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Wednesday, June 18, 2014
Decision on status of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef deferred until 2015
Doha, 18 June – The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) today deferred for 12 months a decision on whether to inscribe ... -
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
City of Potosí (Plurinational State of Bolivia) added to List of World Heritage in Danger
Doha, 17 June – The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) today inscribed the City of Potosi (Plurinational State of Bolivia) on the ... -
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Tanzania’s Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara removed from UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger
The World Heritage Committee meeting in Doha (Qatar) has found that management and safeguarding of the Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo ... -
Monday, June 16, 2014
The World Heritage Resource Manual Series - Now in Spanish
Since the World Heritage Convention was adopted in 1972, the World Heritage List has continually evolved and is growing steadily. With this growth, a ... -
Monday, June 16, 2014
UNESCO and Seabourn partnership for World Heritage protection and sustainable tourism
Doha, 16 June – UNESCO and cruise operator Seabourn today announced a six-year, $1 million partnership agreement aimed at reinforcing ... -
Sunday, June 15, 2014
World Heritage Committee meeting opens in Doha
Qatar announces $10m donation for new heritage protection initiative. Doha, 15 June —The Prime Minister of Qatar, Abdullah bin Nasser bin ... -
Thursday, June 12, 2014
UNESCO commends the decision by SOCO to halt oil exploration activities in Virunga National Park as a step in the right direction
UNESCO has welcomed the announcement by SOCO international this week to halt oil exploration activities in the Virunga National Park, a World Heritage ... -
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
World Heritage Centre partners with pioneer Catlin Seaview Survey
Using its revolutionary 360-degree panoramic underwater camera, the Catlin Seaview Survey aims at revealing the hidden wonders of our oceans. This ... -
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Today at UNESCO: A virtual dive to celebrate World Oceans Day
In celebration of World Oceans Day, the World Heritage Centre presents "A virtual dive in six marine World Heritage sites" By Richard Vevers, CEO, ... -
Friday, June 6, 2014
Special Issue of World Heritage magazine dedicated to Qatar
At the occasion of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, held from 15 to 25 June 2014 in Doha (Qatar), a special issue of World ... -
Thursday, June 5, 2014
International workshop held on strengthening south-south collaboration on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism
From 23 to 24 May 2014, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group organized the workshop ... -
Wednesday, June 4, 2014
The Bahamas ratifies World Heritage Convention, completing ratification by Latin America and Caribbean Region
On 15 May 2014, the Government of the Bahamas officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, its instrument of ratification ... -
Monday, June 2, 2014
Report published following Workshop on World Heritage and Human Rights
The report resulting from the workshop held in Oslo, Norway from 1 to 3 April 2014 on the theme “Building capacity to support rights-based ... -
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
World Heritage Committee to meet in Doha from 15 to 25 June
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 40 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets in Doha (Qatar) from 15 to ... -
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
UNESCO and AWHF bring together African World Heritage site managers and local communities for entrepreneurship training
In May 2014, forty participants, including site managers and local community representatives from World Heritage sites in Africa, participated in two ... -
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
UNESCO to create an Observatory for the Safeguarding of Syria’s Cultural Heritage
UNESCO will establish an observatory in Beirut (Lebanon) to monitor and assess the state of Syria’s cultural heritage. The decision was made ... -
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Safeguarding living cultural traditions at the World Heritage site of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga
The Kingdom of Buganda, once the largest of all the traditional kingdoms in East Africa, bears an eloquent witness to the living cultural traditions ... -
Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Safeguarding sites for sustainable development in Ethiopia
UNESCO Sites are symbols of our work in support of sustainable development. The international community helps us ensure these sites, of outstanding ... -
Thursday, May 22, 2014
UNESCO World Heritage Centre renews partnership for elementary education
UNESCO has renewed its partnership with NTT Docomo, Dentsu and Evergreen (Japan), with the goal of educating elementary school pupils about World ... -
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
UNESCO publishes a practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites
A practical guide on climate change adaptation for natural World Heritage sites has been published in the latest edition of the UNESCO World Heritage ...