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Thursday, February 13, 2014
First mission to Gao since end of military occupation of northern Mali takes stock of serious damage to the city’s cultural heritage
UNESCO, Malian and international experts have completed the first assessment of damage to cultural heritage in Gao, following the occupation by armed ... -
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Over 3 million USD pledged for the African World Heritage Fund at African Union Head of State Summit
On Friday 31 January 2014, UNESCO joined forces with the African Union Commission to raise awareness and funds for the African World Heritage Fund ... -
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Potential boundary modification to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage site
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre has taken note of information provided by individuals and civil society organizations concerning the Tasmanian ... -
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
Banc d’Arguin National Park and Wadden Sea sign historic Twinning Arrangement
The Banc d’Arguin National Park (Mauritania) and The Wadden Sea (Germany /The Netherlands) are the most critical sites for migratory birds on ... -
Tuesday, February 11, 2014
South Asia World Heritage Serial Nomination for the Silk Roads Project Launched with the Support of the UNESCO/Korea Funds-in-Trust
The UNESCO/Korea Funds-in-Trust project, “Support for the Preparation of the World Heritage Serial Nomination for the Silk Roads in South ... -
Friday, February 7, 2014
The OWHC’s Regional Secretariat for Northwest Europe publishes position paper
The Regional Secretariat Northwest Europe of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), one of the organization’s 8 regional ... -
Monday, February 3, 2014
UNESCO welcomes growing commitment by oil, gas and mining corporations to keep out of World Heritage sites
UNESCO has welcomed confirmation from French-based oil and gas corporation Total that it will refrain from prospecting or exploiting oil and gas in ... -
Friday, January 31, 2014
Great Barrier Reef state of conservation
The World Heritage Committee, at its last meeting in June 2013, expressed concern for the Great Barrier Reef and requested Australia ensure that ... -
Friday, January 24, 2014
UNESCO Director-General Condemns Destruction to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Egypt
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today expressed grave concern about the damage to Egypt’s Museum of Islamic Art, following ...