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Mali Mali

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4
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List
2
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee
61
State of Conservation Reports
32
International assistance
requests Approved
700,471
International assistance
Total Amount Approved (USD)
Acceptance of the Convention:
Tuesday, 5 April 1977
Mandates to the World Heritage Committee 2
2009-2013 2019-2023
UNESCO
World Heritage
Properties inscribed
on the World Heritage List 4

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Sites on the Tentative List 15

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 61

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 4
Community conservation: Timbuktu
Reconstruction of the destroyed mausoleums of Timbuktu (Mali)
Rivers and Heritage: Niger-Loire, Governance and Culture project. Development of heritage and support for management of land and water resources, Mali
Urban Heritage Atlas: Understanding attributes of historic cities and settlements| Old Towns of Djenné (Mali)
News 48
Workshop on Re-discovering African heritage through the lense of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
4 August 2023
Site Managers from across West Africa mobilise to safeguard UNESCO World Heritage sites in danger
6 July 2023
UNESCO and ALIPH to rehabilitate Mali’s Bandiagara World Heritage site and support conflict-affected communities
4 August 2020
[in French only] Plan d’urgence pour les communautés des Falaises de Bandiagara au Mali
6 September 2019
5 May 2017 – African World Heritage Day
2 May 2017
Timbuktu Trial: "A major step towards peace and reconciliation in Mali"
27 September 2016
UNESCO welcomes restoration of sacred gate of Sidi Yahia in Timbuktu
20 September 2016
UNESCO Director-General welcomes opening of trial on the destruction of heritage in Timbuktu
23 August 2016
Mali’s Old Towns of Djenné on List of World Heritage in Danger
13 July 2016
900-year-old consecration ceremony held for the Timbuktu mausoleums
4 February 2016
Impunity for war crimes against cultural heritage must stop
26 September 2015
Director-General praises the people of Timbuktu for the reconstruction of the city’s mausoleums
19 July 2015
Reconstruction of Timbuktu mausoleums nears completion
30 June 2015
#Unite4Heritage campaign launched by UNESCO Director-General in Baghdad
28 March 2015
Bamako conference urges emergency action to safeguard manuscripts
30 January 2015
Safeguarding Mali’s ancient manuscript collections, an international conference in Bamako
21 January 2015
UNESCO strengthens action to safeguard cultural heritage under attack
12 August 2014
Re-building Cultural Heritage in Mali
1 July 2014
UNESCO publishes a conservation manual and a study on the mausoleums for the Rehabilitation of Timbuktu
24 June 2014
The first stage in the rehabilitation of cultural heritage of Timbuktu (Mali) is complete
14 April 2014
Reconstruction of World Heritage mausoleums starts in Timbuktu (Mali)
14 March 2014
First mission to Gao since end of military occupation of northern Mali takes stock of serious damage to the city’s cultural heritage
13 February 2014
UNESCO provides cultural heritage training to UN personnel in Mali
21 October 2013
UNESCO Director-General deplores suicide attack near Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu
30 September 2013
African ministers concerned by the region’s World Heritage sites
17 June 2013
UNESCO expert mission evaluates damage to Mali’s cultural heritage
9 June 2013
International experts and decision makers gathered at UNESCO adopt Action Plan for Mali’s cultural heritage and manuscripts
19 February 2013
UNESCO convenes international experts meeting for the safeguarding of Malian cultural heritage
13 February 2013
UNESCO has developed cultural heritage maps and a “Heritage Passport” to help protect Mali’s cultural heritage
4 February 2013
Director-General visits Mali with French President François Hollande
3 February 2013
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in Mali to spearhead UNESCO’s commitment to safeguard and rebuild Mali’s extraordinary cultural heritage
2 February 2013
UNESCO determined to help Mali restore and rebuild its cultural heritage
30 January 2013
The Director-General of UNESCO urges military forces to protect cultural sites in Mali during air raids and ground interventions
14 January 2013
Director-General condemns renewed destruction of mausoleums in Timbuktu
19 October 2012
Creation of a Special Fund for the Safeguarding of Mali’s World Heritage sites
25 July 2012
World Heritage Committee calls for end to destruction of Mali’s heritage and adopts decision for its support
3 July 2012
UNESCO Director-General of UNESCO calls for a halt to destruction of cultural heritage site in Timbuktu
30 June 2012
Heritage sites in northern Mali placed on List of World Heritage in Danger
28 June 2012
Government of Mali and UNESCO move to protect Timbuktu and other heritage sites in the north of Mali
24 May 2012
Irina Bokova concerned about growing threats to cultural heritage in Mali
4 May 2012
UNESCO Director-General expresses concern about the situation in Mali
2 April 2012
Construction of a women’s dyeing factory in Bamako
7 March 2012
Nine members elected to World Heritage Committee
7 November 2011
Pilgrims killed in stampede at Djingareyber Mosque in Timbuktu
26 February 2010
Restoration works continue despite violent storms at the Great Mosque of Djenné
15 December 2009
Jet Tours and World Heritage Centre Implement Safeguarding Projects
22 November 2006
Mali Launches Development of Timbuktu Management and Conservation Plan
10 April 2006
Three sites withdrawn from UNESCO’s List of World Heritage in Danger
13 July 2005
Events 7
Culture and Heritage in Danger: Education as a force for resistance
15 Sep 2015 - 15 Sep 2015
International Conference on Ancient Manuscripts of Mali
28 Jan 2015 - 30 Jan 2015
International World Heritage Youth Forum: Living with Heritage: Temple, Environment and People (T.E.P.)
8 Jun 2013 - 17 Jun 2013
"Niger, river and men" exhibition, Bamako, National Museum (Mali)
10 May 2011 - 31 Jul 2011
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