The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve.
Oral Archives: Julia Marton-Lefèvre
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Julia Marton-Lefèvre by Christina Cameron the 28 March 2019 in Paris. Marton-Lefèvre talks about how, as Director General of IUCN, she wanted to recognize the ...
Oral Archives: Koïchiro Matsuura
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Koïchiro Matsuura by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 24 November 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The former UNESCO Director General discusses ...
Oral Archives: Krzysztof Pawlowski
The following audio excerpts come from an interview with Krzysztof Pawlowski by Christina Cameron the 8 May 2018 in Warsaw. The interviewee recounts his involvement in the beginnings of the World Heritage ...
Oral Archives: Léon Pressouyre
The selected audio excerpts clips are from an interview with Léon Pressouyre by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 18 November 2008 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. He describes the early years ...
Oral Archives: Licia Vlad Borrelli
The audio excerpts come from an interview with Licia Vlad Borrelli by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 6 May 2010 in Rome. She describes her long and rich experience of World Heritage, evoking in parallel ...
Oral Archives: Lucien Chabason
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Lucien Chabason by Christina Cameron and Petra van den Born 2 October 2012 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. The memories of Lucien Chabason offer a very ...
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Max Bourke by Christina Cameron the 30th October 2013 in Canberra, Australia. He describes his personal involvement and that of his country in the early years ...
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Michael Turner by Christina Cameron the 9 July 2017 in Krakow. Turner discusses issues concerning Israel's involvement in the World Heritage Convention, ...
Designer, engraver and graphic artist, Michel Olyff created dozens of logos, emblems, posters, lithographs, stamps and other arts.
Interview Minja Yang Oral Archives of the World Heritage Convention Minja Yang was born and raised in Tokyo. She holds a BA in sociology from Georgetown University and a Masters and ...
Oral Archives: Mounir Bouchenaki
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Mounir Bouchenaki by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 5th February 2009 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. The interview touches on his long ...
Oral Archives: Natarajan Ishwaran
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Natarajan Ishwaran by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 24 November 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Through his extensive knowledge of UNESCO's ...
Interview Peter Fowler Oral Archives of the World Heritage Convention Peter Fowler is a British archaeologist and landscape specialist. A graduate of Oxford University, he served as secretary ...
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Ray Wanner by Christina Cameron the 18 May 2011 in Springfield, Virginia. Having attended nearly 20 sessions of the Committee during his career, he recounts ...
Oral Archives: Robert C. Milne
The following audio excerpts are from an interview in English conducted with Rob Milne by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler the 2 March 2009 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. There are enlightening details about ...
Oral Archives: Russell E. Train
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Russell E. Train by Christina Cameron the 7 December 2008 in Springfield, Virginia. In particular, he recalls the role he played in the development and ...
Oral Archives: Sharon Sullivan
The following audio excerpts are from an interview with Sharon Sullivan by Christina Cameron the 30 October 2013 in Canberra. Sharon Sullivan provides an original, critical and encouraging vision of the objectives ...
Oral Archives: Souayibou Varissou
The following audio extracts are taken from a virtual interview conducted with Souayibou Varissou by Christina Cameron and Mechtild Rössler in December 2022. Mr. Varissou shares his extensive experience in the ...
The following audio clips are from an interview with Stephen Morris by Christina Cameron on 24 April 2019 in Springfield, Virginia. Stephen Morris applauds the awareness of the endangered places that the popularity ...
The following audio excerpts come from an interview conducted with Tamás Fejérdy by Christina Cameron the 11 May 2018 in Budapest. The interviewee recounts his experience as President of the World Heritage Committee ...