Afghanistan

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Properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (2)
Cultural
Activities
- Afghanistan’s cultural heritage: Safeguarding Campaign
- Coordination Committee
- Emergency consolidation and Restoration of Monuments in Herat and Jam, Phase I and II
- UNESCO/Swiss Funds in-Trust Emergency consolidation of the monuments in Jam
- Safeguarding of the Bamiyan site, Phase I
- Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase II
- Repairing of the protective roof over the ruins of the Mosque of Haji Pyada, Balkh
- Activities to protect Afghanistan’s moveable cultural property
- My multicultural, diverse home Afghanistan
- Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase III
- Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase IV
News
- 11th Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan Friday, April 12, 2013
- Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- Ashgabat Agreement: representatives and experts of twelve Asian countries outline the Silk Roads Heritage Corridors approach for the future Serial and Trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination Wednesday, May 18, 2011
- Ten years on – remembering the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan (Afghanistan) Thursday, March 3, 2011
- Recommendation adopted by the participants of ten Asian countries of a serial Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mughal Architecture Wednesday, April 22, 2009
- Terrorist attacks damage Pakistan Buddha Thursday, October 4, 2007
- Fourth Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site issued recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan Tuesday, December 20, 2005
- Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)" Monday, April 4, 2005
Events
- Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads Sep 17, 2012 - Sep 20, 2012
- 3rd Expert Working Group Meeting for the Old City of Herat and the Archaeological Remains of Jam World Heritage Property Sep 4, 2012 - Sep 6, 2012
- 10th expert working group and 2 public symposiums on Bamiyan Valley Dec 6, 2011 - Dec 11, 2011
- Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads May 3, 2011 - May 6, 2011
- 9th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Safeguarding of the Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Mar 3, 2011 - Mar 4, 2011
- Sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific Jun 2, 2010 - Jun 5, 2010
- 8th Expert Working Group Meeting for the Preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site Mar 25, 2010 - Mar 26, 2010
- Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 6, 2009 - Apr 12, 2009
- 7th Expert Working Group on the Preservation of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Jun 12, 2008 - Jun 13, 2008
- Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Jam and Herat sites Jun 9, 2008 - Jun 10, 2008
- Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Apr 21, 2008 - May 2, 2008
- Sixth Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Site Jan 20, 2008 - Jan 22, 2008
- First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture Nov 26, 2007 - Dec 6, 2007
- Exhibition of photographs: Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan Apr 10, 2007 - May 7, 2007
- 5th Expert Working Group for the Preservation of the Bamiyan Valley Dec 14, 2006 - Dec 16, 2006
- Fourth Expert Working Group on the preservation of the Bamiyan World Heritage site Dec 7, 2005 - Dec 9, 2005
Official Relations (UNESCO/ERI) Source: UNESCO/ERI
- H. E. Mr Mohammad Kacem Fazelly
Ambassador, Permanent Delegate
Permanent Delegation of Afghanistan to UNESCO
- Afghan National Commission for UNESCO

Ratification of the Convention:
Tuesday, March 20, 1979
Tuesday, March 20, 1979
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Access to the Periodic Reporting Questionnaire
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