Our Partners
102 Partners
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African World Heritage Fund (AWHF)
The African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) strives towards the effective conservation and protection of Africa’s natural and cultural heritage. AWHF is for African Union (AU) member states that ...
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Architecture Week
Country: Czechia
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The organization Czech Architecture Week, based in Prague, has been organizing the International Festival of Architecture and ...
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Better World
Better World/International Workcamp Organization is a Korea-based non-profit NGO created in 1999 whose main mission is to empower people and communities towards a shared vision of a peaceful and ...
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Biodiversity Liaison Group (BLG)
The Centre cooperates closely with the biodiversity related Conventions, individually and also through the mechanism of the Biodiversity Liaison Group (BLG). The BLG is composed of the Heads of ...
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Comité des villes et villages historiques (CIVVIH)
The International Committee on Historic Towns and Villages (CIVVIH) was established in 1982. The Committee deals with questions relevant to the planning and management of historic towns and ...
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Commission des Forêts d'Afrique Centrale (COMIFAC)
Align with the principles expressed by the States Parties in the Yaoundé Declaration March 1999, The Central Africa Forests Commission (COMIFAC) is the only authority in term of political, ...
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Committee for the State preservation of historical and cultural monuments of the Government of Saint Petersburg
Country: Russian Federation
Contributions are made through its financial operator, Holding RBI LLC.
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Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS)
The Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) is an INGO (international non-governmental organization) founded under the aegis of UNESCO in 1948. It is a global network ...
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Diriyah Gate Development Authority
Founded in 2017 with a mandate to preserve and celebrate the historic city of Diriyah, its aim is to preserve At-Turaif UNESCO World Heritage Site, build Diriyah into a global gathering place and ...
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Earthwatch Institute (Europe)
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Earthwatch Institute is a non-governmental organization, whose goal is to support scientific research and conservation through networks of cooperation and volunteer assistance. In May 2004, the ...
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Equilibrium Research
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Equilibrium promotes positive environmental and social change by linking targeted research to field application. It works with groups ranging from local communities to United Nations agencies. ...
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European Union (EU)
The European Union has become one of the strategic partners of UNESCO. Both Organizations share the same values and work closely together to achieve their common goals. The thematic dialogue and ...
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Expedia Group (Expedia )
The UNESCO and Expedia Group partnership is the first collaboration between UNESCO and a global online travel agency. The partnership is focused on promoting sustainable tourism and heritage ...
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Federal Foreign Office of Germany
With its offices in Berlin and Bonn and a network of around 230 missions abroad, the Federal Foreign Office maintains Germany’s relations with other countries as well as with international and ...
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Felissimo Corporation (Felissimo)
Country: Japan
Felissimo Corporation (Headquarters in Kobe, Japan) is a leading creative company and fostered a long and rewarding partnership with UNESCO since it became a global sponsor for the 50th ...
22.
Fondation Franz Weber
Country: Switzerland
Since 2013, Fondation Franz Weber is working closely with the World Heritage Centre to support the conservation and safeguard of natural World Heritage sites. This partnership intends to ...
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Fondation IRIS
Country: France
Fondation IRIS
The Fondation IRIS
Photo: © Olivier Grunewald
Since 2013, Iris Fondation Iris has partnered with the World Heritage Centre to enhance UNESCO projects aimed ...
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Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial (FFEM)
Country: France
The FGEF is a bilateral fund which was set up in 1994 by the French government following the Rio Summit.
It aims to promote a stronger international cooperation in the sustainable development ...
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Gesellschaft Für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
Country: Germany
Gesellschaft Für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), the German government's implementing agency for technical development and co-operation, assists developing countries to conserve and use ...
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Country: United States of America
Since 2012, Google has been working with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to promote the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage sites. The partnership focuses on making World Heritage ...
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Government of Australia
Country: Australia
The Australian Government established a Fund-in-Trust with the objective to support, through UNESCO, activities related to the World Heritage Convention in the Asia-Pacific region. These include ...
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Government of Bahrain
Country: Bahrain
Through its Ministry of Culture in the early 2010s, and since 2015 through the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Bahrain supported various activities in relation to World Heritage.
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Government of China
Country: China
Government of China
Capacity Building and cooperation for World Heritage in Africa
The commitment of the Government of China to support UNESCO in safeguarding the World Heritage in Africa ...
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Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium)
Country: Belgium
Government of Flanders(Kingdom of Belgium)
cover Photo © Elizabeth Rauer
As part of the General Trust Fund (FUT) with UNESCO, the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of ...
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Government of France
Country: France
Principles of the agreement
Signed in 1997, the Co-operation Agreement between UNESCO and the Government of France for the protection and enhancement of the monumental, urban and natural ...
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Government of Italy
Country: Italy
The Italian government and UNESCO have entered into a joint agreement to enhance their cooperation within the framework of the 1972 Convention Concerning the Protection of the Cultural and ...
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Government of Japan
Country: Japan
Objective
The Government of Japan established a Funds-in-Trust to preserve the tangible cultural heritage such as historic monuments and archaeological remains of great value.
Activities ...
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Government of Norway
Country: Norway
Government of Norway
© Shutterstock / Andrei Armiagov / West Norwegian Fjords
Since 2019, Norway has been among the top donors to UNESCO and the World Heritage Fund, ...
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Government of Spain
Country: Spain
The heritage-related Cooperation Agreement between the Kingdom of Spain and UNESCO was signed in Paris on 18 April 2002 by Mr Francisco Villar, Spanish Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to ...
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Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Country: Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
© UNESCO / Daniel Correia
Since 2019, the Ministry of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia supports the World Heritage Marine Programme in its ...
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Government of the Netherlands
Country: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
NetherlandsFunds-in-Trust
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 ...
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Government of the Republic of Korea
Country: Republic of Korea
The Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea supported the preservation of the Complex of Koguryo Tombs in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea since 2000. Intended to ...
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Government of the Sultanate of Oman
The Sultanate of Oman
Seabourn cruise ship at Sydney Opera House World Heritage Site In January 2021
In January 2021, the Sultanate of Oman officially signed the agreement ...
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Government of the United Kingdom
Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Photo: © Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Since 2018, the Great Barrier Reef Foundation partners with the World Heritage ...
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Hainan Province Cihang Foundation
Since 2016, the Hainan Province Cihang Foundation (People’s Republic of China) has been working closely with the World Heritage Centre to ensure effective strategic restoration of World Heritage ...
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History
Country: United States of America
HISTORY®
Photo: © HISTORY®
UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and HISTORY® have partnered to increase awareness about heritage preservation worldwide and to promote education ...
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ICCROM - CRAterre - ENSAG - CHDA
The partners will provide technical expertise and staff a 6 member steering committee, undertaken activities in the framework of the programme, fund-raise for the activities and promote Africa ...
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International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)
Country: France
ICOMOS - the International Council on Monuments and Sites - is an international non governmental organisation that is comprised of professionals, experts, representatives from local authorities, ...
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International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Country: Switzerland
International Union for Conservation of Nature is an international, non-governmental organization that provides the World Heritage Committee with technical evaluations of natural heritage ...
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IPAD - Instituto Português de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento (IPAD)
Portuguese Institute for Aid and Development
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Jaeger-LeCoultre
Country: Switzerland
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Photo: © Jaeger-LeCoultre
Between 2008 and 2018, the Swiss watch manufacturer Jaeger-LeCoultre supported the World Heritage Marine Programme through a ...
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Kobi Graphis
Country: Japan
Since 1995, KOBI Graphis has been supporting the World Heritage Centre by contributing to the promotion of the properties protected over the World Heritage Convention. It helps in safeguarding ...
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La Monnaie de Paris
Country: France
The objective of the partnership between the World Heritage Centre and "La Monnaie de Paris" has been to develop a series of coins with a view to raising awareness about World Heritage. The first ...
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Mission Val de Loire
Country: France
Under the aegis of the Centre and Pays de la Loire Regions, Mission Val de Loire is responsible for valorising the area’s inclusion on the World Heritage List and fostering transmission of ...
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Montblanc International GmbH (Montblanc International)
Since 2018, Montblanc International GmbH partners with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to promote and raise awareness for the need to protect World Heritage properties among High net worth ...
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National Geographic (NG)
Country: United States of America
Since 2018, UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Partners have worked together to raise public awareness and create public engagement in the field of sustainable tourism ...
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National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
Country: United States of America
The Foundation is a leading voice for U.S. protected waters, working with communities to conserve and expand those special places for a healthy ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes.
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National Tokens
Since 2019, National Tokens partners with the World Heritage Centre to help promote the conservation of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The need to protect World Heritage properties is highlighted ...
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Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK)
Country: Japan
The challenge
Our cultural and natural heritage are irreplaceable sources of life as well as sources of inspiration for present and future generations. Reaching the largest public possible is ...
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Office Français de la Biodiversité (OFB)
Country: France
The French Biodiversity Agency
supports the World Heritage Marine Programme
© Bartłomiej Banaszak, Narodowy Instytut Dziedzictwa
The French Biodiversity Agency supports the ...
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Open Houses - Offene Häuser
Open Houses - Offene Häuser is a network of people whose core is a non-profit association. Its main area of activity is the preservation and restoration of monuments. Since 2014, European ...
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Organization of World Heritage Cities (OVPM)
Country: Canada
The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. The organization was made up of 215 cities in qhich are located sites included on the ...
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Our Place Heritage - Our Place Publishing (Our Place )
Country: New Zealand
Our Place
© OUR PLACE The World Heritage Collection / Giora Dan / Sun Temple, Konârak
Since 2006, Our Place supports the World Heritage Centre in promoting the World ...
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Politique Scientifique Fédérale
Country: Belgium
The Belgian Federal Science Policy Office was previously known as the 'Federal Office for Scientific, Technical and Cultural Affairs' (OSTC). This name change follows the Copernic reform of ...
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Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
© UNESCO / Joel Sheakoski
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
Since 2018 the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation supports the World Heritage Marine Programme's work toward the ...
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Principality of Monaco
Principality of Monaco
© UNESCO / Joel Sheakoski
Since 2017, the Principality of Monaco supports the World Heritage Marine programme to strengthen the conservation and ...
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Publishing for Development (PfD)
Publishing for Development (PFD) is a privately held publishing and events business which specialises in working with UN agencies, intergovernmental organisations and international ...
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Seabourn
Seabourn
Seabourn cruise ship at Sydney Opera House World Heritage Site
The partnership supports the World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Programme whose aim is to ...
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Smithsonian Institution
Country: United States of America
Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum and research complex consisting of 19 museums and galleries, the National Zoological Park, and nine research facilities. ...
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The European Travel Commission (ETC)
The European Travel Commission (ETC) is the non-profit organisation responsible for the promotion of Europe as a tourist destination in third markets.
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The Getty Conservation Institute
The Getty Conservation Institute works to advance conservation practice in the visual arts, broadly interpreted to include objects, collections, architecture, and sites. It serves the ...
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The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)
Country: Italy
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) is an intergovernmental organization created to promote the conservation of all forms of ...
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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation
Country: United States of America
The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is a non-profit environmental science organization and ocean research foundation established to help preserve, protect and restore the world’s ...
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The Nature Conservancy
Country: United States of America
The Nature Conservancy is a global environmental nonprofit working to create a world where people and nature can thrive.
Founded in the U.S. through grassroots action in 1951, The Nature ...
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The Walton Family Foundation
Country: United States of America
Family-led foundation that tackles tough social and environmental problems with urgency and a long-term approach to create access to opportunity for people and ...
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Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS)
Country: Japan
TBS
System Broadcasting Tokyo
© TBS
Since 1996, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) have been working towards the promotion of the World Heritage Convention and raising ...
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Torch-Run Association
Country: Japan
The World Heritage Torch Run Association is partner of UNESCO since August 2009. Its objective is to transmit the messages of UNESCO through the music and the actions of the UNESCO Artist for ...
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Turismo de Portugal
Country: Portugal
Integrated within the Ministry of the Economy, Innovation and Development, Turismo de Portugal is the national tourism authority responsible for promotion, enhancement and sustainability of ...
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UCCLA – União das Cidades Capitais Luso-Afro-Américo-Asiáticas (UCCLA)
Country: Portugal
International association of Local Authorities, non-profit-making, the main purpose of UCCLA is to promote cooperation between local authorities of capitals of Portuguese-speaking countries with ...
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UNDP - Global Environment Facility - CBD
The partnership with UNDP Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) contribute to the achievements of the CBD which ...
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UNDP GEF Small Grants Programme
Established in 1992, the year of the Rio Earth Summit, the GEF Small Grants Programme embodies the very essence of sustainable development by "thinking globally acting locally". By providing ...
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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental ...
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United Nations Foundation (UNF)
Country: United States of America
The United Nations Foundation (UNF) is a public charity supporting the goals and objectives of the Charter of United Nations by building and implementing public-private partnerships and promoting ...
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United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism. As the leading international ...
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World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP)
Country: China
Definition
The WHITR-AP is a non-profit organization specialized in the area of heritage conservation. Furthermore, as a category 2 institute under the auspices of UNESCO, it is the first one ...
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Zweites Deutsches Ferneshen (ZDF)
Since 2018, Zweites Deutsches Ferneshen (ZDF) has been working closely with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to promote the1972 Convention and the Outstanding Universal Value of the properties it ...