Activities
The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve.
| Title | Sites | State Parties | Description | Category | Date updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Culture|2030 Indicators | The UNESCO Thematic Indicators for Culture in the 2030 Agenda (Culture|2030 Indicators) is a framework of thematic indicators whose purpose is to measure and monitor the progress of culture’s enabling contribution ... | Urban Context | 2024-04-15 | ||
| “Humanize Bangkok” project, Thailand | Thailand | Bangkok, in Thailand, is one of the most populated cities in the world, a symbol of uncontrolled urban growth, marked by heavy pollution and huge traffic problems. In 1998, a project entitled "Humanise Bangkok" was ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | |
| Conservation and enhancement of the historic city of Bejaïa, Algeria | Algeria | Carried out under the aegis of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, this project aimed to strengthen local capacity and sustain actions undertaken at the local level.Surrounded by the huge Djurdjura, the Bibans ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | |
| Conservation and preservation of the city of Constantine, Algeria | Algeria | The project in Constantine is part of the cross-sector project “Poverty Reduction through Sustainable World Heritage Management”, launched in 2002, on the theme of eliminating poverty and extreme poverty through the ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | |
| Heritage and poverty alleviation (Senegal, Benin, Lao People's Democratic Republic, China, Guyana) | Urban heritage preservation policies, when separated from development strategies, can lead to a marginalization of the poorest populations. Constraints caused by regulations, in the absence of assistance mechanisms, ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | ||
| International Conference in Istanbul (Turkey) on the resistance of historic buildings to earthquakes | The “International Conference on the Seismic Performance of Traditional Buildings” was held in Istanbul, Turkey from 16 to 18 November 2000, under the patronage of UNESCO, ICOMOS and Turkey’s Ministry of Culture. It ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Preparatory assistance and feasibility study for the inscription of Varanasi, India | India | As part of the Indian Heritage Cities Network project, and in link with the “Rivers and heritage” initiative, a seminar was held in February 2007 in Varanasi, India. The objective was the enhancement of this ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | |
| Preparatory assistance and technical support for the inscription, conservation and management of the Île de ... | Island of Saint-Louis | Senegal | The France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, similar to the technical cooperation provided to the Town of Luang Prabang in the Lao People's Democratic Republic, has provided technical and financial support to national ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Restauration and revitalisation of the Complex of Hué Monuments and historical town, Viet Nam | Complex of Hué Monuments | Viet Nam | Hué, Viet Nam, is one of the last large fortified citadel cities of south-east Asia which was the imperial capital until 1945. The Complex of Hué Monuments has exceptional architectural and landscape heritage which ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Support for African local governments in the field of heritage (EU-AIMF project) | In 2009, a programme called “Heritage and Development” was initiated under the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement to respond to the requests expressed during the special sessions of the Africities Summits on ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Support for conservation and management of the Historic Town of Grand Bassam, Côte d’Ivoire | Historic Town of Grand-Bassam | Côte d'Ivoire | Grand-Bassam is the first capital of the former French colony of Côte d’Ivoire, from 1893 to 1900. The historic city, or “France quarter” as it was called, was built on a stretch of land between the Ouladine Lake to ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Support to the International seminar on the Rehabilitation of Historic Centres of Latin American Cities (SIRCHAL) ... | Workshop on urban conservation and restoration and creation of a four-language glossary. The SIRCHAL Programme (Network for the Revitalization of Latin American and Caribbean Historic Centres) has several goals ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Technical assistance for the management of the Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, Albania | Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra | Albania | With a strategic geographic position on one of the few passageways between the Adriatic Sea and the Balkan Peninsula, and on the banks of the Osum River, Berat, Albania became a rich commercial and cultural center ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the preparation and establishment of a management plan for Coro and its Port, Venezuela ... | Coro and its Port | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | With its earthen constructions unique to the Caribbean, the town of Coro, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), is the only surviving example of a rich fusion of local traditions with Spanish Mudéjar and Dutch ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the restoration of Saint Basil's Basilica, Moscow, Russian Federation | Kremlin and Red Square, Moscow | Russian Federation | The construction of the Basilica Saint. Basil the Blessed, Moscow, Russian Federation, took place between 1552 and 1561 after the capture of Kazan by Tsar Ivan IV, also known as Ivan the Terrible, to commemorate his ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the safeguarding, management and development of the Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia | Historic Centre of Riga | Latvia | The Historic Centre of Riga, Latvia, was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 for its urban and architectural values. The city’s urban morphology is a fine example of the development and evolution phases of ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for the valorisation of the Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan | Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore | Pakistan | The Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore, Pakistan, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List since 1981. The inscribed property includes two distinct royal complexes, the Lahore Fort and the Shalimar Gardens, ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Technical assistance for urban management and rehabilitation of the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt ... | Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata | Mauritania | The Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania) were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans crossing the Sahara, these trading and religious centres became rich and ... | Urban Context | 2022-12-07 |
| Technical support for the management, enhancement and development of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey | Historic Areas of Istanbul | Türkiye | The Historic Areas of Istanbul, Turkey, were inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1985, and as a strategic point in the Bosphorus peninsula between the Balkans and Anatolia, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |
| Urban conservation and management of historic centres. Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape | Cities and urban areas are the most represented types of heritage on the World Heritage List. World Heritage Cities are also among the World Heritage Properties that appear most often in state of conservation ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 | ||
| Urban Notebooks | Urban Notebooks The e-magazine of the World Heritage Cities Programme features diverse voices on urban heritage, practices, and opinion pieces. February 2022 Issue 20 Dr. ... | Urban Context | 2022-10-17 | ||
| Workshop for heritage in Tlemcen, Algeria | Algeria | This project aimed to ensure the training of local skilled staff in restoration and rehabilitation, through organization of education programmes in partnership with the “Friends of Tlemcen” NGO.Tlemcen, Algeria, was ... | Urban Context | 2022-06-27 |