1439 Events
7-9 July 2025
Enhancing engagement in the World Heritage Reactive Monitoring process
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, under the World Heritage Leadership Programme, are pleased to announce that the 7th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum (WHSM25) will be organised in conjunction with the session of the World Heritage Committee. The Forum's theme is: Enhancing engagement in the ...
3-6 June 2025
Organized in the framework of the development of the World Heritage Online Map Platform, supported by the Government of Flanders (Belgium), this workshop aims at advancing regional capacities to harness emerging technologies for the conservation, protection, and promotion of World Heritage in Africa.
Africa hosts a wealth of natural and cultural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value. ...
19-23 May 2025
Dans le cadre du projet Dive into Heritage (Plongez dans le patrimoine) généreusement financé par le Royaume d'Arabie saoudite et en collaboration avec l’institut National du Patrimoine en Tunisie, l'UNESCO organise le 3eme atelier de formation sur la documentation numérique du patrimoine mondial en mai 2025, dates à confirmer.
Le projet Dive into Heritage (Plongez dans le patrimoine), vise ...
14 May 2025
Information meeting regarding the organization of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee on Wednesday 14 May 2025, in Room II, from 3.00pm to 5.00pm.
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6-9 May 2025
The International Conference on Heritage Authenticity in Africa will take place in Nairobi, Kenya, from 6 to 9 May 2025, with the aim of fostering an exchange of research, experience, knowledge, and observations.
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International Conference on Cultural Heritage in Africa: A Global Dialogue on the Concept of Authenticity
6 May 2025 - 8:00 am - 9 May 2025 - 6:00 pm
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30 April 2025
On Wednesday 30 April 2025, managers from the iSimangaliso Wetland Park (South Africa) and Everglades National Park (United States of America) World Heritage sites, alongside experts from UNESCO, will share first-hand insights from the UNESCO Environmental DNA (eDNA) Expeditions initiative, which showcased the transformative potential of both citizen science and eDNA for monitoring ...
20-21 March 2025
From March 20 to 21, 2025, the Association for Cultural Economics International (ACEI) and the Alhambra and Generalife Council, in cooperation with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre are organizing a scientific forum “Granada International Convention on the Economics of World Heritage”, in Granada, Spain.
The conference will address the Economics of World Heritage from various perspectives. ...
6-8 March 2025
From 6-8 March 2025, UNESCO is organising an event entitled "Women. Heritage. Digital Technology" in Dakar, Senegal. Held in conjunction of the International Women’s Day, this event celebrates the vital role of African women in safeguarding and promoting heritage, particularly through the use of digital technologies.
Despite systemic barriers, including limited access to education, ...
12 December 2024
African Heritage Sites Facing Climate Change is a series of workshops and capacity-building sessions launched in partnership with the Foundation for the Safeguarding of Cultural Heritage in Rabat. This initiative is aimed at site managers, mentees, experts, representatives of civil society, institutional stakeholders, cultural heritage professionals, and young Africans. It seeks to address ...
5 December 2024
On Thursday 5 December 2024, managers from the Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau) and the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) World Heritage sites, alongside experts from UNESCO and the IUCN, will share first-hand insights on managing visitor behaviour to promote sustainable tourism that supports conservation.
Tourism and UNESCO World Heritage marine sites are intrinsically linked, as these ...
27 August 2024
The UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok (UNESCO Bangkok) in cooperation with UNESCO Jakarta is launching a capacity-building series as a follow-up to the World Heritage Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting (2018–2024) exercise for Asia-Pacific. Within South-East Asia, the capacity-building focus will be expressly related to two issues as highlighted in the World Heritage Regional Framework Action ...
29 July 2024
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organising an event entitled ‘TOWARDS 2030: A new roadmap for Europe and North America’s commitments to the World Heritage Convention. Presentation of the 2024-2031 Regional Action Plan of Europe and North America’ during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee.
The event will take place on Monday, 29 July 2024, from 6:15 pm to 7:45 pm local time ...
24 July 2024
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the International Indigenous Peoples’ Forum on World Heritage (IIPFWH) are co-organizing a side event during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee entitled “The World Heritage Convention and the demonstration of Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC)” on 24 July 2024 | Room 1 MR 6, from 18:15 (after the plenary) to 19:45. Interpretation will be ...
23 July 2024
UNESCO marine World Heritage sites are vital refuges for global biodiversity, hosting about 35% of threatened marine species. However, over 70% of the 50 marine sites inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List are currently threatened by climate change, according to the 2020 IUCN World Heritage Outlook. The UNESCO Environmental DNA (eDNA) Expeditions, a global citizen science initiative, ...
23 July 2024
Room : Room 1 / MR 6You can visit the exhibition from 23 to 27 July in the Exhibition Hall 14. To showcase the 'Dive into Heritage' project's progress and achievements, a side event is organized on 23 July 2023, during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. The event will be an opportunity to present the project, generously funded by the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia, to an ...
22 July 2024
UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Government of Norway, will organise an event entitled “Boosting World Heritage conservation in Africa to meet global targets for people and planet” during the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, on Monday 22 July 2024, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm local time in Room 1 (MR6) of the Bharat Mandapam Convention Centre, New Delhi, ...
21-31 July 2024
46th Session of the World Heritage Committee, New Delhi, India from 21 July to 31 July 2024.
18-25 July 2024
Heritage and communities: inclusive and effective approaches for the sustainable management of World Heritage sites
The 6th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum was held in New Delhi, India, from 18 to 25 July 2024, in conjunction with the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee. The Forum brought together 82 professionals responsible for the management of 82 World ...
17-18 June 2024
Oaxaca, Mexico 17-18 June 2024
Site managers from 9 countries will gather in the Historic Centre of Oaxaca, Mexico on 17-18 June for the first capacity-building workshop of the project “Latin America and the Caribbean: Strengthening capacities for resilient communities though Sustainable Tourism and Heritage Safeguarding’’ supported by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The workshop is being ...
10 June 2024
The information and orientation session for States Parties on the 46th session of the Committee took place on 10 June 2024.
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Presentations of the Information session
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Presentations of the Orientation session
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Information générale
Important information regarding the 46th session (registration, visas, etc.).WHC/24/46.COM/INF.1
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22 May 2024
The world is currently experiencing its fourth global coral bleaching event, according to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the International Coral Reef Initiative’s (ICRI) network of coral reef scientists - the second this decade. This mass bleaching event is estimated to have already affected at least 30% of the 29 UNESCO World Heritage-Listed coral reefs.
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23-25 April 2024
In the framework of the ‘European Month in Cuba’, the EU-funded UNESCO Transcultura Programme is organizing an event on the management of heritage coastal defence systems in Europe and the Caribbean as a resource for developing the cultural and creative sectors.
Fortifications represent a common heritage between Europe and the Caribbean, stemming from their intertwined histories and the ...
19 April 2024 - 14 May 2024
Highly pathogenic avian influenza, known as bird flu, is causing significant mortality of wild birds and mammals worldwide, requiring authorities to take action to curb its spread. Previously affecting mostly domestic poultry, the virus has become a major risk for wildlife, including in UNESCO World Heritage sites, Biosphere Reserves and Ramsar sites recognised internationally for their ...
5-6 March 2024
In partnership with the Walloon Heritage Agency, from 5 to 6 March - the UNESCO World Heritage Centre will gather some 30 experts, including the three Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee (ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN), the European Commission and the International Renewable Energy Agency, in Namur, Belgium, to define a comprehensive framework for the development of guidance for solar ...
27-29 February 2024
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the South African Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment - is organizing a regional Workshop for World Heritage Focal Points on Robben Island UNESCO World Heritage site (Cape Town, South Africa) from 27 to 29 February 2024.
The Workshop will bring together World Heritage Focal ...
9 February 2024
The UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas is new tool and platform prepared by the Culture Sector to support Member States for the conservation and management of historic cities and settlements.
This tool was developed in the framework of the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in 2011 to support urban heritage ...
19-21 December 2023
The Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting is coming to an end with Europe and North America which embarked on this core exercise of monitoring the implementation of the World Heritage Convention since September 2022. One of the main outcomes of the cycle will be the Regional Action Plan, for which the national focal points of the region will meet from 19 to 21 December 2023 at UNESCO ...
8-15 December 2023
In the framework of the Dive into Heritage project generously funded by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission and the King Saud University, UNESCO organises the 2nd training workshop on digital heritage documentationin early 2024, dates to be confirmed.
UNESCO launched last year the new Dive into ...
5-6 December 2023
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), is organizing a regional meeting of World Heritage focal points in Manama, Bahrain, on 5 and 6 December 2023.
The meeting will bring together World Heritage focal points in the Arab States, as well as representatives of ICOMOS, ICCROM, IUCN, to review progress in the implementation ...
27-29 November 2023
The Naples Conference will explore synergies between the 1972 World Heritage Convention, which celebrated its 50th anniversary last year, and the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage marking its 20th anniversary this year.
As the first major event on bringing together the World Heritage and Living Heritage Conventions following MONDIACULT,this Conference ...
16 November 2023
On 16 November (1pm-1.45pm, Paris time, France), in the Partnership Hub of the General Conference, the World Heritage Marine Programme will celebrate some of the conservation highlights delivered over the past years with the support of its key partners.
The 1972 World Heritage Convention protects 50 unique ocean ecosystems across 37 countries and has, since 2005, invested in scaling up the ...
5-9 October 2023
Every three years, managers of the 50 marine sites on the UNESCO World Heritage List come together to share their best practices, discuss solutions, and forge a path forward together. The 5th edition will be held in the Wadden Sea (Denmark, Netherlands, Germany) from 5 to 9 October 2023.
World Heritage marine managers all face similar challenges in protecting their special ocean place from ...
28-29 September 2023
The World Heritage Cities Programme team is delighted to invite you to join the UNESCO Chairs Workshop: Protecting Historic Cities and Landscapes - Compatible Design for New Interventions.
This workshop gathers today and tomorrow international UNESCO Chairs and experts around the table to discuss the management and protection of urban heritage, which will contribute substantially to the ...
26-28 September 2023
On 26 to 28 September 2023, Tongji University, as host, together with the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and Pacific Region, a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP Shanghai), and Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning and Design Institute Co., LTD. are co-organizing an International Conference on ...
26 September 2023
On 26 September (8.30am-10.00am, Panama time; 3.30pm-5.00pm, Paris time, France; 7.00pm – 8.30pm Kolkata time, India), experts in carbon credit financing for conservation will convene virtually to share first-hand insights on how blue carbon can help close the financing gap across marine protected areas (MPAs).
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21 September 2023
The Asia and the Pacific Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is delighted to invite you to a Cocktail Event on the Regional Framework Action Plan for Asia and the Pacific, organised as a side event of the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee in Riyadh.
Venue: Al Ahsa Oasis Room - Al Faisaliah Hotel – Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Date: 21 September 2023
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17 September 2023
International cooperation plays a pivotal role in safeguarding the cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value. The purpose of this side event is to highlight and commend the remarkable accomplishments and positive outcomes resulting from such cooperation and partnerships, in support of World Heritage in Africa.
The Strategy for World Heritage in Africa, which will be ...
17 September 2023
World Heritage and Corporate Sustainability:
how businesses can protect our priceless cultural and natural assets
Event date and time : 17 September 2023 13:30-14:30 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
The World Heritage system has long recognized the need to engage with businesses to protect our irreplaceable heritage places. Join this event to hear from ...
15 September 2023
How to leverage World Heritage to meet the Biodiversity Challenge of the Decade
Event date and time : 15 September 2023 18:15-19:15 (UTC +3)Room : Rock Art Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
This event organised by UNESCO and IUCN explores the unique contribution of natural and cultural World Heritage to biodiversity conservation and achieving the UN agreement to halt nature ...
14 September 2023
World Heritage Map Platform
Launch
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Side Event date and time : 14 September 2023 13:30-14:30 (UTC +3)Room : Hegra Room, Al Faisaliah Hotel
With the generous support of the Government of Flanders (Belgium), UNESCO has developed the World Heritage Online Map Platform, the pilot of a Geographic Information System (GIS) for World Heritage. ...
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 ...
