Thursday, 26 February 2009
Jean-Michel Jarre becomes Artistic Director of the World Sky Race
UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Jean-Michel Jarre has agreed to become the Artistic Director of the World Sky Race launched in a partnership between the ...

Monday, 23 February 2009
Artist for Peace Ms Missa Johnouchi supports World Heritage
On 23 January 2009, Artist for Peace Ms Missa Johnouchi met with Mr Francesco Bandarin, Directer of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, to ...

Friday, 13 February 2009
Bridge Collapses at Hampi World Heritage Site (India)
On 22 January 2009, the Anegundi Bridge at the World Heritage Group of Monuments at Hampi collapsed, killing eight construction workers. The ...

Friday, 13 February 2009
Devastating fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin)
The Royal Palaces of Abomey in Benin were ravaged by a fire on 21 January 2009 which destroyed several buildings. A brushfire, whose origins are still ...

Friday, 13 February 2009
Joint efforts for the preservation of World Heritage in Mozambique
Dutch and the Flemish Governments join Japan, UCCLA and Portugal in financing the San Sebastian Fortress rehabilitation project On 18 December 2008, ...

Thursday, 12 February 2009
Jaeger-LeCoultre watch to be auctioned for World Heritage preservation
In the context of the partnership between Jaeger-LeCoultre, The International Herald Tribune and UNESCO, the Jaeger-LeCoultre Manufacture has designed ...

Wednesday, 11 February 2009
2008-2009 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 the United ...

Monday, 9 February 2009
[in French only] Newsletter n° 12 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] Actualités sur l'avancement des projets cfu : Formation «patrimoine culturel et développement local». ...

Sunday, 1 February 2009
Cook Islands ratifies the World Heritage Convention
On 16 January 2009, the Government of the Cook Islands officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, its ...

Monday, 26 January 2009
The Silk Road: An AMNH/UNESCO World Heritage Expedition through Central Asia
Discover the rich history of the Silk Road on a guided visit to six World Heritage sites from April 12 to 27, 2009. The American Museum of Natural ...

Wednesday, 21 January 2009
UNESCO Lima seeks international specialists for World Heritage sites
The UNESCO Lima office, through an agreement with the National Institute of Culture of Peru, is providing technical assistance for the development of ...

Wednesday, 7 January 2009
Garamba National Park (DRC) attacked by LRA rebels
On 2 January 2009, Ugandan rebels known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Garamba National Park, one of five World Heritage sites in ...

Friday, 19 December 2008
European Commission contributes €2.5 million to Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative
On 18 December 2008, the European Commission and UNESCO signed an agreement in Libreville, Gabon for a contribution of €2.5 million to the ...

Friday, 12 December 2008
Australian Government reinforces its Funds-in-Trust for conservation of Angkor and other heritage properties
The Australian Funds-in-Trust, established in August 2008 between the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Australian Government, has been ...

Friday, 12 December 2008
World Heritage Publications available in Bulgarian
Brochures on the World Heritage Convention and World Heritage in Young Hands programme are available in Bulgarian. "Our World Heritage" and "Today ...

Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Béthanie Wins UNESCO Heritage Award
Béthanie - the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Landmark Heritage Campus has been awarded an Honourable Mention at the 2008 UNESCO ...

Tuesday, 2 December 2008
UNESCO signs partnership with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Dr. Keiji Tachikawa, President of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Koïchiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO, on 2 December ...

Thursday, 20 November 2008
UNESCO-ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission to the World Heritage site of Edinburgh
Experts from UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and from the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) undertook a reactive monitoring mission ...

Monday, 10 November 2008
From Olympia's Workshop on World Heritage and Disasters: Joint Communiqué of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Hellenic Ministry of Culture
The devastating fires that raged across Greece in the summer of 2007 seriously affected the World Heritage site of Olympia, stopping short of ...

Monday, 3 November 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 11 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] Actualités sur l'avancement des projets CFU : « Niger - Loire : gouvernance et culture ». ...