ... -
Friday, 3 May 2013
UNESCO and International Astronomical Union sign new agreement
On 30 April 2013, UNESCO and the International Astronomical Union (IAU) renewed their Memorandum of Understanding at the Organization’s ... -
Friday, 3 May 2013
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
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has expressed deep concern over the rise of armed violence, poaching and destruction in the Dzanga-Sanga ... -
Friday, 3 May 2013
Collaboration between Two Volcanic World Heritage Sites on Managing Risks to Visitors
Demonstrating an excellent example of cooperation between managers and staff of two of the globe’s most iconic World Heritage volcano sites, ... -
Monday, 29 April 2013
Extension of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust 2013- 2016
After three successful programme cycles of 4 years each, during the period from 2001 to 2012, the Dutch Government decided to extend the Netherlands ... -
Friday, 26 April 2013
First European Marine World Heritage Sites conference commits to strong regional cooperation
From 15-16 April 2013, 25 experts from 4 European marine World Heritage Sites were brought together in Tönning (Germany) with the aim to ... -
Thursday, 25 April 2013
2nd South East Europe World Heritage Youth Forum for peace and sustainable development held
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, ... -
Wednesday, 24 April 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores continuing destruction of ancient Aleppo, a World Heritage site
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her deep distress over reports of the continuing destruction which has severely damaged the ancient ... -
Friday, 12 April 2013
11th Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
A group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan (Afghanistan), as well as representatives of the Afghan and ... -
Tuesday, 2 April 2013
Special issue of SPANDREL on the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape, Journal of School of Planning and Architecture of Bhopal, India
7th issue of SPANDREL, Historic Urban Landscape. Biannual publication. 2013 The 7th issue of the SPANDREL journal for the promotion and dissemination ... -
Friday, 22 March 2013
UNESCO launches project to develop a flood risk mitigation plan for Ayutthaya World Heritage site
UNESCO is launching a project to develop a flood risk mitigation plan for the World Heritage Site of Ayutthaya. The launch event at UNESCO Bangkok on ... -
Friday, 22 March 2013
World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour 2013
Once again UNESCO will partner with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Earth Hour, one of the world's largest and most well-known environmental ... -
Wednesday, 6 March 2013
Agreement signed for reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs, Uganda
On 1st March 2013, UNESCO signed the Plan of Operation with the Government of Uganda for the project “Technical and financial assistance for the ... -
Friday, 1 March 2013
Syria: The Director-General of UNESCO Appeals to Stop Violence and to Protect the World Heritage City of Aleppo
For more than a year now, I have been expressing on behalf of UNESCO my deep concern about the dramatic humanitarian situation in Syria and the ... -
Tuesday, 26 February 2013
World Heritage field guide for climate change adaptation tested at Kenyan World Heritage sites
The field testing of the World Heritage Centre’s field guide for climate change adaptation in natural World Heritage sites was launched last Friday in ... -
Monday, 25 February 2013
Building capacity for managing natural World Heritage sites in Africa
Managers from 10 World Heritage sites throughout Africa met at the IUCN ESARO regional offices in Nairobi, Kenya to reflect on and learn more about ... -
Friday, 22 February 2013
New UNESCO website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha World Heritage site
The UNESCO Kathmandu Office has recently created a website on Lumbini, the Birthplace of the Lord Buddha, World Heritage property in Nepal: ... -
Tuesday, 19 February 2013
International experts and decision makers gathered at UNESCO adopt Action Plan for Mali’s cultural heritage and manuscripts
An Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali was adopted at an international ... -
Friday, 15 February 2013
UNESCO and the Fondation Franz Weber partner for World Heritage preservation
On 10 January 2013, UNESCO and the Fondation Franz Weber of Switzerland signed a five-year agreement to reinforce support for the Rapid Response ... -
Wednesday, 13 February 2013
UNESCO convenes international experts meeting for the safeguarding of Malian cultural heritage
The Director-General of UNESCO, together with the Government of France, is organizing an international Day of Solidarity for Mali on 18 February 2013 ... -
Friday, 8 February 2013
Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean event calls for support of marine sites
On 7 February, international film stars Clive Owen and Jacques Perrin gave their support to Marine World Heritage: The Crown Jewels of the Ocean, at a ... -
Monday, 4 February 2013
UNESCO has developed cultural heritage maps and a “Heritage Passport” to help protect Mali’s cultural heritage
In response to the conflict taking place in the northern regions of Mali since April 2012, UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Directorate of ... -
Sunday, 3 February 2013
Director-General visits Mali with French President François Hollande
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova made a visit to Mali on Saturday 2 February with French President François Hollande and the interim ... -
Saturday, 2 February 2013
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Mali to spearhead UNESCO’s commitment to safeguard and rebuild Mali’s extraordinary cultural heritage
The Director-General is visiting Mali today with French President François Hollande, with the goal to launch the assessment of the state of ... -
Saturday, 2 February 2013
World Wetlands Day 2013
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of ... -
Friday, 1 February 2013
Project Publication on Tourism Management at World Heritage Sites of Portuguese Origin and Influence
In January 2013, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal (the Portuguese Tourism Authority) concluded their joint project on ... -
Wednesday, 30 January 2013
UNESCO determined to help Mali restore and rebuild its cultural heritage
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today announced that UNESCO will do everything possible to safeguard and rebuild Mali’s extraordinary ... -
Monday, 21 January 2013
World Heritage Volunteers 2013 - Patrimonito Voluntary Action - Inspiring change
Are you a youth organization and want to sensitize the young people more about the value of World Heritage sites? Or are you an NGO and wish to ... -
Monday, 14 January 2013
The Director-General of UNESCO urges military forces to protect cultural sites in Mali during air raids and ground interventions
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova launched an appeal to all military forces in Mali: "I ask all armed forces to make every effort to ... -
Monday, 7 January 2013
UNESCO holds the first International Colloquium on the Conservation of World Heritage Earthen Architecture
Within framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), an international colloquium on the conservation of earthen architecture ... -
Friday, 21 December 2012
Best Wishes 2013 from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
World Heritage sites cover a quater of all marine protected areas on the planet: 46 jewels of the ocean, beautiful but fragile. Lest's protect ... -
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting for Management Plan of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata
The First Expert/Stakeholder Meeting took place in Pompei (Italy) on 17 November 2012, within the framework of the project “Towards a governance ... -
Tuesday, 18 December 2012
Successful Completion of Climate Change Adaptation Project in the Peruvian Andes
Negotiated with the support of the World Heritage Centre, this 3 year Swiss government financed project entitled "Local Capacities for climate change ... -
Monday, 17 December 2012
Nairobi Convention calls for cooperation on marine World Heritage in Indian Ocean
During the recent 7th Conference of the Parties for the Nairobi Convention (December 2012, Maputo, Mozambique), dedicated to "Partnering for a Healthy ... -
Sunday, 16 December 2012
US celebrates the 40th anniversary of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention in Washington, and pays tribute to the Honourable Russell Train
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, laid out a vision for the World Heritage Convention in the 21st century stunning some 200 people from ... -
Friday, 14 December 2012
International experts meeting on earthen architecture: its preservation and potential for the future
Forty of the world’s leading experts on earthen architecture—which serves as habitat for up to one third of the world’ ... -
Thursday, 6 December 2012
UNESCO pays tribute to the memory of Oscar Niemeyer, a great humanist and an engaged architect
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, paid tribute to the great Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, who died on Wednesday, 5 December, at the ... -
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Panasonic World Heritage 2013 Calendar released in paper, online and tablet PC app formats
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation present the new tablet PC edition of the 2013 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning ... -
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
New World Heritage state of conservation information system accessible to public
The World Heritage Centre, with the support from the Flanders Government, has embarked on the development a comprehensive and integrated information ... -
Friday, 30 November 2012
2012-2013 World Heritage Map Available
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of ... -
Monday, 26 November 2012
Representatives from 30 Latin American Countries to prepare World Heritage Action Plan
The final meeting in the Second Cycle of the Periodic Report on the State of World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean will take place from 3 ... -
Saturday, 24 November 2012
The Colmar Forum: enhanced collaboration between Council of Europe, EU, UNESCO, UNWTO and OECD
25 years of Council of Europe cultural routes celebrated in Colmar, France, 21-23 November 2012 The Colmar Forum, organized by the secretariat ... -
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Expert Working Group releases final Recommendation for Safeguarding Herat and Jam
The 3rd Expert Working Group Meeting for the Old City of Herat and the World Heritage property of Jam (Afghanistan), met at the Museo d’ Arte ... -
Friday, 16 November 2012
World Heritage Convention turns 40
The World Heritage Convention, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 16 November 1972, turns 40 today. The only treaty for heritage preservation ... -
Friday, 16 November 2012
"Passport" booklet highlighting United States’ World Heritage sites published
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, Eastern National and the National Park Service’s Office of ... -
Thursday, 8 November 2012
World Heritage Convention’s 40th anniversary celebration concludes and launches Kyoto Vision
The Closing Event of the 40thAnniversary of the World Heritage Convention concluded today in Kyoto, Japan, after three days of presentations and ... -
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Final Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean
In the framework of Document WHC-12/36.COM/10C and Decision 36 COM 10C adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, ... -
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Preparations are being completed in Chile for the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for LAC
Preparations are being completed in Chile, where almost everything is ready, for the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting ... -
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Gala performance by the Cuban National Ballet on the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
The Cuban National Cultural Heritage Council (CNPC) and the Cuban National Ballet (BNC) offered last October 30 a gala performance on the 40th ... -
Tuesday, 6 November 2012
Reflection and future perspectives mark World Heritage Convention’s 40th anniversary closing event in Kyoto, Japan
The opening ceremony of the Closing Event taking place in Kyoto from 6 to 8 November featured a performance by UNESCO Artist for Peace Sarah ... -
Monday, 5 November 2012
Closing celebration of World Heritage Convention’s 40th anniversary
A three-day event in Kyoto, Japan, will mark the end of a year-long worldwide celebration of the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention ... -
Wednesday, 31 October 2012
The Africa region celebrates 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, over 300 delegates, including 16 African Ministers of Culture, ... -
Thursday, 25 October 2012
Vigan, Philippines recognized for best practice in World Heritage site management
The Historic Town of Vigan (Philippines), inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1999, has been recognized as a model of best practices in World ... -
Friday, 19 October 2012
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv at Sundarbans National Park
Thirty-four young messengers (participants) from over 20 different marine World Heritage sites around the world gathered in Hyderabad from 6 to ... -
Friday, 19 October 2012
Director-General condemns renewed destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu
Irina Bokova, the Director-General of UNESCO today denounced the renewed destruction of mausoleums in northern Mali, near the World Heritage city of ... -
Thursday, 11 October 2012
UNESCO Director-General deplores the increasing threats and possible damage to the Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo, Syria
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed utmost concern over the escalation of violence in Syria, in particular in the vicinity of several ... -
Monday, 8 October 2012
UNESCO launches Africa Nature programme
On 1 and 2 October 2012, a workshop took place in Nairobi, Kenya to launch the UNESCO Africa Nature Programme, which was developed following the ... -
Monday, 1 October 2012
Rock Islands Southern Lagoon and Tubbataha World Heritage sites win Future Policy Award for marine resource management
This year, two Marine World Heritage sites won the Future Policy Award, which celebrates policies that create better living conditions for current and ... -
Sunday, 30 September 2012
UNESCO Director-General deplores destruction of ancient Aleppo markets, a World Heritage site
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed distress and dismay over the fire that severely damaged the ancient markets in the old city of ... -
Friday, 21 September 2012
The International Protection of Landscapes conference results in Declaration on Landscape
The International Protection of Landscapes meeting was organized by UNESCO and the International Traditional Knowledge Institute and held in ... -
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Singapore becomes 190th State Party to the World Heritage Convention
On 19 June 2012, the Government of Singapore officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its instrument of ratification, ... -
Wednesday, 19 September 2012
The Director-General pays tribute to leading US conservationist and one of the founding fathers of the World Heritage Convention
It was with great sadness that the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, learned of the passing of Russell E. Train, former President of the World ... -
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
10.5 billion tonnes of carbon stored in World Heritage forest sites
A study commissioned by the World Heritage Centre reviews the total carbon stored in trees, leaves forest litter and soil for all 106 World Heritage ... -
Tuesday, 18 September 2012
IUCN World Conservation Congress celebrates the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention and calls for maintaining the highest standards for World Heritage
On Saturday 15 September, the IUCN World Conservation Congress ended on the Island of Jeju, Republic of Korea, which harbors the “Jeju Volcanos ... -
Monday, 17 September 2012
UNESCO and National Geographic partner with Intercontinental Hotels for Responsible Business Week 2012
InterContinental Hotels & Resorts Responsible Business Week to run from 17-23 September 2012 InterContinental Hotels & Resorts today embarks ... -
Saturday, 15 September 2012
The Director-General visits the Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova traveled to Colonia del Sacramento today, and visited the old city, which became the first World Heritage site of ... -
Saturday, 15 September 2012
The Jurassic Coast celebrates the Earth in 2012
The Jurassic Coast Earth Festival 2012 was a celebration of England’s only natural World Heritage Site – the Dorset and EastDevonCoast, ... -
Friday, 7 September 2012
IUCN World Conservation Congress begins in Jeju, Republic of Korea
The IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest and most important conservation event, began 6 September on the Island of Jeju, ... -
Thursday, 6 September 2012
Job opening: Cultural Heritage Specialist for Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in Manama, Bahrain
The recently established Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) in Manama, Bahrain, is currently recruiting a Culture Heritage ... -
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
2013 UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary published
Featuring a useful week-at-a-glance design, the Desk Diary is illustrated with colour photos of World Heritage sites, each accompanied with ... -
Monday, 3 September 2012
The Director-General congratulates the Italian authorities for progress achieved in the conservation of the iconic World Heritage site of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei and Herculaneum
During her visit to Naples on the occasion of the World Urban Forum organized by UN-HABITAT, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, commended the Italian ... -
Thursday, 23 August 2012
Argentina names World Heritage site to the Ramsar List
The government of Argentina has designated its 21st Wetland of International Importance, called the Humedales de Península Valdés ... -
Tuesday, 21 August 2012
Patrimonito Chinese Storyboard Competition 2012 Results
In June 2012, the World Heritage Education Center for Youth (Beijing, China) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) launched ... -
Friday, 17 August 2012
Director-General deeply concerned by wildfires in Southern Europe
UNESCO is monitoring closely the impact of wildfires in Southern Europe and the southernmost portion of the European Union. The Organization has been ... -
Friday, 17 August 2012
Launch of ICOMOS-ICORP website
ICOMOS-ICORP recently launched its new website and Facebook page. ICOMOS- ICORP is the International Scientific Committee on Risk ... -
Friday, 10 August 2012
Panasonic organizes UNESCO World Heritage Eco Learning event for Hanoi secondary school students
Panasonic Vietnam, in cooperation with UNESCO’s Office in Hanoi, organized the Eco Learning program on UNESCO World Heritage for students ... -
Friday, 10 August 2012
Aleppo must be saved: Call by the Chairman of the World Heritage Committee
"Regardless of political positioning, the public is deeply concerned about the security situation in Aleppo and the safety of its citizens ... -
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Director-General Visits the Buddhist Monuments of Bagan
Close to one thousand years ago, Anawrahta, king of the first Myanmar Empire and a staunch advocate of Theravada Buddhism, embarked on one of the most ... -
Monday, 6 August 2012
“World Heritage and indigenous peoples” - on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People, 9 August 2012
At its tenth session, the UN Permanent Forum on indigenous issues (UNPFII) made several recommendations relating to UNESCO, its World Heritage ... -
Tuesday, 31 July 2012
UNESCO and the Smithsonian Institution team up to celebrate the World Heritage Convention
The project ‘Protection, Preservation and Prosperity: Stories of World Heritage,’ is being launched today by UNESCO and the Smithsonian ... -
Friday, 27 July 2012
The Director-General of UNESCO appeals for the Protection of the World Heritage City of Aleppo
In light of escalated violence in the vicinity of several historic urban areas in Syria, the Director-General reiterates her appeal of 30 March 2012, ... -
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
Creation of a Special Fund for the Safeguarding of Mali’s World Heritage sites
Echoing the call of UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, the World Heritage Committee has established a Special Fund to support Mali’s efforts ... -
Friday, 20 July 2012
RRF grant awarded to rebuilt the Okapi Wildlife Reserve
On June 24, a group of armed rebels attacked the headquarters of the Okapi Wildlife Reserve, situated in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of ... -
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Tokyo Expert Meeting (Feb 2012) published
The record of the "International Expert Meeting on the 40th Anniversary" which was held on 16 February 2012 is now available on the Japan ... -
Friday, 6 July 2012
World Heritage Centre signs Memorandum of Understanding with the French Marine Protected Area Agency
The World Heritage Centre and the French Marine Protected Area Agency (AAMP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in support of the conservation of ... -
Friday, 6 July 2012
End of 36th session of the World Heritage Committee marked by concern for World Heritage sites in Mali
The World Heritage Committee Friday closed its 36th session after almost two weeks of work under the chair of Eleonora Mitrofanova, the Ambassador of ... -
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Emergency appeal for Okapi Wildlife Reserve (DRC) following murderous raid by poachers
UNESCO and the nongovernmental organization Fauna and Flora International are launching an emergency appeal to support the staff and rebuild the ... -
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
21st International Radiocarbon Conference held at UNESCO Headquarters
The World Heritage Thematic Programme, Human Evolution: Adaptations, Dispersals and Social Developments (HEADS) http://whc.unesco.org/en/heads/, ... -
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
Beech Forests of Europe – Further Sites for the WH list ?
After a three-day expert meeting held in Italy and ending on 20 June 2012, participants concluded that there is further potential for European beech ... -
Tuesday, 3 July 2012
World Heritage Committee calls for end to destruction of Mali’s heritage and adopts decision for its support
The World Heritage Committee on 2 July condemned the destruction of World Heritage sites in Mali and decided on measures to help the country protect ... -
Monday, 2 July 2012
Twenty-six new sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List this year
The World Heritage Committee on Monday morning inscribed Lena Pillars Nature Park of the Russian Federation, the last site to be added to ... -
Sunday, 1 July 2012
Four natural and four cultural properties added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Sunday
The World Heritage Committee on Sunday inscribed eight new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, including Chad’s first World Heritage ... -
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Bahraini pearling site and the Mosque of Isfahan inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Pearling, testimony of an island economy (Bahrain) and the Masjed-e Jāmé of Isfahan (Iran) were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage ... -
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee on Saturday afternoon added the following sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Gonbad-e Qābus (Iran), ... -
Saturday, 30 June 2012
UNESCO Director-General of UNESCO calls for a halt to destruction of cultural heritage site in Timbuktu
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today expressed her distress and dismay over the destruction of three sacred tombs that are part of a World ... -
Saturday, 30 June 2012
Mexican tourism project cancelled to protect Gulf of California World Heritage site
The World Heritage Centre received a letter today from the Government of Mexico’s National Commission for Natural Protected Areas formally ... -
Friday, 29 June 2012
Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and Morocco
New sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, ... -
Friday, 29 June 2012
Xanadu (China), Bassari Country (Senegal) and Grand Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire) added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The Site of Xanadu (China), the Bassari Country: Bassari and Bedik Cultural Landscapes (Senegal) and the Historic Town Grand Bassam, the first capital ... -
Friday, 29 June 2012
UNESCO Director-General preoccupied by fighting in World Heritage sites in eastern DRC
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed her utmost concern with the recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, which is ... -
Thursday, 28 June 2012
Heritage sites in northern Mali placed on List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee on Thursday accepted the request of the government of Mali to place Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia on UNESCO’s List ... -
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Better conservation in Pakistan and the Philippines allow Committee to remove two sites from World Heritage List in Danger
The World Heritage Committee on Tuesday morning recognized the success of two countries, Pakistan and the Philippines, in improving the conservation ... -
Wednesday, 27 June 2012
Panamanian fortifications inscribed on List of World Heritage in Danger
Environmental factors, lack of maintenance and uncontrollable urban developments have been cited as reasons to inscribe the Fortifications on the ... -
Tuesday, 26 June 2012
World Heritage Committee places Liverpool on List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee has placed Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the proposed construction of ... -
Monday, 25 June 2012
Day 1 in St Petersburg: 2012 World Heritage Committee
Of the 33 sites nominated this year, which ones will make the cut to achieve UNESCO World Heritage status? The first day of the World Heritage ... -
Sunday, 24 June 2012
36th session of World Heritage Committee opens with focus on sustainable development
The challenges facing heritage preservation as UNESCO celebrates the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention were the focus of the opening ... -
Sunday, 24 June 2012
36th Session of World Heritage Committee Youth Forum: Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan) 1 - 9 July, 2012
The Youth Model of the World Heritage Committee, to be held in Kazan from 1 to 9 July, is designed to attract the attention of young people of the ... -
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
UNESCO and NOUH sign agreement for preservation of Historic Cairo
On 11 June, a protocol agreement for a preservation and management project for Historic Cairo (Egypt) was signed by Mr. Samir Gharib, Head of the ... -
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Successful World Heritage Candidates for the 2012 Business Planning Programme
Participants to the 4th annual World Heritage Centre / Earthwatch / Shell "Business Planning for natural World Heritage site managers" year long ... -
Friday, 15 June 2012
10 Years of Dutch Support to World Heritage “From Astronomy to Zanzibar” published
Since its inception in 2001, the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) at the World Heritage Centre has served the international heritage community as ... -
Tuesday, 12 June 2012
Preliminary findings of UNESCO mission sent to assess earthquake damage to sites in northern Italy
Following the earthquakes that struck the region of Emilia in northern Italy, notably since May 20, the UNESCO Director General Irina ... -
Saturday, 9 June 2012
Consultative Meeting on World Heritage and Sustainable Development discusses principles and policy
The Consultative Meeting on World Heritage and Sustainable Development, held in Ouro Preto, Brazil from 5 to 8 February, was a ... -
Friday, 8 June 2012
World Heritage celebrates World Oceans Day with new iPhone app
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre is launching an iPhone app. This years’ Oceans Day theme “Youth: the Next ... -
Friday, 8 June 2012
In Memoriam: Professor Philip Tobias
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sincere condolences to the friends and family of Professor Philip Vallentine Tobias, who ... -
Thursday, 7 June 2012
UNESCO mission assesses earthquake damage to sites in northern Italy
As requested by Director-General Irina Bokova, a team of experts has traveled to northern Italy to assess damage to World Heritage sites following ... -
Friday, 1 June 2012
World Heritage Committee to consider inscription of 36 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List at forthcoming session (St Petersburg 22 June – 6 July)
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 36 sites on the World Heritage List during its next meeting from 24 June to 6 July, in ... -
Wednesday, 30 May 2012
World Heritage Inventory of Earthen Architecture available online
The World Heritage Inventory of Earthen Architecture is now available in English and French online: ... -
Thursday, 24 May 2012
Government of Mali and UNESCO move to protect Timbuktu and other heritage sites in the north of Mali
The Government of Mali and UNESCO have defined measures to safeguard World Heritage Properties in the north of Mali, including the fabled city of ... -
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Launching Of The Rivers And Heritage Website
The Rivers and Heritage website was officially launched on 15 March 2012 at the World Water Forum in Marseille (France), during the session ... -
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
Director-General concerned about attacks on World Heritage site of Ghadamès (Libya)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called for the protection of Libya’s Old City of Ghadamès inscribed on UNESCO’s ... -
Tuesday, 22 May 2012
UNESCO monitors damage to heritage in northern Italy following powerful earthquake
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today extended her condolences to the inhabitants of northern Italy for the loss of human life and ... -
Thursday, 17 May 2012
Living with World Heritage Conference examines sustainability and local involvement
The conference Living with World Heritage, held in Røros, Norway from 13 to 16 May 2012, was part of Norway`s official ... -
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
New Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
On 7 May 2012, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and H.E. Ms Katalin Bogyay, Ambassador of Hungary and President of UNESCO's General Conference, ... -
Friday, 4 May 2012
Irina Bokova concerned about growing threats to cultural heritage in Mali
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her great concern following the desecration of the graves of Sidi Mahmoud in Mali by the Ansar Dine ... -
Friday, 20 April 2012
Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage site receives funding to restore portions of Hadrian’s Wall
The World Heritage property “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” has received £537,185 (US$ 850,406) in funding from SITA Trust to ... -
Friday, 20 April 2012
Recommendations for transnational heritage corridors of Silk Roads site nomination
Members of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads release recommendations for two priority transnational ... -
Monday, 2 April 2012
Sydney Opera House, other sites participate in Earth Hour 2012
Sydney Opera House was among the World Heritage sites around the globe participating in Earth Hour 2012, the environmental campaign to draw ... -
Monday, 2 April 2012
UNESCO Director-General expresses concern about the situation in Mali
In reaction to recent events in Northern Mali, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expresses her deep concern about the possible consequences of the ... -
Friday, 30 March 2012
Director-General of UNESCO appeals for protection of Syria’s cultural heritage
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called for the protection of the cultural heritage of Syria. ‘Following a number of ... -
Friday, 30 March 2012
Archaeological discoveries
In the sacred place of Tenochtitlan, archaeologists from INAH-Conaculta (The Mexican National Institute of Anthropology and History and the Mexican ... -
Friday, 30 March 2012
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on criterion (vi)
The International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Criterion (vi) and associative values which took place in Warsaw, Poland, 28-30 March 2012, ... -
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
UNESCO committed to stronger links between World Heritage and Tourism
UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova underlined the importance of better integrating cultural heritage preservation and sustainable tourism during ... -
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
From World Heritage to Literacy, Philadelphia Embraces UNESCO
World Heritage and literacy were bookends to a day where Philadelphia opened its arms to UNESCO, during the second day of Director-General Irina ... -
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Top Agenda in Miami Leg of Director-General’s Mission to the U.S.
With a stunning visit to the Everglades the day before serving as a strong reminder, Director-General Irina Bokova turned her attention to a ... -
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
World Heritage sites participate in Earth Hour
UNESCO will partner with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) for Earth Hour, one of the world's largest and most well-known environmental campaigns in the ... -
Thursday, 22 March 2012
GIS boundaries of natural and mixed World Heritage sites available
IUCN and UNEP-WCMC have compiled a KML layer with key information on the natural and mixed World Heritage sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage ... -
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction benefits Puerto-Princesa Subterranean River National Park
From 12-15 March 2012, the Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre, partner of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre since 2008, organized its ... -
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
Rapid Response Facility helping combat Mt. Kenya fires
On January 15th, forest fires were spotted on the slopes of Mount Kenya, the highest mountain in Africa. Inscribed onto the World Heritage list ... -
Tuesday, 20 March 2012
Venice Declaration adopted at international Conference on "Building Cities Resilience to Disasters in Europe: Protecting Cultural Heritage and Adapting to Climate Change"
The World Heritage Centre took part in a Conference organized by the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UN-ISDR) and the Municipality ... -
Friday, 16 March 2012
UNESCO World Heritage Youth Storyboard Korean Competition (2012)
To contribute to the 2012 celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the Cultural Heritage Administration of ... -
Thursday, 15 March 2012
In Memoriam: Professor Herb Stovel, conservationist
Professor Herb Stovel, one of the world’s most renowned experts in heritage conservation, recently passed away in Ottawa, Canada. During his ... -
Thursday, 15 March 2012
American National Park Service (NPS) celebrates 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
The National Park Service of the United States of America is celebrating the World Heritage Convention with events throughout the year. For more ... -
Tuesday, 13 March 2012
World Heritage Centre expresses concern regarding aeromagnetic and aerogravimetric explorations at Virunga National Park (DRC)
The World Heritage Centre has just been informed that a Ministerial Order, signed on 1 September 2011, delivers to SOCO (South Africa Congo Oil) ... -
Monday, 12 March 2012
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage
Dr. Sami El-Masri, Deputy Director General for Arts, Culture and Heritage, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, with the Director of the UNESCO ... -
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Aztec Ruins hosts World Heritage celebration
Aztec Ruins, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1987 as part of the Chaco Culture designation, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its ... -
Thursday, 8 March 2012
City council grants planning permission for development scheme at World Heritage site “Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City”
On 6 March 2012, Liverpool City Council’s Planning Committee granted outline planning permission for the Peel Holdings £5.5bn Liverpool ... -
Thursday, 8 March 2012
Brunei Darassalam and Palestine ratify the World Heritage Convention
On 12 August 2011, the Government of Brunei Darassalam and on 8 December 2011, the Government of Palestine officially deposited with the ... -
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
Construction of a women’s dyeing factory in Bamako
Women in Mali have developed over the last decades specific skills in terms of textile dyeing. This activity provides many employment opportunities ... -
Saturday, 3 March 2012
Patrimonito Korean National Storyboard Competition 2012 - Winners
In March 2012, the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA) and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) launched the ... -
Friday, 2 March 2012
Exploration of hydrocarbons has been suspended on the Coffee Cultural Landscape, Colombia.
Thanks to Quindío being declared as part of the UNESCO World Heritage property, Coffee Cultural Landscape (Colombia), the exploration of ... -
Friday, 2 March 2012
Nominations open for the 2012 MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity
Takuya Okada, Chairman of the AEON Environmental Foundation and Honorary Chairman of AEON Co., Ltd., announced today the opening of nominations for ... -
Friday, 2 March 2012
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage property (Australia)
A joint international expert mission to the World Heritage property of Great Barrier Reef by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), and the ... -
Friday, 2 March 2012
3-month trip to India's 28 World Heritage sites
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, two young Indian men, Aniketh MJ and Sulesh Kumar, are planning ... -
Thursday, 1 March 2012
The World's Heritage co-published by UNESCO and Collins
UNESCO and Collins are delighted to announce the publication of The World’s Heritage (2nd Edition) – the definitive, best-selling guide to ... -
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Patrimonito and Docomodake bring World Heritage sites to young people
To mark the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCOWorld Heritage Convention, Dentsu, EVERGREEN Digital Contents and NTT DOCOMO, in ... -
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan
Expert Working Group meeting held in Tokyo, releases recommendations for Safeguarding World Heritage property of the Bamiyan Valley, ... -
Monday, 13 February 2012
Heritage Heals in Hiraizumi
It is rare for a Director-General to present a certificate of World Heritage in person, but the temples, gardens and archaeological site of Hiraizumi, ... -
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Panasonic Eco Picture Diary Global Contest Ceremony held at UNESCO Headquarters
Panasonic Corporation held yesterday, 8 February, the award ceremony of "Eco Picture Diary Global Contest" which the company has been promoting with ... -
Friday, 3 February 2012
The Rapid Response Facility Contributes to avoiding the ecological isolation of Romania's Retezat Massif
The Retezat Massif has received a Rapid Response Facility (RRF) grant to undertake urgent snow-tracking surveys in response to a road-building threat ... -
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
UNESCO and Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock launch 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, launched the 40th anniversary celebration of the World Heritage Convention in a ceremony at UNESCO ... -
Monday, 30 January 2012
World Heritage Convention turns forty
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, one of UNESCO's most successful programmes and one of the most powerful tools ... -
Monday, 30 January 2012
Statement of the United Nations Foundation in Support of the World Heritage Convention’s 40th Anniversary
On November 16, 1972, the international community took a historic step towards safeguarding core, irreplaceable elements of our global heritage when ... -
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
ICOMOS advisory mission to the World Heritage site of Seville
From 7 to 9 November 2011, experts from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook an advisory mission to examine development ... -
Friday, 13 January 2012
Rapid Response Facility awards grant to Côte d'Ivoire component of Mount Nimba
The Côte d’Ivoire component of the transboundary Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve, inscribed onto the list of World Heritage in Danger, ... -
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
Panasonic 2012 World Heritage calendar released in online version
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic have released an online version of the 2012 World Heritage Calendar in five languages. It is available ... -
Friday, 23 December 2011
Marine Programme - Newsletter January 2012
Read our newsletter to learn about our major accomplishments, including new services that will help improve marine protection efforts around the ... -
Friday, 23 December 2011
Best Wishes 2012
40 years of protection, 188 States Parties, 936 World Heritage Sites. Join us for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention as we ... -
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
World Heritage Volunteers 2012
Call for Projects concrete actions for the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention The UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme in ... -
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Kernavė Archaeological site in Lithuania granted “enhanced protection” in the event of armed conflict
Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė) World Heritage site has been given "enhanced protection" status by the Committee for the ... -
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
London 2012 Torch Relay to pass through Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site
While exact details of the route are still under cover, it has been announced that the Olympic Torch will be carried through Ironbridge Gorge World ... -
Wednesday, 14 December 2011
Italy announces support to UNESCO for Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Myanmar
The Government of Italy has granted 400,000€ to support a new UNESCO project to build capacity for safeguarding cultural heritage in ... -
Monday, 12 December 2011
Palestine and the World Heritage Convention
Since Palestine was admitted to UNESCO on 31 October, there have been several misleading media reports about the status of Palestinian cultural ... -
Friday, 2 December 2011
Panasonic sponsors The World Heritage Special on National Geographic Channel in 183 countries
The two-year partnership signed between Panasonic and the World Heritage Centre in June 2011 aims to promote sustainable development and increase ... -
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
3rd annual Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site manager training event held
Midway through a discussion on risk analysis, someone jumps to their feet and shouts “ELEPHANTS!!” and within a matter of seconds the classroom is ... -
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
UNESCO and Italy agree to cooperate on the restoration of Pompeii
UNESCO and Italy have agreed to collaborate on the restoration of the Archaeological Areas of Pompeii, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, inscribed on ... -
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Scotland hosts global conference on remote access to World Heritage sites
Leading lights in science, technology, conservation and heritage interpretation descended upon Edinburgh on 23 November 2011 for a unique conference ... -
Friday, 18 November 2011
UNESCO World Heritage app downloaded over 13,000 times
To launch the 40th anniversary celebrations of the World Heritage Convention, UNESCO offered the World Heritage iPhone/iPad application (app) free for ... -
Friday, 18 November 2011
Presentation ceremony held to recognize tri-national World Heritage site
On 16 November 2011, Kishore Rao, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, presented a certificate to German Minister for Environment Norbert ... -
Thursday, 10 November 2011
State of Conservation of World Heritage Forests report launched
The World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the publication of the World Heritage Paper #30: “Adapting to Change – The State of Conservation of ... -
Tuesday, 8 November 2011
World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal cooperate on Tourism Management at World Heritage sites
In June 2011 UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and Turismo de Portugal, the Portuguese Tourism Authority, signed an agreement engaging in a ... -
Monday, 7 November 2011
The G-77 & China at UNESCO celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
A contribution of the G-77 & China in honor of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, in collaboration with UNESCO, the photo ... -
Monday, 7 November 2011
2011-2012 World Heritage Map Available
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of ... -
Monday, 7 November 2011
UNESCO kicks off 40th anniversary celebration of World Heritage Convention
The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova today launched the 40th anniversary celebrations for the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World ... -
Monday, 7 November 2011
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
Nine new members were elected to the World Heritage Committee on the first day of the 18th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage ... -
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Elwha River Restoration project underway at Olympic National Park, USA
One of the largest restoration projects in the history of the United States is underway at Olympic National Park World Heritage site in Washington. ... -
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
Fires at the World Heritage site of Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island (Réunion, France)
UNESCO is monitoring with concern the situation in the Pitons, cirques and remparts of Reunion Island, World Heritage site where fires have been ... -
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
SIDS Capacity-Building Programme established
On 10 August 2011 the Japanese Government approved the programme proposal "Capacity Building to Support the Conservation of World Heritage Sites and ... -
Monday, 31 October 2011
Floods at Cinque Terre World Heritage site
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its condolences for the lives lost in northern Italy last week in the floods and mudslides ... -
Friday, 21 October 2011
UNESCO convenes Libyan and international experts meeting for the safeguard of Libya’s cultural heritage
UNESCO has invited experts from both inside and outside of Libya to urgently examine the preservation of cultural heritage in the country, notably ... -
Friday, 21 October 2011
First International Purple Economy Forum held
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre participated in a round table on “Attractiveness of regional assets: The creation and regionalization of added ... -
Friday, 14 October 2011
Flooding in Thailand
Severe flooding in Thailand since mid July has this week inundated the World Heritage property of the Historic City of Ayutthaya, founded in ca. 1350 ... -
Friday, 14 October 2011
Cape Floral Region Protected Areas get Conservation Boost from World Heritage Centre Partner
Fauna and Flora International (FFI) a longtime partner of UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre, launched a global appeal this week with the objective ... -
Wednesday, 12 October 2011
Training in marine spatial planning of World Heritage marine sites in Mexico
Whale Sanctuary of El Vizcaino and Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California(both located in Baja California, Mexico). The Whale ... -
Tuesday, 11 October 2011
A 7000 Euro Grant For The Realization Of A Cultural Project Concerning The Mediterranean World
Born after 31 December 1975 you will be under 30 years of age in 2012. You are a native of a Mediterranean country. You wish to develop a project ... -
Monday, 3 October 2011
Severe damage to Philippine Rice Terraces by two typhoons
The Northern Luzon of the Philippines was severely affected by Typhoon Pedrin (International Name: Nesat) which crossed the region on Tuesday 27 ... -
Tuesday, 27 September 2011
Satellites and World Heritage sites, partners to understand climate change
Financed by the Flemish Government and organized by UNESCO and its space partners, in particular Planet Action, this exhibition uses a series of ... -
Friday, 16 September 2011
The World Heritage Centre and History® to raise awareness about preservation across the globe
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and HISTORY® are partnering to increase awareness about heritage preservation worldwide. As part of the three-year ... -
Friday, 9 September 2011
UNESCO's Commitment to Action for the cultural recovery of Jacmel (Haiti) has been accepted by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI)
UNESCO's Commitment to Action for the cultural recovery of Jacmel (Haiti) has been accepted by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI). The project was ... -
Monday, 22 August 2011
Grand Canyon National Park Hosts U.S. World Heritage Fellow
Mr John Zulu, site manager of Zambia's Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls National Park and World Heritage site arrived in the U.S. August 5th to spend ... -
Friday, 19 August 2011
18th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention and presentation of candidatures for the election of members to the World Heritage Committee
UNESCO Headquarters, Rooms XII, 7 to 9 November 2011 The General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World ... -
Wednesday, 10 August 2011
"I Know Where I'm Going”- Remote Access to World Heritage Sites from St Kilda to Uluru Conference
Informatics Forum, 10 Crichton Street, Edinburgh, EH8 9AB (Scotland, UK) At a time of economic crisis and environmental threat, ... -
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
[in French only] Lettre d'information de la Convention France-UNESCO N°19
[in French only] Vie de la CFU Réunion du Comite mixte de coordination, 26 avril 2011, UNESCO, Paris. Comite du patrimoine mondial, Paris, ... -
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
17th ICOMOS General Assembly and Scientific Symposium on the theme “Heritage: Driver of Development”
The most important triennial gathering of ICOMOS will take place from 27 November to 2 December 2011 for the first time in Paris at UNESCO ... -
Friday, 22 July 2011
Caribbean Capacity Building Programme (CCBP)’s training Module 6 on Natural Heritage Management available on line
UNESCO Havana, Regional Office for Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean, is pleased to introduce module 6 of the Caribbean Capacity Building ... -
Friday, 15 July 2011
Decisions by 35th session of the World Heritage Committee online
The final version of the Decisions adopted at the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee, which was held at UNESCO Headquarters from 19 to 29 ... -
Thursday, 7 July 2011
World Heritage Committee refers decision to revise the boundaries of Selous Game Reserve (Tanzania)
In February, the United Republic of Tanzania submitted a request for a minor modification to the boundaries of the Selous Game Reserve. The 50000 km2 ... -
Thursday, 7 July 2011
Report of impact of tsunami on Galápagos wildlife
Eighteen hours after the March 11 tsunami wreaked devastation in Japan, it hit the Galápagos Islands. Luckily, by then the energy of ... -
Friday, 1 July 2011
Five World Heritage Sites in Africa Selected to Participate in Business Planning Programme
After a rigorous selection process, a total of 18 managers from five World Heritage sites in Africa were recently selected for admission into the ... -
Friday, 1 July 2011
World Bank and UNESCO: Expanding Opportunities for Collaboration on Culture and Sustainable Development
Memorandum of Understanding Outlines Concrete Joint Initiatives UNESCO and the World Bank have cooperated informally over the past decades, in ... -
Thursday, 30 June 2011
Tides of Time Partners Renew Commitment to Marine World Heritage until 2014
In June 2011, Jaeger-LeCoultre, the International Herald Tribune and UNESCO's World Heritage Centre agreed to renew their longstanding 'Tides of Time' ... -
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Four new sites inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans (Ukraine), the Petroglyphs Complexes of the Mongolian Altai (Mongolia), The Causses and the ... -
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Twenty-five new properties inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List which now numbers 936
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 25 sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List, including three natural properties, 21 cultural and ... -
Monday, 27 June 2011
Sites in Ethiopia, Kenya and Viet Nam inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Konso Cultural Landscape (Ethiopia) , Fort Jesus, Mombasa (Kenya) and Citadel of the Ho Dynasty (Viet Nam), have been added to UNESCO's World ... -
Monday, 27 June 2011
Six new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The Ancient villages of Northern Syria (Syrian Arab Republic), The Cultural Sites of Al Ain (Hafit, Hili, Bidaa Bint Saud and Oases Areas), (United ... -
Sunday, 26 June 2011
UNESCO Director-General regrets the announcement of Thailand's intention to denounce the 1972 World Heritage Convention
The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova has expressed her deep regret following the declaration of the Thai Minister Suwit Khunkitti during the ... -
Saturday, 25 June 2011
Barbados enters World Heritage List with Bridgetown and its Garrison; Hiraizumi (Japan) and Germany’s Beech Forests also inscribed
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed three new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List so far today: the Ancient Beech Forests of Germany as ... -
Saturday, 25 June 2011
World Heritage Committee inscribes five new sites in Colombia, Sudan, Jordan, Italy and Germany
The Coffee Cultural Landscape of Colombia (Colombia), the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe (Sudan), Wadi Rum Protected Area (Jordan) and ... -
Friday, 24 June 2011
Ancient Chinese cultural landscape, the West Lake of Hangzhou, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the West Lake Cultural Landscape of Hangzhou, comprising the West Lake and the hills surrounding its three ... -
Friday, 24 June 2011
Japan's Ogasawara Islands on UNESCO's World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed Ogasawara Islands, the Japanese islands situated some 1,000 km south of the country's main archipelago, on ... -
Friday, 24 June 2011
Senegal’s Saloum Delta inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed Saloum Delta (Senegal) and its vestiges of more than two millennia of human occupation on UNESCO’s ... -
Friday, 24 June 2011
Contested Tanzania highway project will not cross Serengeti National Park
In an important decision taken at the current session of the World Heritage Committee at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, the United Republic of ... -
Friday, 24 June 2011
Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley and Australia's Ningaloo Coast inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Kenya Lake System in the Great Rift Valley (Kenya) and Australia's Ningaloo Coast on UNESCO's World ... -
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Danger listing for Indonesia’s Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
The need to mobilize support and raise awareness to overcome threats facing the 2.5 million hectare Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra has led ... -
Wednesday, 22 June 2011
World Heritage Committee puts Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve on Danger List at the request of Honduras
The Honduran World Heritage site of Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve , one of the few tropical rainforest remains in Central America, has ... -
Tuesday, 21 June 2011
Successful preservation of India's Manas Wildlife Sanctuary enables withdrawal from the List of World Heritage in Danger
Significant improvements in the preservation of Manas Wildlife Sanctuary have allowed for its withdrawal from the List of World Heritage List ... -
Monday, 20 June 2011
Conservation of World Heritage sites under scrutiny: World Heritage Committee meets to examine World Heritage List and inscribe new sites
The future of the World Heritage Convention ahead of its 40th anniversary next year and the growing challenges of heritage preservation were the key ... -
Monday, 20 June 2011
'Our Place' Photo Exhibit at 35th session of World Heritage Committee
A selection of 50 photographs of World Heritage sites are on display during the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee held from 19 to 29 June ... -
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
Launch of InforMEA – the United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
The MEA Information and Knowledge Management (IKM) Initiative brings together the UN, UNESCO, FAO and UNEP, and 12 global UN Multilateral ... -
Tuesday, 7 June 2011
The World Heritage Paper Series N°28: "Navigating the Future of Marine World Heritage" is published
Since the early 1980s, forty-three marine sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List, covering about 1.4 million km2 of ocean surface - ... -
Friday, 3 June 2011
UNESCO and Panasonic partner to promote World Heritage conservation and environmental education
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation on 3 June announced a strategic partnership agreement to promote sustainable development ... -
Wednesday, 25 May 2011
First South-East Europe World Heritage Youth Forum
The First South-East Europe World Heritage Youth Forum is currently underway with the theme 'World Heritage education: Networking for a ... -
Friday, 20 May 2011
Parks Canada wins conservation award; celebrates 100 years
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to congratulate Parks Canada on its 100th anniversary, and for receiving the Gift to the Earth award from ... -
Friday, 20 May 2011
[in French only] Formation intensive pour gestionnaires francophones de sites patrimoniaux
[in French only] « Construire ensemble l'avenir des sites patrimoniaux : élaborer et mettre en œuvre une gestion durable pour ... -
Thursday, 19 May 2011
International Conference "What is the fate of Public Art?"
In celebration of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development On the 19th and 20th May 2011, the World Heritage Centre of ... -
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Anti-Poaching Patrols to continue at Niokolo Koba National Park, thanks to Rapid Response Facility emergency support
Niokolo Koba National Park in Senegal was inscribed onto the List of World Heritage sites In Danger in 2007 due in large part to intensive poaching ... -
Wednesday, 18 May 2011
Ashgabat Agreement: representatives and experts of twelve Asian countries outline the Silk Roads Heritage Corridors approach for the future Serial and Trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination
Some fifty potential Silk Roads Heritage Corridors have been identified, with twenty corridors being considered as a medium priority, while ... -
Monday, 16 May 2011
UNESCO World Heritage sites iPhone and iPad Application from HarperCollins
UNESCO and HarperCollins Publishers are pleased to announce the release of the world's first fully comprehensive World Heritage sites application ... -
Friday, 13 May 2011
World Migratory Bird Day 2011 observed 14-15 May in over 50 countries
The theme for World Migratory Bird Day 2011, celebrated around the world on 14-15 May, is ' Land use changes from a bird's-eye view ' and it ... -
Wednesday, 11 May 2011
Dr Kenton R. Miller, nature conservation leader and former IUCN Director General, dies
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and IUCN are deeply saddened by the loss of one of nature conservation’s leading lights. Dr Kenton ... -
Tuesday, 10 May 2011
Human - Elephant conflict: Rapid Response Facility awards emergency grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania
The UNESCO - FFI - UNF Rapid Response Facility awarded an emergency grant to the Wildlife Conservation Society of Tanzania this week in response to ... -
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Forty-two sites to be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in June
Remarkable natural and cultural properties from 40 countries will be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during the ... -
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction proceeds support Malpelo Fauna and Flora Sanctuary
From 18-22 April 2011, the Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre organized its third online auction for the benefit of World Heritage marine ... -
Friday, 29 April 2011
World Heritage Memory Net Launched
World Heritage Memory Net (WHMNet) is a model global digital library of cultural, historical, and moveable heritage collections related to the current ... -
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Increase in One-horned Rhinoceros reported at Royal Chitwan National Park World Heritage Site (Nepal)
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has released the results of its rhinoceros census in Nepal, reporting a reported 23% increase in rhino ... -
Wednesday, 27 April 2011
Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan
Following their meeting in UNESCO Headquarters, Paris 3-4 March 2011, a group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of ... -
Wednesday, 20 April 2011
Conclusions of the Second HERITY International Conference
This conference was held in Rome December 3-5, 2008. The conclusions outlined below were reached thanks to contributions from ICCROM, UNESCO-WHC, ... -
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
UNESCO for Haiti. 19 April 2011
UNESCO invites Member States, Intergovernemental Organizations, NGOs, the Private Sector and Civil Society to a Conference designed to demonstrate the ... -
Thursday, 7 April 2011
Call for applications for the IV° edition of the Master in "World Heritage at Work"
The call for applications for the IV° edition of the Master in "World Heritage at Work", offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of ... -
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Rapid Response Facility Supports Post Tsunami Recovery in Galápagos
The devastating March 11th earthquake that struck the coast of Japan created a powerful tsunami that ravaged the coastline and brought tragedy ... -
Monday, 4 April 2011
2010 - 2011 World Heritage map now available
The latest version of the World Heritage Map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with support from Ministry of ... -
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Statement from the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
Since the Kingdom of Bahrain became for the first time a member of the prestigious World Heritage Committee in 2007, one of the ... -
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Kishore Rao appointed Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Kishore Rao has been appointed Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. An expert in forestry and natural resources policy and planning, Mr Rao ... -
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Director-General urges military forces engaged in Libya to refrain from endangering cultural heritage
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on both Libya and the coalition of States implementing a no-fly zone over the country to ... -
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Call for Posters on World Heritage Cities and Climate Change for the 11th OWHC World Congress
In view of the forthcoming 11th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in Sintra (Portugal), 22 to 25 November 2011, the OWHC has ... -
Monday, 21 March 2011
Statement of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
Following the kind invitation of the World Heritage Centre, I had the great pleasure to attend the meeting entitled "Follow-up to the Second Cycle of ... -
Friday, 18 March 2011
Arab States meeting held to define regional programme
From 2008 to 2010, the Arab States Parties to the World Heritage Convention undertook the Periodic Reporting exercise, consisting in assessing the ... -
Friday, 18 March 2011
Director-General welcomes suspension of oil prospection at Virunga National Park (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism of the ... -
Friday, 18 March 2011
35th session of the World Heritage Committee to meet in Paris in June 2011
Due to the prevailing situation in the Kingdom of Bahrain and following consultations with Bahraini authorities, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina ... -
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
UNESCO World Heritage Centre expresses its solidarity with Japanese people following tragic events
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its condolences for the loss of lives due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami which ... -
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Tsunami Spares Galapagos Wildlife, but Destroys Marine Laboratory
Minor damage has been reported at Galápagos Islands World Heritage site following the earthquake and tsunami that occurred off the coast of ... -
Friday, 11 March 2011
[in French only] Newsletter N° 18 de la Convention France UNESCO
[in French only] Vie de la CFU * Réunion de bilan technique, 3 Février 2011, UNESCO, Paris* Rapport sur les possibilités de ... -
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Resource Manual 'Preparing World Heritage Nominations' available online
The second title within the World Heritage Resource Manuals Preparing World Heritage Nominations (First Edition, 2010) series has just been ... -
Monday, 7 March 2011
Experts outline future plans for the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan)
Afghan officials and international experts outlined plans for the future safeguarding of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of Bamiyan ... -
Thursday, 3 March 2011
Ten years on – remembering the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan (Afghanistan)
UNESCO will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan with a forum on the event and a two-day ... -
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Statement from the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee on the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand
On behalf of the World Heritage Committee, I was deeply saddened by the news of the earthquake that has caused loss of life and the destruction of the ... -
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Sustainable Indicators in World Heritage Urban Areas, Mexico City, Mexico
A mission was organized from the 30th January - 5th February 2010 in view of strengthening Spanish Funds-in-Trust technical cooperation, focusing on ... -
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
Publication of the Comparative Analysis on Archaeology of Hunter-gatherers. Archaeological sites of the Chinchorro Culture
The International Meeting "The Chinchorro Culture from a Comparative Perspective ", took place in Arica, Chile, 5-8 January, 2010. As a ... -
Tuesday, 22 February 2011
UNESCO Special Envoy on Preah Vihear to meet with prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova's Special Envoy on the Preah Vihear Temple, Koïchiro Matsuura, will travel to Bangkok and Phnom Penh between ... -
Wednesday, 16 February 2011
Lightning damages Pratapur Temple of Kathmandu Valley World Heritage site, Nepal
Pratapur Temple in the Swayambhu Monument Zone of the Kathmandu Valley World Heritage site, Nepal suffered damage from a lightning strike at around 5 ... -
Thursday, 10 February 2011
UNESCO Director-General to send Special Envoy to Bangkok and Phnom Penh
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova regretted the continuing tension between Cambodia and Thailand over the issue of the Temple of Preah Vihear. "The ... -
Tuesday, 8 February 2011
UNESCO to send mission to Preah Vihear
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today reiterated her call for calm and restraint around the Temple of Preah Vihear, inscribed on the ... -
Sunday, 6 February 2011
Director-General expresses alarm over escalation of violence between Thailand and Cambodia
UNESCO Director- General Irina Bokova expressed her deep concern at the sudden escalation of tensions between Cambodia and Thailand on the issue of ... -
Thursday, 3 February 2011
Cultural heritage update for Egypt
UNESCO's Director-General Irina Bokova today received assurances from Egypt's new minister for antiquities Zahi Hawass that every possible measure was ... -
Wednesday, 2 February 2011
World Wetlands Day is 2 February
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Secretariat to the World Heritage Convention, wishes to extend its best wishes to the Secretariat for the Ramsar ... -
Tuesday, 1 February 2011
UNESCO Director-General launches heritage and press freedom alert for Egypt
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today launched an appeal to protect cultural heritage and to respect freedom of expression in ... -
Friday, 28 January 2011
Three guards and five soldiers killed in attack at Virunga National Park (DRC)
On 24 January 2011, three park guards and five soldiers were killed in a violent attack against one of the patrol vehicles of the Congolese Wildlife ... -
Tuesday, 25 January 2011
Last Call: Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao
The University of the Netherlands Antilles is organizing a course on Caribbean Heritage in Curaçao from 21 to 25 March 2011 for Module 1 ... -
Monday, 17 January 2011
Colorado State University (USA) offers Spanish-language course on Protected Area Management
Applications Open for the Colorado State University Spanish Language Short Course on Protected Area Management. 6 July – 6 August 2011 ... -
Friday, 14 January 2011
Kinshasa Declaration to protect DRC World Heritage sites signed
At the invitation of the Congolese Government, the high-level meeting requested by the World Heritage Committee in 2007 (Christchurch 2007) was held ... -
Friday, 7 January 2011
Rescuing the Congo's natural world heritage
A high-level meeting between authorities from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and UNESCO will take place in Kinshasa on 14 January to ... -
Tuesday, 4 January 2011
Two rhinos translocated to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
Two rhinos, a mother and a female calf, were translocated on 29 December from the Pobitora wildlife sanctuary to Manas wildlife sanctuary in western ... -
Monday, 3 January 2011
2011 is the International Year of Forests
The World Heritage Centre welcomes the International Year of Forests. With 104 WH sites recognized wholly, or in part, for their rich forest ... -
Monday, 3 January 2011
Panasonic World Heritage calendar released in online version
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic have released an online version of the World Heritage Calendar in five languages. It is available as a ... -
Saturday, 1 January 2011
Best Wishes from the World Heritage Centre 2011
Best Wishes from the World Heritage Centre 2011 -
Monday, 20 December 2010
Strengthening the Crown Jewels of the Ocean
Faced with the growing threat of industrialization of the oceans and the persistent rush for marine resources, managers from the 43 marine sites on ... -
Monday, 20 December 2010
'Tides of Time Archive' now available online
In 2008, Jaeger-LeCoultre signed a long-term 'Tides of Time' partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International New York Times, ... -
Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Satellite analysis of global mangrove forests released
The United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the US Geological Survey have released a first ever satellite analysis of global ... -
Thursday, 9 December 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N° 17 de la Convention France UNESCO
[in French only] Vie de la CFU * Signature d'un accord entre l'UNESCO et l'AFD, 9 novembre 2010, Paris. * Réunion de bilan technique, 3 ... -
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
UNESCO sends expert mission to investigate state of Pompei’s conservation
Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the International Council of Monuments and Sites will arrive in Pompei on 2 December to examine the ... -
Monday, 29 November 2010
Four World Heritage sites in Cyprus and Italy granted “enhanced protection” in the event of armed conflict
Three World Heritage sites in Cyprus and a fourth in Italy have been given "enhanced protection" status by the Committee for the Protection of ... -
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Plans underway for the creation of an International World Heritage Rock Art Archive
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa, organized the international meeting, ... -
Monday, 22 November 2010
Monnaie de Paris produces diamond-studded Taj Mahal coin
In partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, La Monnaie de Paris is offering a 100,000€ coin set with diamonds in the image of the Taj ... -
Friday, 19 November 2010
Rapid Response Grants awarded to protect elephants, help with oil spill clean-up
The Rapid Response Facility is an emergency small grant programme that provides rapid assistance to counter major threats to wildlife conservation, ... -
Friday, 19 November 2010
Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao
The University of the Netherlands Antilles is organizing a course on Caribbean Heritage in Curaçao from 21 to 25 March 2011 for Module 1 and ... -
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
In memoriam: Andrzej Stanislaw Tomaszewski 1934 - 2010
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sincere condolences on the death of Andrzej Tomaszewski, renowned professor of built ... -
Monday, 8 November 2010
Managing Historic Cities, World Heritage Series n°27
With over 250 properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, cities are one of the most abundant and diverse categories of heritage. This quantity ... -
Tuesday, 2 November 2010
UNESCO and the Regional Government of Flanders sign a Trust Fund Agreement for the support of UNESCO’s activities in the field of heritage.
On 2 November 2010, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and Kris Peeters, Minister - President of the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of ... -
Thursday, 28 October 2010
Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum held for natural World Heritage sites
The Go4BioDiv International Youth Forum for Natural World Heritage Sites took place from 16-29 October in Mt Fuji and Nagoya, Japan, in parallel to ... -
Friday, 22 October 2010
World Heritage at the COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan
From 18 to 29 October, the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The COP ... -
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Fire ravages heart of La Réunion National Park
A fire that broke out on 11 October 2010 in the Maïdo forest at La Reunion National Park on Réunion Island was the worst the area has seen ... -
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Information note on proposed highway in Serengeti National Park
The state of conservation of Serengeti National Park was examined at the 34th Session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia, in July ... -
Wednesday, 20 October 2010
Youth from around the world concerned with biodiversity protection unites in Japan
In an effort to involve the young generation in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young adults ... -
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
Director-General calls for cooperation regarding the preservation of the Old City of Jerusalem
On 14 October 2010, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova convened Israeli, Jordanian and Palestinian experts for a 'brainstorming meeting' to ... -
Tuesday, 19 October 2010
A 7000 € grant for a project awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts ?Are you a national from a Mediterranean country ?Born ... -
Friday, 8 October 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on the toxic spill in Hungary
The news of a massive toxic spill that occurred 4 October 2010 at an aluminum plant in Hungary has caused great concern in the international ... -
Thursday, 7 October 2010
World Sky Race event is launched in Times Square, New York City
Promotion of the World Sky Race, an unprecedented race among skyships, blimps and zeppelins to begin in September 2011, was launched on two giant ... -
Tuesday, 5 October 2010
Inauguration of the transboundary Wadden Sea World Heritage site
The German Minister of the Environment Hans-Heinrich Sander (Lower Saxony) and the Minister of Fishery Dr Juliane Rumpf (Schleswig-Holstein) received ... -
Monday, 4 October 2010
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv to be held in parallel to COP 10 for Convention on Biological Diversity in Nagoya, Japan
In an effort to involve young people in the decision-making process and present their experience in biodiversity conservation, young conservationists ... -
Thursday, 30 September 2010
“Heritage and Development: diversity as an alternative”, publication of the proceedings
The proceedings of the special session "Heritage and Development: diversity as an alternative" held on 18 December 2009 in the framework of the ... -
Thursday, 30 September 2010
UNESCO launches safeguarding project at New Gourna Village, part of Ancient Thebes World Heritage site
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture and the Governorate of Luxor, will organize the first Scientific Committee meeting on the ... -
Friday, 24 September 2010
World Heritage Sites Around the World: Photo Exhibition by Tom Till
One of America's most renowned photographers, Tom Till's work has appeared in magazines such as Time, Life, National Geographic and The New Yorker, as ... -
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Charter of commitment for the management of World Heritage sites in France signed by the Minister of Culture
On 20 September Mr Frédéric Mitterrand, Minister of Culture and Communication, Ms Chantal Jouanno, Secretary of State for Ecology and Mr ... -
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
UNESCO and the Smithsonian sign a Memorandum of Understanding for cultural and natural heritage
On 17 September, UNESCO Assistant Director General for Culture Mr Francesco Bandarin signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding with Ms ... -
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Serious flooding at the Historic Monuments Zone of Tlacotalpan (Mexico) World Heritage property
According to reports from the Secretary of the Civil Defense of Mexico, the heavy rains and the downpour of the past few weeks have generated severe ... -
Wednesday, 15 September 2010
Rapid Response Facility contributes to project near La Amistad Biosphere Reserve (Panama)
The Panamanian non-governmental organization FUNDICCEP (Fundación de Desarrollo Integral, Comunitario y Conservación de los Ecosistemas ... -
Friday, 10 September 2010
[in French only] Les Villes françaises, une référence mondiale en matière de développement patrimonial
[in French only] Besançon, Chinon, Lorient, Rennes et Strasbourg accueilleront, du 28 septembre au 5 octobre 2010, des représentants de ... -
Thursday, 9 September 2010
Finland applies Management Effectiveness Assessments to its Cultural World Heritage sites
Finland has taken the lead in applying the Enhancing our Heritage (EoH) management effectiveness assessment toolkit to cultural World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, 8 September 2010
Preparatory Meeting for Latin American Periodic Reporting draws to a close
The first preparatory meeting for the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for World Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) for ... -
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
[in French only] Newsletter N°16 de la Convention France UNESCO
[in French only] * Réunion du Comité Mixte de Coordination de la CFU, 11 mai 2010. * Départ d'Isabelle Longuet du secretariat de ... -
Monday, 30 August 2010
Second Phase of ‘Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme’ begins
The second phase of the Business Skills for World Heritage programme, designed to develop the business management skills of UNESCO World Heritage site ... -
Monday, 23 August 2010
New website on Ireland’s World Heritage sites launched
A new website about Ireland's World Heritage properties and Ireland's Tentative List sites has just been launched. This website contains information ... -
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on floods affection Archaeological Ruins at Moenjodaro
In addition to their dramatic consequences for the affected people, to which the World Heritage Centre expresses its sincere sympathy, the massive ... -
Monday, 9 August 2010
Message from the Director of the World Heritage Centre on floods affecting Muskauer Park / Park Mużakowski (Germany/Poland)
For the second time during 2010, news of massive floods across Central Europe is causing great concern to the World Heritage community, for their ... -
Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain nominated new Chairperson of World Heritage Committee
The Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Shaikha Mai bint Mohammad Al Khalifa, has been named new Chairperson of the World Heritage ... -
Monday, 2 August 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Russian site on World Heritage List and approves extension to Swiss site
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia today inscribed a natural site in the Russian Federation on the World Heritage List and has ... -
Monday, 2 August 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes a total of 21 new sites on UNESCO World Heritage List
The 34th session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia since 25 July today finished its consideration of nominations for the World ... -
Sunday, 1 August 2010
World Heritage Committee also approves three extensions to World Heritage properties in Austria, Romania and Spain
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has today approved extensions to three cultural sites in Austria, Romania and Spain. The approved ... -
Sunday, 1 August 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes three new cultural sites, three natural sites and one extension on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has today has inscribed three new cultural sites, including two in Mexico and one in Brazil. It also ... -
Saturday, 31 July 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) as Cultural World Heritage Site
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia today inscribed the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) as a cultural property on the World ... -
Saturday, 31 July 2010
World Heritage Committee inscribes seven cultural sites on World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia has inscribed sites in Saudi Arabia, Australia, India, Islamic Republic of Iran and, for the first ...
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