1429 Events
13 September 2023
Culture And Climate Change-related Emergencies: New Realities, New Perspectives
Event date and time: 13 September 2023, 13:15-14:45 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Hotel Al Faisaliah
The past years have witnessed the growing impact of disasters and climate change on cultural heritage around the globe – from the hurricanes and cyclones in Belize, Malawi and Vanuatu, the ...
12 September 2023
Dive into Heritage
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Side Event date and time : Tuesday 12 September, 13:30-15:00 (UTC +3)Room : Historic Jeddah Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
To showcase the Dive into Heritage project's progress and generous contributions and support of the donor, a side event is organized on 12 September 2023, during the Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee. The ...
12 September 2023
Space-Based Technologies for the Preservation of World Heritage Sites
Event date and time : 12 September 2023 13:00-14:30 (UTC +3)Room : Al Ahsa Oasis Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
This side event aims at discussing how the use of space-based technologies can help World Heritage practitioners (in particular site managers) better identify and prevent potential threats to ...
11 September 2023
Using impact assessment for heritage conservation and renewable energy development
Guidance and Toolkit on Impact Assessments and the Guidance for Wind Energy projects in a World Heritage Context for better decision-making on conservation, climate actions and sustainable development
Event date and time : 11 September 2023 13:15-14:45 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Al ...
11-15 September 2023
Managing World Heritage for the Next 50 Years
The 5th session of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was held both online (19 June, 4 and 13 July 2023) and in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (11-15 September 2023). This event brought together 105 professionals involved in the management of 92 World Heritage sites located in 65 countries to reflect on the issue of “Managing World Heritage ...
24 July 2023
The Africa Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, with the support of the Government of Norway, in partnership with the African World Heritage Fund and ICCROM is pleased to announce that an online workshop dedicated to the “Re-discovering African urban heritage through the lenses of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape” (HUL) will take place on 24 July ...
21 July 2023
The information session for States Parties on the extended 45th session of the Committee took place on 21 July 2023 from 2.30 pm to 4.00 pm.
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Presentations of the Information session on the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee
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Important information regarding the extended 45th session (registration, visas, ...
18 May 2023
On Thursday 18 May 2023, experts and managers from the Ningaloo Coast (Australia) and Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Belize) marine World Heritage sites will share first-hand insights on designing and implementing a resilience strategy that takes a holistic approach in addressing the impacts of climate change and help adapt communities.
The 2016 third Global Marine World Heritage ...
13 May 2023
On the occasion of the European Museum Night, UNESCO will open its doors on Saturday 13 May from 6 pm to midnight. In addition to its rich architectural and artistic heritage, the Organization will offer a series of cultural activities dedicated to Africa. In the second half of the evening, visitors will be able to attend an artistic performance by DJ Michael Canitrot, combining electronic ...
5 May 2023
African World Heritage Day is celebrated annually on the 5th of May to remember and acknowledge the importance of promoting and safeguarding the UNESCO World Heritage in Africa for the benefit of present and future generations. To celebrate the 8th edition of African World Heritage Day, UNESCO in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the Permanent Delegation of Ghana ...
21 April 2023
Friday 21 April 2023Online 14:00-16:30 Beijing time (UTC+8)2023世界遗产对话世界遗产、气候变化和韧性——气候变化威胁下的遗产灾害响应和紧急风险应对 (guojiang.org)
Following the 6 WHITRAP Shanghai World Heritage Dialogues organized in 2022 on the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, WHITRAP Shanghai is continuing the World Heritage Dialogues series organized and hosted by the College of Architecture and ...
17-18 April 2023
UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office, New Delhi
The Next 50: Ways Forward for South Asia
November 2022 marked the 50th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention. Over the past 50 years, the notion of culture, in particular of cultural heritage, has shifted from monument-centered towards people-centered and holistic approach. The understanding of cultural heritage has expanded to ...
15-16 February 2023
In the framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, launched in September 2021 in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Regional World Heritage Institute in Zacatecas and the UNESCO field offices in the region, is organising an online regional workshop for national Focal Points, on 15 and 16 February ...
10 February 2023
In the framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise, launched in September 2021 in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the UNESCO field offices in the region, is organising an online regional workshop for site managers, on 10 February 2023.
Around 200 participants, including the designated World Heritage ...
3-9 February 2023
From 3-9 February 2023, the 5th International Marine Protected Area Congress (IMPAC5) will take place in Vancouver, Canada. The UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme will chair the symposium on empowering local communities to adapt to climate change, bringing together practitioners from across the 29 coral reefs on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
Held every four years, IMPAC is an important ...
19 January 2023
On 19 January (12-1pm, Brasilia time, Brazil / 4-5pm, Paris time, France / 7-8pm, Victoria time, Seychelles), experts and managers from Seychelles and Belize marine World Heritage sites will share first-hand insight on how blue bonds provide a sustainable pathway toward financing marine protected area conservation for the long term.
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21-22 December 2022
Online seminar with 6 sessions to promote Heritage Impact Assessment in Southeast Asia.
Session 1: Three Decades of Ayutthaya World Heritage Session 2: Redefining greater Ayutthaya Session 3: Understanding the significance of greater Ayutthaya Session 4: Lessons learned in the sustainable management of Ayutthaya Session 5: Future of Ayutthaya - Approaches towards holistic management Session ...
13 December 2022
As a key activity to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, the 2022 "Global Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases" International Sharing Forum will be held on 13 December 2022. The Forum will be led by LI Xin, Deputy Secretary-General of World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of ...
12-14 December 2022
A sub-regional celebration to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1972 World Heritage Convention will be held in the United Republic of Tanzania, from 12 - 14 December 2022.
This event is organized jointly by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism (MNRT) of Tanzania, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Convention, and selected higher learning ...
7 December 2022
Celebration event held at Kingfisher Bay Resort on K’gari (Fraser Island) Australia - details to be confirmed.
