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42
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
4
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
151
State of Conservation Reports
35
International assistance
requests Approved
861,732
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Ratification of the Convention:
Monday, 14 November 1977
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 4
1985-1991 2001-2007 2011-2015 2021-2025
UNESCO
World Heritage
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 42
Cultural 34
Natural 7
Mixed 1

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Sites on the Tentative List 57

A Tentative List is an inventory of those properties which each State Party intends to consider for nomination. More about the Tentative List Process

State of Conservation Reports 151

State of conservation of World Heritage properties since 1979 and the threats they have faced in the past, or are currently facing. More about State of Conservation

Activities 14
Rapid Response Facility (RRF)
Business Skills for Natural World Heritage Site Managers programme
Enhancing our Heritage- Monitoring and managing for success in World Natural Heritage sites
Heritage-based urban planning for Sustainable Development in Gwalior and Orchha (India)
News 40
Call for Applications: World Heritage Young Professionals Forum 2024
26 March 2024
Danube Limes added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List closing this year’s inscriptions
30 July 2021
Cultural sites in Africa, Arab Region, Asia, Europe, and Latin America inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
27 July 2021
Cultural sites in China, India, Iran and Spain inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
25 July 2021
World Migratory Bird Day
8 May 2021
UNESCO provides crucial support to biodiversity in emergency situations
31 March 2021
Cyclone Amphan makes landfall across Sundarbans World Heritage properties (Bangladesh, India)
4 June 2020
Ashoka Trust (India) to receive 2019 UNESCO Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Conservation
18 November 2019
Seven cultural sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
6 July 2019
Kolkata Recommendation adopted for Global Strategy in South Asia
19 March 2019
World Heritage Global Strategy in South Asia
8 February 2019
Sustainable tourism workshop for World Heritage Journeys: Buddha project
13 December 2018
Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
30 June 2018
‘Delhi Declaration on Heritage and Democracy’ adopted at closing session of ICOMOS 19th General Assembly
21 December 2017
UNESCO World Heritage Centre participates in Annual Meeting of the International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes
8 December 2017
Workshop on the South Asian Silk Roads Serial Transnational World Heritage Nomination Process
12 September 2017
Reports released on UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust Project Supporting Silk Roads Nomination
12 December 2016
Successful 5th Coordination Meeting of UNESCO World Heritage related category 2 centres held in Dehradun, India
24 November 2016
World Heritage inscription of “The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier” an invitation to transnational cooperation
21 September 2016
Director of World Heritage Centre attends World Heritage inscription ceremony in India
4 August 2016
Almaty Agreement adopted in the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads
22 December 2015
New Episode of Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures Available
13 September 2015
Six new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
23 June 2014
Four new cultural sites inscribed on World Heritage List
22 June 2014
Twelve new members elected to World Heritage Committee
20 November 2013
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hosts World Heritage Fellow
27 May 2013
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv at Sundarbans National Park
19 October 2012
Four natural and four cultural properties added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Sunday
1 July 2012
3-month trip to India's 28 World Heritage sites
2 March 2012
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
7 November 2011
Ashgabat Agreement: representatives and experts of twelve Asian countries outline the Silk Roads Heritage Corridors approach for the future Serial and Trans-boundary World Heritage Nomination
18 May 2011
Two rhinos translocated to Manas Wildlife Sanctuary
4 January 2011
Jaeger-LeCoultre auction proceeds support Sundarbans National Park
22 April 2010
Recommendation adopted by the participants of ten Asian countries of a serial Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mughal Architecture
22 April 2009
Bridge Collapses at Hampi World Heritage Site (India)
13 February 2009
Eight new sites, from the Straits of Malacca, to Papua New Guinea and San Marino, added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
7 July 2008
Twenty-two new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and one deleted during Committee meeting in Christchurch
29 June 2007
Cologne Cathedral (Germany), Djoudj Bird Sanctuary (Senegal), Ichkeul National Park (Tunisia), and Hampi (India) removed from List of World Heritage in Danger
10 July 2006
Paper Series N°12 "The State of World Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (2003)"
4 April 2005
UNESCO offers tsunami assistance to countries in South Asia
30 December 2004
Events 19
6th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum
18 Jul 2024 - 25 Jul 2024
Sub-regional workshop for South Asian Silk Roads Transboundary Serial Nomination and Cultural Landscape Initiatives, 6- 7 December 2021, Kathmandu, Nepal
6 Dec 2021 - 7 Dec 2021
Workshops on the Conservation of Cultural Heritage in India
25 Nov 2019 - 26 Nov 2019
5th Meeting of Coordinating Committee on the serial transnational World Heritage nomination of the Silk Roads 
3 Dec 2018 - 7 Dec 2018
International Training Workshop on “Enhancing Capacity for Effective Management of Coastal and Marine World Heritage Sites of the Asia-Pacific Region”
26 Feb 2016 - 28 Feb 2016
4th Silk Roads Serial World Heritage Nomination Coordinating Committee Meeting
24 Nov 2015 - 26 Nov 2015
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
8 Jun 2013 - 17 Jun 2013
International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Visual Integrity
6 Mar 2013 - 9 Mar 2013
Seminar on Economics and Heritage Conservation
10 Dec 2012 - 14 Dec 2012
International Youth Forum Go4BioDiv at Sundarbans National Park
8 Oct 2012 - 19 Oct 2012
Third meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
17 Sep 2012 - 20 Sep 2012
3-month trip to India's 28 World Heritage sites
5 Mar 2012 - 14 Mar 2012
Second meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the Serial World Heritage Nomination of the Silk Roads
3 May 2011 - 6 May 2011
Sub-regional training workshop on the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific
2 Jun 2010 - 5 Jun 2010
Final Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture
6 Apr 2009 - 12 Apr 2009
Second Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture
21 Apr 2008 - 2 May 2008
Site Management and Urban Conservation Workshop in Chandigarh, India
18 Dec 2007 - 21 Dec 2007
First Itinerant Workshop on the Conservation and Management of Persian, Timurid and Mogul Architecture
26 Nov 2007 - 6 Dec 2007
Indo-Israel workshop on the management of World Heritage sites and Jewish heritage in India
1 May 2006 - 3 May 2006
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