Thursday, July 17, 2014
Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard Iraqi heritage
UNESCO today held a consultation with Iraqi and international cultural heritage experts and agreed on an Emergency Response Action Plan to safeguard ...

Thursday, July 17, 2014
[in French only] Le braconnage s’intensifie au Parc National de la Garamba
[in French only] Le Centre du patrimoine mondial s’inquiète de la recrudescence du braconnage et de la multiplication des attaques ...

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 ...

Monday, June 16, 2014
The World Heritage Resource Manual Series - Now in Spanish
Since the World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972, the World Heritage List has continually evolved and is growing steadily. With this growth, a ...

Monday, June 16, 2014
UNESCO and Seabourn partnership for World Heritage protection and sustainable tourism
Doha, 16 June – UNESCO and cruise operator Seabourn today announced a six-year, $1 million partnership agreement aimed at reinforcing ...

Sunday, June 15, 2014
World Heritage Committee meeting opens in Doha
Qatar announces $10m donation for new heritage protection initiative. Doha, 15 June —The Prime Minister of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin ...

Thursday, June 12, 2014
UNESCO commends the decision by SOCO to halt oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park as a step in the right direction
UNESCO has welcomed the announcement by SOCO international this week to halt oil exploration activities in the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage ...

Wednesday, June 11, 2014
World Heritage Centre partners with pioneer Catlin Seaview Survey
Using its revolutionary 360-degree panoramic underwater camera, the Catlin Seaview Survey aims at revealing the hidden wonders of our oceans. This ...

Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Today at UNESCO: A virtual dive to celebrate World Oceans Day
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre presents "A virtual dive in six marine World Heritage sites" By Richard Vevers, CEO, ...

Friday, June 6, 2014
Special Issue of World Heritage magazine dedicated to Qatar
At the occasion of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, held from 15 to 25 June 2014 in Doha (Qatar), a special issue of World ...

Thursday, June 5, 2014
International workshop held on strengthening south-south collaboration on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
From 23 to 24 May 2014, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group organized the workshop ...

Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The Bahamas ratifies World Heritage Convention, completing ratification by Latin America and Caribbean Region
On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its instrument of ratification ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
UNESCO to create an Observatory for the Safeguarding of Syria’s Cultural Heritage
UNESCO will establish an observatory in Beirut (Lebanon) to monitor and assess the state of Syria’s cultural heritage. The decision was made ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
World Heritage Committee to meet in Doha from 15 to 25 June
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 40 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets in Doha (Qatar) from 15 to ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2014
UNESCO and AWHF bring together African World Heritage site managers and local communities for entrepreneurship training
In May 2014, forty participants, including site managers and local community representatives from World Heritage sites in Africa, participated in two ...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Safeguarding sites for sustainable development in Ethiopia
UNESCO Sites are symbols of our work in support of sustainable development. The international community helps us ensure these sites, of outstanding ...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Partnership signed with the Fonds Culturel Arts & Ouvrages
On 22 May 2014 UNESCO signed a new partnership agreement with FCAO, Le Fonds Culturel Arts & Ouvrages (France). The goal of the partnership is to ...

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Safeguarding living cultural traditions at the World Heritage site of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga
The Kingdom of Buganda, once the largest of all the traditional kingdoms in East Africa, bears an eloquent witness to the living cultural traditions ...

Thursday, May 22, 2014
UNESCO World Heritage Centre renews partnership for elementary education
UNESCO has renewed its partnership with NTT Docomo, Dentsu and Evergreen (Japan), with the goal of educating elementary school pupils about World ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
UNESCO publishes a practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites
A practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites has been published in the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage ...

Tuesday, May 20, 2014
2014 State of conservation reports now available online
At its 38th session to be held in Doha, Qatar, from 15 to 25 June 2014, the World Heritage Committee will examine the state of conservation of 150 ...

Monday, May 19, 2014
3rd Roundtable of African Ministers on World Heritage in Africa
On the occasion of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, Qatar), the World Heritage Centre and the African World Heritage Fund are ...

Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Reconstruction of the Tombs of the Buganda Kings begins
The reconstruction of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi in Uganda was launched today at a ceremony held on the World Heritage site, which was ...

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Training of Local Guides Launched for the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns World Heritage site
UNESCO Bangkok Director Gwang-Jo Kim and Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) Director-General Nalikatibhag Sangsnit ...

Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Global Ocean Summit makes Marine World Heritage “pitch for action”
From 22 to 25 April 2014, government leaders, ocean practitioners, business, science, donors and international agencies came together at the Global ...

Wednesday, April 23, 2014
2013-2014 World Heritage map published in Arabic
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps, has now been published ...

Thursday, April 17, 2014
Director-General condemns attack on Emmanuel de Merode, Director of the Virunga National Park
"It is with distress and anger that I learned of the violent attack against Emmanuel de Merode, chief warden of Virunga National Park,” said ...

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
The Loire Valley: view from the train
The cultural landscape of the Loire Valley (France) has launched a new promotion and interpretation tool: a geo localized application for Smartphones ...

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
Director-General offers UNESCO’s support for Chile in the face of devastating fires in Valparaiso
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed deep concern over the destruction caused by fires that have been raging around the city ...

Monday, April 14, 2014
The first stage in the rehabilitation of cultural heritage of Timbuktu (Mali) is complete
Launched on 14 March 2014 in partnership with UNESCO, the rehabilitation work carried out on Sheik Baber Baba Idjé and Sheik Mahamane Al ...

Monday, April 14, 2014
'Managing Cultural World Heritage' reference manual published in French
This manual provides guidance for States Parties and all those involved in the care of World Heritage cultural properties on how to comply with the ...

Tuesday, March 25, 2014
UNESCO renews partnership with Our Place, photographer of World Heritage sites
UNESCO has announced the renewal of its partnership agreement with OUR PLACE Publishing Ltd. The New Zealand-based company will continue its mission ...

Monday, March 24, 2014
Director-General Opens International Conference in Bergen on UNESCO Culture Conventions
On 24 March, the UNESCO Director-General opened an International Conference in Bergen, Norway, on the UNESCO 1972, 2003 and 2005 conventions, entitled ...

Friday, March 21, 2014
Urban Regeneration for Historic Cairo Video Competition
The URHC project team invites young filmmakers and urban heritage lovers aged between 18 and 30 years to produce a video of 5 minutes or less, ...