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Dear friends, As 2019 begins, I’d like thank everyone who has made efforts to protect World Heritage sites, whether by taking action at a property, making a donation for site preservation, or just by being a thoughtful tourist. 2018 was a challenging year with many threats to World Heritage globally. In addition to specific threats ranging from logging to overfishing, from ...
News Score 21.797554 Date 01/2019
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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 Peace, Missa JOHNOUCHI, in the form of joint project with the World Heritage Centre. The label " World Heritage Torch-Run Concert " makes it possible to better understand the approach ...
Partners Score 18.71782 Date 08/2020
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On International Women’s Day, we celebrate girls and women across the globe – and we remember that women’s rights must never be taken for granted. Indeed, the path towards a gender-equal world is an uncertain one: gradual progress, made over generations, can be wiped out in one fell swoop. The women and girls of Afghanistan know this well. In a few short months, they have ...
News Score 17.770842 Date 03/2023
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,Do you know someone who is doing outstanding conservation work for a natural World Heritage site Would you like to see this person recognised for their exemplary contribution If so, get in touch! IUCN is calling for nominations of Heritage Heroes – people who single-handedly take action to help conserve natural World Heritage sites in the face of imminent threats. Three ...
Events Score 17.480412 Date 01/2016
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A wide range of books, manuals and reports about World Heritage for adults and young people are available for purchase or download on this website, in several languages. You may download and print a free general information kit about World Heritage in English, French or Spanish from this website, as well as other brochures and materials. If you would like to receive a ...
FAQ Score 17.45559 Date 12/2018
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Further to a large number of correspondence received related to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, we would like to direct you towards the latest UNESCO ...
News Score 17.206743 Date 11/2020
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Employment and internshipsat the World Heritage Centre The World Heritage Centre is part of UNESCO. If you’re interested in working at UNESCO or the World Heritage Centre, you can see what opportunities are available by consulting the Employment section of the UNESCO website, find out how to apply, and learn about the recruitment process. UNESCO, a specialized ...
Pages Score 17.102985 Date 10/2022
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Dear friends and supporters of World Heritage, I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year on behalf of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.  2015 was a year with many challenges: World Heritage sites were threatened by natural disasters, terrorist attacks and ill-advised infrastructure projects. Many sites around the world are under serious threat, and protecting our ...
News Score 17.078417 Date 01/2016
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In 2000, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution officially designating 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.  In doing so, the United Nations invited governments, international organizations as well as NGOs to join together and raise public awareness every year on that date. Twenty years on, the battle ...
News Score 17.018044 Date 11/2020
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Property History – Background Parramatta is situated on the traditional land of the Burramatta clan of the Dharug people. The Dharug occupied land from Botany Bay to Picton in the south and Springwood in the west for many thousands of years prior to European settlement. The Burramatta had a close connection with the Parramatta River, which provided fresh water and fish, ...
Tentative Lists Score 16.386684 Date 09/2023
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Dear friends and supporters of World Heritage, I would like to wish you a very Happy New Year on behalf of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre. 2016 was a year with many challenges: World Heritage sites were threatened by natural disaster, terrorist attacks and ill-advised infrastructure projects. Across the world, we saw cultural and natural heritage on the frontline of ...
News Score 16.27164 Date 12/2016
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World Heritage is the official publication from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, dedicated to presenting detailed feature articles about the most outstanding cultural and natural sites around the world. World Heritage is a quarterly magazine published since 1996 in English, French and Spanish. Explore recent issues or subscribe today. We would be very grateful if you ...
News Score 16.223278 Date 03/2019
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2015 saw countries across the world agree on the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Change Agreement. For UNESCO, these are a single agenda for advancing human rights and dignity, for eradicating poverty, for protecting the planet. Promoting gender equality stands at the heart of this agenda, as a basic human right and a transformational ...
News Score 16.082685 Date 03/2016
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Empowering the Commitment to World Heritage.  The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to publish the selected projects for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Campaign 2018. What is the WHV Initiative The WHV Initiative was launched in 2008 to encourage young people to undertake concrete actions and to play an active role in the protection, preservation and promotion ...
News Score 16.009176 Date 04/2018
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Online,As part of the monthly Wright Virtual Visits Series, an online program bringing you virtually to Frank Lloyd Wright-designed public sites, we will feature the eight sites that are part of "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" UNESCO World Heritage site. We will review the Outstanding Universal Value for each site through a pre-recorded video segment ...
Events Score 15.9015255 Date 07/2022
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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to publish the selected projects for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Campaign 2019 What is the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative The WHV Initiative was launched in 2008 to encourage young people to undertake concrete actions and to play an active role in the protection, preservation and promotion of World Heritage ...
News Score 15.895304 Date 05/2019
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Gender Equality as a human right and a development goal is enshrined in the 1948 Universal Declaration on Human Rights and in the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Gender Equality is one of UNESCO’s two global priorities. In this understanding, gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and ...
FAQ Score 15.883028 Date 11/2022
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