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Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Experts and practitioners draft policy on World Heritage and sustainable development
From 22 to 24 January 2015, UNESCO, in cooperation with the Vietnamese authorities, hosted a workshop on World Heritage and sustainable development at ... -
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Belize agrees to Chart Road Map solving Critical Conservation Issues to remove Belize Barrier Reef from Danger List
Following a week-long constructive discussion with UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and IUCN, the government of Belize agreed to start talks on critical ... -
Thursday, January 22, 2015
Celebrating World Wetlands Day: 2 February 2015
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city ... -
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Safeguarding Mali’s ancient manuscript collections, an international conference in Bamako
Nearly two years after armed groups occupied northern Mali and destroyed cultural heritage there, an international conference will take place in the ... -
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Earthwatch launches its 2015 Business Skills Transfer Programme
Once again this year Earthwatch is offering funded training and mentoring in organisational and business management practices to protected areas in ... -
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Announcement for Internship Opportunities (South Africa and Benin)
Internship Opportunities in South Africa and Benin, from 1 April until 30 September 2015. Two internships will run in 2015, one at the African World ... -
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Another Fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage site in Benin
On 14 January 2015, a fire has once again ravaged the Palace of the King Houégbadja in the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage property in ... -
Thursday, January 8, 2015
The Polynesian Voyaging Society embarks on a worldwide voyage through marine World Heritage sites
Nainoa Thompson and the Polynesian Voyaging Society are embarking on a 3-year trip that will take them to 13 marine World Heritage sites. The trip ... -
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Online Travel Itinerary launched about World Heritage sites in the United States
The National Park Service's newest online travel itinerary highlights the 22 World Heritage sites located in the United States. The project includes ... -
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Director-General Presents World Heritage Certificates to Turkey
On 6 January, during her official visit to Turkey, the Director-General participated in a ceremony to present the World Heritage Certificates for the ... -
Monday, December 22, 2014
Panasonic World Heritage 2015 Calendar in paper, online and tablet PC app formats now available
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Panasonic Corporation have released the 2015 World Heritage calendar. Featuring stunning photographs of World ... -
Friday, December 19, 2014
The Government of Indonesia, UNESCO, and Panasonic Jointly Launched the LED Lighting Installment in Prambanan Temple Compounds
The Panasonic Corporation in cooperation with UNESCO Office Jakarta organised a launching ceremony of LED Lighting Installment in Prambanan ... -
Friday, December 19, 2014
UNWTO and UNESCO to organize first World Conference on Tourism and Culture
The First World Conference on Tourism and Culture will bring together, for the first time, Ministers of Tourism and Ministers of Culture from ... -
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Serious concern for oil spill in the Sundarbans, Bangladesh
An oil spill occurred in The Sundarbans, Bangladesh on Tuesday, 9 December when a small coastal oil tanker sank after being rammed by another vessel ... -
Monday, December 15, 2014
Panasonic hosts event for environmental education at Budapest World Heritage site
As part of the "World Heritage Eco Learning Program", Panasonic hosted, on 15 December 2015, the "Environmental activity for the next generation” at ... -
Friday, December 12, 2014
Venice and its Lagoon rest in fragile balance. Findings of new study on the World Heritage site
A presentation of the “Fragile Venice” study, which touches on some of the most serious future challenges faced by the city of Venice and its Lagoon, ... -
Thursday, December 11, 2014
UNESCO concludes training course on “First Aid to Cultural Built Heritage in Syria”
Twenty-two conservation architects, engineers, archaeologists, and experts from different regions across Syria, including Damascus, Maaloula, Daraa, ... -
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
UNESCO Conference calls for protected cultural zones to be established Syria and Iraq
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for the creation of “protected cultural zones” around heritage sites in Syria and Iraq. Opening an ... -
Friday, November 28, 2014
UNESCO recognized for promoting Mediterranean cultural heritage
On the occasion of the Mediterranean Week of Economic Leaders and in the framework of the XXIII General Assembly of the Association of the ... -
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
e-patrimoines: a new e-learning training program launched by the French Ministry of culture and communication
In 2011, the French Ministry of Culture and Communication (Directorate General of Cultural Heritage – Department of European and International ... -
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
World Heritage Paper on “Engaging Local Communities in Stewardship of World Heritage” published
Recent policy and conceptual developments in World Heritage, and in conservation generally, set the stage for new approaches that engage indigenous ... -
Thursday, November 20, 2014
In memoriam: Prof. Karel Anthonie Bakker (PhD)
The World Heritage Centre expresses its condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Professor Karel Bakker from the Department of ... -
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Libya's unique Cultural Heritage
Amidst alarming reports of increase in acts of vandalism, illicit trafficking and attacks on Libyan cultural heritage, UNESCO Director-General Irina ... -
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
The Ramsar Convention Secretariat is looking for a Deputy Secretary General
The Convention on Wetlands, also known as the “Ramsar Convention” from the name of the city in Iran where it was signed in 1971, is an ... -
Monday, November 17, 2014
New publication: Conserving Cultural Landscapes
Conserving Cultural Landscapes: Challenges and New Directions is now available from Routledge publishers. The book is edited by Ken Taylor, ... -
Monday, November 17, 2014
World Heritage Volunteers 2015 – Call for Projects
Patrimonito takes a stand in a changing global environment The World Heritage Centre (WHC) is pleased to announce the Call for Proposals for the ... -
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Director-General meets with experts responsible for health of Great Barrier Reef
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova visited Australia’s Great Barrier Reef on the weekend of 15-16 November for a firsthand look at the way the World ... -
Sunday, November 16, 2014
UNESCO Announces the Bamiyan Cultural Centre Design Competition
November 15, 2014, marks the official announcement of the design competition to build the new Bamiyan Cultural Centre in Afghanistan. UNESCO, together ... -
Friday, November 14, 2014
UN Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen Lends Her Support to Marine World Heritage
Supermodel and UN Goodwill ambassador for the Environment Gisele Bündchen narrates the latest film from the World Heritage Marine Programme, which ... -
Friday, November 14, 2014
First Youth Forum of Paraguayan Heritage - "World Heritage - Intergenerational Meeting"
From the 13 to the 15 October 2014, the Paraguay National Commission for cooperation with UNESCO through its Executive Committee for Heritage, the ... -
Friday, November 14, 2014
Rapid Response Facility releases the 2014 legacy report
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases the 2014 legacy report summarizing its lasting impacts of eight years of cooperation with the UNESCO World ... -
Friday, November 14, 2014
Protected areas key to safeguarding the global environment Director-General tells Parks Congress
Sydney, 13 November - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today called for a global commitment to “restore, revitalize and safeguard one of the ... -
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Emergency plan to safeguard Iraq’s cultural heritage
With the severe deterioration of the humanitarian and security situation in Iraq, UNESCO has established an Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP) to ... -
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
IUCN World Parks Congress 2014: Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions
UNESCO is gearing up for its participation in the 2014 IUCN World Parks Congress (WPC), which will take place in Sydney, Australia, from 12 to 19 ... -
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
UNESCO participates in 20th International Cultural Heritage Show
Thanks to the generous support of the French National Commission and Ateliers d'Art de France, UNESCO will participate in the International Cultural ... -
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
First Entrepreneurship Field Training held for African site managers and community representatives
Following the first African World Heritage entrepreneurship training workshops, which took place in Ghana and Senegal in May 2014, an Anglophone ... -
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Young leaders film World Heritage sites at Media Communication Training Workshop in Gyeongju, Republic of Korea
The Asian World Heritage Media/Communication Training Workshop for young people: "Passing the Culture Message" was held in Gyeongju, Republic of ... -
Monday, October 20, 2014
Emergency appeal to combat militant elephant poaching in Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) has launched an emergency appeal for funds to tackle an upswing in poaching activity in Garamba National Park in ... -
Monday, October 13, 2014
Strengthening Collaboration for the Dja Faunal Reserve
Stakeholders of the World Heritage property "Dja Faunal Reserve", (DFR) met in Yaoundé (Cameroon) from 24 to 25 September 2014 to evaluate the current ... -
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
A 7000 Eur Grant for a Project Awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
You wish to undertake a project related to Mediterranean cultures or art and crafts? Are you a national from a Mediterranean country? Born after 31 ... -
Monday, August 25, 2014
“Safeguarding Precious Resources for Island Communities” World Heritage Paper series on SIDS published”.
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are islands of the Caribbean Sea, the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. They are some of the most beautiful ... -
Friday, August 15, 2014
The World Heritage Convention has entered into force for the Bahamas
On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO its instrument of ratification of the ... -
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
UNESCO strengthens action to safeguard cultural heritage under attack
Recent events in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Mali have highlighted the multiple threats to cultural heritage during crisis, including deliberate attacks, ... -
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Panasonic hosts event for environmental education at Ogasawara Islands World Heritage site
As part of the "World Heritage Eco Learning Program", Panasonic hosted, from June 26th to 28th, the "Environmental activity for the next generation” ... -
Monday, August 4, 2014
State of conservation of Alto Douro Wine Region (Portugal)
Over the last several weeks, the World Heritage Centre as well as several Permanent Delegations of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ... -
Friday, August 1, 2014
Network of World Heritage Sites in Portugal created
On 18 July, site managers of World Heritage sites in Portugal and the Portuguese National Commission for UNESCO signed a cooperation agreement to ... -
Thursday, July 31, 2014
'Culture and Development: World Heritage in the Caribbean' now published
Culture & Development No.11World Heritage in the Caribbean The results of the Second Periodic Report on the State of World Heritage in Latin ... -
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 dans le 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” ... -
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Re-building Cultural Heritage in Mali
The value of rebuilding Timbuktu, a unique intellectual and spiritual capital rich in cultural treasures, is priceless for both Mali’s post-conflict ... -
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 ... -
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Meeting of Chairpersons of Committees of UNESCO’s Cultural Conventions
Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee, met today ... -
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 ... -
Monday, June 2, 2014
Report published following Workshop on World Heritage and Human Rights
The report resulting from the workshop held in Oslo, Norway from 1 to 3 April 2014 on the theme “Building capacity to support rights-based ... -
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 in ... -
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, ... -
Friday, March 14, 2014
Reconstruction of World Heritage mausoleums starts in Timbuktu (Mali)
Residents of Timbuktu today launched the reconstruction of World Heritage mausoleums damaged by the armed extremists who occupied the north and centre ... -
Monday, March 3, 2014
Message from Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, for CITES communication campaign for the first edition of World Wildlife Day
Today, we celebrate the first World Wildlife Day, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly. Since time immemorial, humanity has marvelled at the wild ... -
Thursday, February 27, 2014
3rd edition of ‘The World’s Heritage’ by UNESCO Publishing and Collins features all 981 sites
The third edition of The World’s Heritage is available now, published by UNESCO Publishing and Collins. Featuring all 981 entries on the UNESCO ... -
Monday, February 24, 2014
Policy-makers in Uzbekistan meet to discuss implementation of World Heritage Convention
On 20 February 2014 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, a discussion on the requirements of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and ... -
Thursday, February 20, 2014
UNESCO Director-General condemns military presence and destruction at World Heritage Sites in Syria
In the face of a deteriorating situation inside Syria, the UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, made the following statement : "The situation in ... -
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Workshop increases community involvement in African natural World Heritage sites
Managers of natural World Heritage sites in Africa met with national coordinators of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Small Grants ... -
Thursday, February 13, 2014
First mission to Gao since end of military occupation of northern Mali takes stock of serious damage to the city’s cultural heritage
UNESCO, Malian and international experts have completed the first assessment of damage to cultural heritage in Gao, following the occupation by armed ... -
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Potential boundary modification to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage site
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has taken note of information provided by individuals and civil society organizations concerning the Tasmanian ... -
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Over 3 million USD pledged for the African World Heritage Fund at African Union Head of State Summit
On Friday 31 January 2014, UNESCO joined forces with the African Union Commission to raise awareness and funds for the African World Heritage Fund ... -
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Banc d’Arguin National Park and Wadden Sea sign historic Twinning Arrangement
The Banc d’Arguin National Park (Mauritania) and The Wadden Sea (Germany /The Netherlands) are the most critical sites for migratory birds on ... -
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
South Asia World Heritage Serial Nomination for the Silk Roads Project Launched with the Support of the UNESCO/Korea Funds-in-Trust
The UNESCO/Korea Funds-in-Trust project, “Support for the Preparation of the World Heritage Serial Nomination for the Silk Roads in South ... -
Friday, February 7, 2014
The OWHC’s Regional Secretariat for Northwest Europe publishes position paper
The Regional Secretariat Northwest Europe of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), one of the organization’s 8 regional ... -
Monday, February 3, 2014
UNESCO welcomes growing commitment by oil, gas and mining corporations to keep out of World Heritage sites
UNESCO has welcomed confirmation from French-based oil and gas corporation Total that it will refrain from prospecting or exploiting oil and gas in ... -
Friday, January 31, 2014
Great Barrier Reef state of conservation
The World Heritage Committee, at its last meeting in June 2013, expressed concern for the Great Barrier Reef and requested Australia ensure that ... -
Friday, January 24, 2014
UNESCO Director-General Condemns Destruction to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed grave concern about the damage to Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art, following ... -
Friday, December 20, 2013
Angkor: Managing Success
The millennial temples of Angkor with their monumental architecture, infinitely fine bas-reliefs, enduring spiritual significance and complex ...
