Friday, December 19, 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, December 12, 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, December 12, 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, December 3, 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, December 2, 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, November 20, 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, November 10, 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, November 3, 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 ». ...

Thursday, October 30, 2008
Declaration by the UNESCO Director General concerning Virunga National Park, World Heritage site
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, said today he was alarmed by the violent incidents taking place in the province of North Kivu ...

Thursday, October 30, 2008
UNESCO and the IAU sign key agreement on Astronomy and World Heritage
A Memorandum of Understanding is to be signed today, 30 October 2008, between UNESCO and the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The IAU will be ...

Friday, October 24, 2008
UNESCO - Vocations Patrimoine fellowships awarded to young preservation professionals from around the world
Five young heritage professionals from Canada, Egypt, Hungary, Peru, and Zimbabwe, received UNESCO-Vocations Patrimoine fellowships to pursue post ...

Monday, October 20, 2008
World Heritage Centre Receives World Tourism Award
The World Heritage Centre has been awarded the 2008 World Tourism Award in recognition of its ‘outstanding guidance, support and encouragement ...

Monday, October 20, 2008
Places of Wonder and Discovery, the first book published by Our Place, is now available
The first book published by Our Place, is now available. The first in a series of ten books produced in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage ...

Monday, October 20, 2008
2009 UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary Published
The UNESCO World Heritage Desk Diary 2009 has just been published. Featuring a useful week-at-a-glance design, it is illustrated with 79 colour photos ...

Monday, October 20, 2008
World Heritage Review n°51 - World Heritage and Spiritual Heritage
World Heritage is a quarterly magazine featuring in-depth articles on World Heritage sites around the world written by experts and illustrated with ...

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Australian Funds-in-Trust Agreement created to support World Heritage activities
A Funds-in-Trust Agreement to support World Heritage activities was established in August 2008 between UNESCO and the Australian Government, thanks to ...

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Netherlands FIT to enhance management effectiveness at Borobudur
With a view to enhancing the capacity of the Indonesian national and local authorities to improve the state of conservation at Borobudur Temple ...

Monday, October 13, 2008
Spain Honors the UNESCO World Heritage Centre
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the ‘Association of World Heritage Cities of Spain’, celebrated in the city of Avila on 17 ...

Friday, October 10, 2008
Violent clashes in southern sector of Virunga National Park
Over the last few days, Virunga National Park has been the scene of violent fighting between the Congolese Army and Congrès National pour la ...

Tuesday, September 23, 2008
UNESCO and World Air League join forces to promote lighter-than-air transportation
The World Heritage Centre and the World Air League, a U.S.-based nongovernmental organization, will present an ambitious new partnership at UNESCO ...

Friday, September 12, 2008
Jaeger-LeCoultre and International Herald Tribune provide support to World Heritage Marine Programme
With the support of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Swiss luxury watch manufacture, the World Heritage Marine Programme will begin a series of conservation ...

Friday, September 5, 2008
Inauguration Ceremony for the Aksum Obelisk
“The reinstallation of the Aksum Obelisk is a source of pride for UNESCO,” said Assistant Director-General for Culture, Françoise ...

Friday, August 8, 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 10 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] Actualités sur l'avancement des projets de la Convention France Unesco. Saint Louis du Sénégal : Suivi de ...

Friday, August 1, 2008
Mission accomplished: Aksum Obelisk successfully reinstalled
Aksum, August 1 - The third and last block of the Aksum Obelisk was successfully mounted by the UNESCO teams yesterday 31 July in its original ...

Monday, July 28, 2008
Second block of Aksum Obelisk successfully re-installed
In the framework of the Aksum Obelisk reinstallation project funded by Italy, the second block of the Aksum Obelisk was successfully installed on 25 ...

Thursday, July 10, 2008
World Heritage Committee requests close surveillance of Bordeaux, Machu Picchu, Timbuktu and Samarkand
The World Heritage Committee has asked that “reinforced monitoring” be applied to four properties on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in ...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Three new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and Western Galilee (Israel) are inscribed for the testimony they provide to the ...

Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Twenty-seven new sites inscribed
The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 32nd session, finished inscribing new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on 8 July with the ...

Monday, July 7, 2008
Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Quebec City has added eight new cultural sites to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on the morning of the 7 ...

Monday, July 7, 2008
Canadian fossil park, an Icelandic volcanic island and archipelago in Yemen among sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee, meeting for its 32nd session, inscribed 13 new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in the afternoon and evening ...

Sunday, July 6, 2008
Slave hideout in Mauritius, Nabataean archaeological site in Saudi Arabia and earthen houses in China inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The mountain of Le Morne, a former hideout of runaway slaves in Mauritius, a Nabataean archaeological site in Saudi Arabia and earthen houses in ...

Sunday, July 6, 2008
Armenian monasteries in Iran added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Fortified Armenian monasteries in Iran were added to the new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List on 6 July. The Armenian Monastic ...

Friday, July 4, 2008
Avian Malaria found in Galápagos Penguins
On July 1st the Galápagos National Park announced that the parasite causing avian malaria was found in several Galápagos penguins by ...

Friday, July 4, 2008
World Heritage Committee keeps Dresden Elbe Valley on UNESCO World Heritage List, urging an end to building of bridge
The World Heritage Committee has decided to retain Dresden Elbe Valley on UNESCO World Heritage List in the hope that the building of a four-lane ...

Thursday, July 3, 2008
32nd Session of World Heritage Committee opens in Quebec
The 32nd session of the World Heritage Committee opened on July 2nd with an official ceremony in Quebec City, which is celebrating its 400th ...

Monday, June 23, 2008
World Heritage Committee to meet in Quebec to inscribe new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List when it meets for its 32nd ...

Monday, June 23, 2008
First phase of Aksum Obelisk re-installation successfully completed
The first phase of the re-installation works of the Aksum Obelisk, also known as Stele 2, in its original location at the World Heritage site in ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
News from the Our Place-World Heritage Centre Partnership
Online images of World Heritage sites, an outdoor exhibit and a new book project are among the most recent developments of the partnership between the ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
Loss and Damage Assessment after China Earthquake
Officials continue to assess the damage following the devastating May 12 earthquake in China, where approximately 69,000 people were killed and 19,000 ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
Discovering and Preserving World Heritage sites with Indiana Jones
In coordination with the release of the film Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Friends of World Heritage (the UN Foundation, the ...

Friday, June 6, 2008
Policy Document on the Impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage sites Published
The "Policy document on the impacts of climate change on World Heritage properties", adopted by the 16th General Assembly of States Parties ...

Tuesday, June 3, 2008
ICOMOS Study “Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Islands” Published
Cultural Landscapes of the Pacific Islands: ICOMOS Thematic Study by Anita Smith and Kevin L. JonesThis is the first regional thematic study on ...

Friday, May 23, 2008
Re-installation of Aksum Obelisk to begin soon
Works to begin the re-installation of the Aksum Obelisk, also known as Stele 2, in its original location will start June 4th at the World Heritage ...

Thursday, May 15, 2008
Fire damages recently restored Liverpool landmark
A fire tore through the Bluecoat Art Gallery in Liverpool, United Kingdom early Tuesday morning, just two months after extensive renovation works. The ...

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
New Publication on Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains
This publication marks the end of the Preservation of the Frozen Tombs of the Altai Mountains Project, which was launched in 2005 and carried out by ...

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
New Master Course in "World Heritage at Work" Accepting Applicants
A Master Course in "World Heritage at Work" has been created by the Universita degli Studi di Torino (Italy) and the Politecnico di Torino ...

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Fire threatens Garajonay World Heritage site, Spain
Firefighters have been struggling since last weekend to prevent a fire from spreading into Garajonay National Park, situated in the middle of the ...

Friday, April 25, 2008
New Episode of Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures on Protecting Mountain Gorillas
The sixth episode in the animated series Patrimonito's World Heritage Adventures is now available, and focuses on the plight of mountain gorillas and ...

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Deadline extended for applications to UNESCO-Vocations Patrimoine Fellowships for World Heritage site managers
Training World Heritage site managers is one of the most valuable investments in heritage conservation, particularly as these sites confront the ...

Wednesday, April 9, 2008
UNESCO concerned about fire damage at Italy's Castello di Moncalieri, a royal residence on World Heritage List
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today voiced concern about damage caused to the Castello di Moncalieri, in the Italian Province of ...

Tuesday, April 8, 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 9 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] Actualités sur l'avancement des projets CFU : Le Comité mixte (CMC) de la Convention FRANCE-UNESCO a eu lieu le 28 ...

Monday, April 7, 2008
UNESCO Director-General expresses regret over destruction by fire of historical Québec landmark
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today expressed his deep regret at the destruction of Québec’s ancient drill hall, a landmark ...

Wednesday, April 2, 2008
New European Network for Landscape launched in Florence
On 23 February 2008, 40 representatives of 26 Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) from Italy, Germany; Ireland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the ...

Wednesday, March 26, 2008
UNESCO and Fine Arts Department Launch New Website for Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet
Visitors to Sukhothai, Si Satchanalai and Kamphaeng Phet will now be able to click onto a new website to get information about historic monuments, ...

Thursday, March 20, 2008
Natural heritage experts review protected areas in Congo Basin to identify those suitable for World Heritage inscription
As part of the ‘Initiative for World Heritage Forests in Central Africa' , UNESCO's World Heritage Centre organized an expert workshop on March ...

Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Ecuador’s “Galápagos Invasive Species” Fund gets injection of US 2.19 million dollars
The Ecuadorian National Environmental Fund's "Galápagos Invasive Species" account received a major injection of US$2.19 million on March ...

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
World Heritage Centre ends 2008 map mailing campaign
The World Heritage Centre has concluded this year's map outreach campaign with its mailing of the 2007/2008 World Heritage Wall Map featuring 851 ...

Friday, March 14, 2008
[in French only] Le Comite de pilotage oriente les actions CAWHFI de l'année 2008 sur deux priorités : le renforcement de la gestion des aires protégées, l'implication effective des acteurs concernés.
[in French only] Les 10 et 11 mars 2008 la troisième session du Comité de pilotage annuel de l'initiative pour le Patrimoine Mondial ...

Wednesday, March 12, 2008
See World Heritage sites in 360 degree imaging at non-profit website
WHTour.org, a non profit organization sponsored by the J.M. Kaplan Fund, announces that 80 World Heritage sites shot in the Middle East and East ...

Monday, March 10, 2008
UNESCO report recommends the construction of a tunnel instead of a bridge in Dresden World Heritage site
The international mission of experts sent to review plans to build a bridge in the cultural landscape of the Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) in early ...

Saturday, March 8, 2008
Cyclone Jokwe
The cyclone Jokwe on 7-8 March 2008 caused considerable damage to the Fortress' coral rock base and defensive walls and there is an urgent need for ...

Thursday, January 31, 2008
International mission to review the construction of a bridge at the cultural landscape of Dresden Elbe Valley (Germany) from 4 to 5 February
In November 2007, UNESCO and the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee regretted the decision of a German court to authorize the construction of ...

Friday, January 18, 2008
Call for Entries: 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation
Entries are now being accepted for the 2008 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Culture Heritage Conservation. The awards programme, in its ninth ...

Friday, January 18, 2008
UNESCO World Heritage Centre confirms opposition to building of a tower in the Historic Centre of St. Petersburg
UNESCO has confirmed the World Heritage Committee's decision of July 2007 to request the authorities of the Russian Federation to halt the planned ...

Wednesday, January 16, 2008
2007-2008 World Heritage Map Available
The 2007-2008 World Heritage map, the third to be produced in collaboration with National Geographic and Hewlett Packard, is now available. The goal ...

Wednesday, January 9, 2008
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and Nature Conservancy launch online course on Sustainable Financing of Protected Areas
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Nature Conservancy, one of the world's largest nature conservation organizations, and ...

Friday, January 4, 2008
[in French only] Newsletter n° 8 de la Convention France-UNESCO
[in French only] Actualités sur l’avancement des projets : Alger, Algérie – Zabid, Yemen : appui aux demandes du Centre ...