Thursday, July 10, 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, July 2, 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” ...

Monday, June 30, 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, June 27, 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, June 25, 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, June 24, 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 ...

Monday, June 23, 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, June 22, 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, June 22, 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, June 22, 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, June 21, 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, June 21, 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 ...

Friday, June 20, 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.  ...

Friday, June 20, 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, June 20, 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, June 19, 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, June 18, 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, June 18, 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, June 17, 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, June 17, 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 ...