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The UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) co-operation to support the World Heritage Centre was established in 2001 by the Netherlands Ministry of Education, Culture and Sciences with the aim of reinforcing the implementation of the 1972 "Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage".

Under this Funds-in-Trust arrangement the Government of the Netherlands made available an amount of over US$ 10 million over a period of 20 years . The NFiT is one of the longest Funds-in-Trust at UNESCO, which makes sustainable partner for the conservation and management for the World Heritage.

Under this Funds-in-Trust arrangement, no restrictions are applied to allocating funds to particular regions of the world or to the nationality of experts to be used for missions or implementation of projects. As a result of this relative freedom, a fairly equal distribution of projects and sites that were selected for sponsoring has taken place over the regions of Africa, Arab States, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America and the Caribbean

Objective

Projects and programmes under the NFiT cooperation are structured according to the Strategic Objectives adopted by the World Heritage Committee (5Cs), in pursuance of regional and thematic balances, and the sustainability of support given in terms of project follow-up or spin-off. Support would be also considered for a property on the List of World Heritage in Danger and/or heritage in conflict situation, when feasible.

  • Credibility: Technical assistance to Tentative List and Nomination preparations, primarily in under-represented regions, and Thematic Studies and Expert Meetings in particular on under-represented categories of heritage;
  • Conservation: Technical assistance to preparation of Conservation Management Plans, and to projects of Sustainable Development of inscribed properties and sites, in particular in under-represented regions of the world;
  • Capacity Building: Support to Training Seminars and National Workshops, Technical Assistance to Professional and Institutional Building;
  • Communication: Dissemination of information, education, public awareness raising, sites presentation;
  • Community: Enhance the role of Communities in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.

Furthermore, under the NFiT special attention will be reserved for the category of mutual heritage or shared cultural heritage: the heritage that is perceived by the Netherlands and other countries or regions concerned as shared cultural heritage. This heritage extends beyond the remnants in former colonies and could include cultural properties originating from other international ventures by the Netherlands as well.

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20
Over 20 years of cooperation
10
Over 10 million USD
55
State Parties to the World Heritage Convention
170
Over 170 projects Worldwide
57
World Heritage properties supported
21
Tentative Lists concerned
21
World Heritage properties in Danger
51
State of Conservation Reports
Which of the 5C's does the project support ?
(2017-2021)
Which of the World Heritage Goals does the project support?
(2017-2021)

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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The Netherlands Funds-in-Trust (NFiT) aims to reinforce the implementation of the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

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