Thursday, December 23, 2004
First anniversary of the earthquake at World Heritage city of Bam (Iran)
The inscription of Bam and its Cultural Landscape, the ancient Silk Road landmark, on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and on the World Heritage List in ...

Tuesday, December 14, 2004
UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary 2005
The 2005 UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary is now available. Discover 54 natural and cultural sites with beautiful colour photographs and informative ...

Monday, December 13, 2004
UNESCO and Japanese Broadcasting Corporation NHK Launch Partnership for heritage images archives initiative
On Friday, 27 August 2004, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura and Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) President Katsuji Ebisawa held a public signing ...

Tuesday, December 7, 2004
International Donors’ Conference in support of the World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), UNESCO, Paris, 13 - 17 September 2004
The opening and closure speeches as well as the PowerPoint presentations are now available on: http://whc.unesco.org/en/events/95 ...

Monday, December 6, 2004
Opening of the 7th Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee
The 7th Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee opened on 6 December 2004 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, under the chairmanship of Mr ...

Thursday, November 18, 2004
Professor Chamaeleo, Ambassador at Large for Diversity
You can now access a film featuring Professor Chamaeleo, Ambassador at Large for Diversity, in which he urges everyone to unite and act for the ...

Friday, October 22, 2004
Workshop Discusses World Heritage Nomination of Central Pacific Islands And Atolls from Kiribati
Within the framework of the World Heritage Central Pacific Project, a workshop was held over the previous seven days on Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, ...

Friday, October 22, 2004
Three new publications in the World Heritage Papers Series
There are three new publications in the World Heritage Papers Series: No.9: Partnerships for World Heritage Cities - Culture as a Vector for ...

Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Safeguarding of Tangible and Intangible Cultural Heritage: Toward an Integrated Approach
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, participated today in Nara (Japan) at the opening ceremony of the international symposium “ ...

Friday, October 15, 2004
NHK - World Heritage on the screen
A new partnership between UNESCO and the Japanese Television channel NHK will see the co-production and broadcast of some 200 short television ...

Thursday, October 14, 2004
Launch of the book Les 200 plus beaux sites du monde
A new book Les 200 plus beaux sites du monde (The 200 most beautiful sites in the World), published by Hachette-Tourism to commemorate 10 years of ...

Thursday, October 14, 2004
Michel Batisse (1923-2004)
The World Heritage Centre deeply regrets to announce the passing away, in Paris on Monday 27 September, of Michel Batisse (1923-2004), UNESCO ...

Monday, October 11, 2004
New weekly radio chronicle on World Heritage sites
Every Sunday, listeners of the French radio station France Info can learn more about UNESCO's World Heritage sites, by listening to a new chronicle ...

Thursday, October 7, 2004
A 7000 Euro Grant For The Realization Of A Cultural Project Concerning The Mediterranean World
B orn after 31 December 1975 you will be under 30 years of age in 2005. You are a native of a Mediterranean country. You wish to develop a ...

Thursday, October 7, 2004
The Director-General opens exhibition on "World Heritage Sites in Croatia" and appoints Mr Relja Bašic as UNESCO Artist for Peace
On 6 October, the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, opened an exhibition on "World Heritage Sites in Croatia" in the presence of Mr ...

Friday, September 10, 2004
"Congo - Nature and Culture in the Democratic Republic of Congo"
On Thursday 9 September, the Director-General of UNESCO together with H.R.H. Prince Philippe of Belgium, Mr Z’Ahidi Ngoma, Vice-President of the ...

Wednesday, September 8, 2004
Congo - Heritage in Danger
UNESCO is organizing, with the United Nations Foundation (UNF) the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and several conservation ...

Friday, August 27, 2004
UNESCO and Japanese Broadcasting Corporation NHK Launch Partnership for heritage images archives initiative
On Friday, 27 August 2004, UNESCO Director-General Koïchiro Matsuura and Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) President Katsuji Ebisawa held a public signing ...

Wednesday, July 28, 2004
The 28th Session of the Committee
The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee was held in Sushou, China, under the chairmanship of Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Minister of Education of ...

Monday, July 26, 2004
Periodic Report and Regional Programme: Arab States 2000-2003
This document was prepared by the Arab States Unit of the World Heritage Centre, following the request of the World Heritage Committee that an ...