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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 ... -
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
2014 State of conservation reports now available online
At its 38th session to be held in Doha, Qatar, from 15 to 25 June 2014, the World Heritage Committee will examine the state of conservation of 150 ... -
Monday, May 19, 2014
3rd Roundtable of African Ministers on World Heritage in Africa
On the occasion of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, Qatar), the World Heritage Centre and the African World Heritage Fund are ... -
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Reconstruction of the Tombs of the Buganda Kings begins
The reconstruction of the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi in Uganda was launched today at a ceremony held on the World Heritage site, which was ... -
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Global Ocean Summit makes Marine World Heritage “pitch for action”
From 22 to 25 April 2014, government leaders, ocean practitioners, business, science, donors and international agencies came together at the Global ... -
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Training of Local Guides Launched for the Historic Town of Sukhothai and Associated Historic Towns World Heritage site
UNESCO Bangkok Director Gwang-Jo Kim and Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (DASTA) Director-General Nalikatibhag Sangsnit ...