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Director-General condemns destruction of vestiges in the Ancient City of Bosra, a Syrian World Heritage site
Thursday, 24 December 2015
Following the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 24-25 November 2015, more than 50 representatives and experts from twelve countries together with UNESCO representatives, international experts and representatives of IICC Xi’an (China), Secretariat of Silk Roads Coordination Committee, today released a ...
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French Marine Protected Areas Agency steps up World Heritage Conservation
Monday, 21 December 2015
The World Heritage Centre organized an international meeting on natural heritage protection and management in the Arab States on 21 December at the UNESCO Headquarters.
The meeting entitled “The Management of Natural Heritage in Support of Sustainable Development: An Institutional Challenge in the Arab States” was co-chaired by Mechtild Rössler, Director of the Heritage Division and World ...
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A Grazing Pressure Reduction Strategy updated for Simien Mountains National Park
Monday, 21 December 2015
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World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rossler discusses impact of climate change on World Heritage sites
Saturday, 19 December 2015
UNESCO in partnership with Think City, a community-based urban rejuvenation organization in Penang, held a conference entitled “UNESCO Regional Conference on Harmonizing Actions to Reduce Risks for Cultural Heritage in Asia and the Pacific” from 7 - 9 December 2015 at Hotel Jen in Penang, Malaysia.
The conference provided a platform from which to raise awareness across several disaster, ...
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#FestiveVirunga Matching Challenge Launches Today!
Friday, 18 December 2015
On 12 December 2015, the participants of the International Conference on “Culture for Sustainable Cities” (10-12 December 2015, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China) adopted the “Hangzhou Outcomes”, culminating in nine key recommendations to build on the power of culture for sustainable urban development.
The International Conference on “Culture for Sustainable Cities” in Hangzhou, People’s ...
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The European Commission supports a new phase of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative
Friday, 18 December 2015
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United Nations exhibition highlights the protection of cultural heritage
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
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Malagasy government stepping up the conservation of the Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Friday, 11 December 2015
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Call for Participants: Regional Youth Forum for World Heritage in Africa (Deadline 31 January 2016)
Friday, 11 December 2015
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Congonhas Museum will be inaugurated at World Heritage site
Wednesday, 9 December 2015
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Qatar Development Fund boosts UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund
Tuesday, 8 December 2015
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COP21: President of Kiribati reaffirms commitment to World Heritage conservation
Monday, 7 December 2015
Armed conflict and natural disasters pose a dire threat to cultural heritage throughout the Asia-Pacific region. News stories are becoming all too frequent of priceless cultural treasures being damaged or lost forever and there are currently few measures in place to mitigate the effects of and recover from these dangers – even UNESCO World Heritage sites too often lack these ...
On 5 December 2015, Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre Mechtild Rössler met with Mr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to discuss synergies among biodiversity-related Conventions, and joint work on reporting mechanisms. Both agreed to envisage to report to their statutory bodies and to prepare for joint events at the World ...
UNESCO organized an International Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage from 26 to 27 November 2015. The primary purpose of the meeting was to discuss the concept of Responsibility to Protect and its possible application to the protection of cultural heritage.
Participants included 22 distinguished specialists and practitioners ...
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2015-2016 World Heritage Map Published
Thursday, 3 December 2015
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Government of Belize bans offshore oil exploration at Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Heritage site
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
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Striving toward Sustainable Tourism at the World Heritage sites in Southeast Asia
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
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COP21: German Environment Minister meets with Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Monday, 30 November 2015
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Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation joins Marine World Heritage
Friday, 27 November 2015
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Regional heritage management training centre - Lucio Costa Centre establishes its governance offices
Friday, 27 November 2015
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Stepping up capacity to assist East Rennell’s removal from Danger List
Thursday, 26 November 2015
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Marine World Heritage at COP21
Thursday, 26 November 2015
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Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre visits Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
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20th General Assembly of the World Heritage Convention adopts new policy on sustainable development
Monday, 23 November 2015
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HIA & EIA Discussion held at World Heritage General Assembly Side Event
Friday, 20 November 2015
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Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage property (Australia)
Thursday, 19 November 2015
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Nine new members elected to World Heritage Committee
Thursday, 19 November 2015
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UNESCO Director-General condemns the murder of a guard at Okapi Wildlife Reserve, World Heritage site
Thursday, 19 November 2015
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World Heritage Youth Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change in Panama: Call for Participants
Thursday, 19 November 2015
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TV weather presenters interpret climate change impacts on World Heritage sites
Thursday, 19 November 2015
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May 5th: African World Heritage Day
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
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Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with Haitian Minister of Culture
Wednesday, 18 November 2015
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The Director-General of UNESCO expresses solidarity with France following the attacks in Paris
Saturday, 14 November 2015
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UNESCO celebrates 10 years of achievements of the African World Heritage Fund
Friday, 13 November 2015
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Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets team from the European Bank for Reconstruction (EBRD)
Friday, 13 November 2015
On 12 November 2015, H.E. Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and Chairperson of the Board of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), presented a contribution of $200,000 USD to Mounir Bouchenaki, Director of ARC-WH to support the implementation of the Arab States Regional Programme. Mechtild Rössler, Director of ...
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UNESCO and IUCN welcome new no-go pledge for World Heritage sites by Tullow Oil
Thursday, 12 November 2015
On 10 November 2015, World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rössler, and Panama Minister of Environment Mirei Endara, met for the first time since the establishment of the new government in Panama.
The meeting focused on conservation issues in Coiba National Park and its Special Zone of Marine Protection and the forthcoming mission to the transboundary site (with Costa Rica) Talamanca ...
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Modern Heritage: Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre meets with DOCOMOMO Chair
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Today Mr Mamoun Abdulkarim, Director-General of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM, Syrian Arab Republic) met with UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, Assistant Director-General for Culture Francesco Bandarin, and Director of the World Heritage Centre Mechtild Rössler, as well as experts in the field of heritage conservation.
Discussions focused on the state of the art of cultural heritage in ...
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2015 WHITRAP Asia-Pacific Region Training on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL)
Monday, 9 November 2015
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Exceptional cooperation for updating Cabo Verde’s Tentative List
Friday, 6 November 2015
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World Heritage Volunteers 2016 - Call for Projects
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
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Emergency support for elephant crisis in DRC
Wednesday, 4 November 2015
Published: Our Common Heritage: the Finnish National World Heritage Strategy 2015 – 2025
Tuesday, 3 November 2015
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Korean National Commission for UNESCO donates 100,000 USD to World Heritage Fund
Monday, 2 November 2015
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International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis
Monday, 2 November 2015
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Scientists convene in Paris to explore World Heritage in High Seas
Thursday, 29 October 2015
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Proposal for wind park offshore from Dorset and East Devon Coast World Heritage site rejected
Monday, 26 October 2015
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A 7000 Eur Grant for a Project Awarded to a young person from the Mediterranean
Wednesday, 21 October 2015
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Albania supports UNESCO's efforts for the Lake Ohrid region
Thursday, 8 October 2015
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Shell’s departure ends oil threat to Arctic gem
Tuesday, 6 October 2015
During the eighth Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Awards prize-giving ceremony, held in Monaco on 2 October 2015, H.S.H. Prince Albert II presented the Biodiversity Award to Emmanuel de Merode for his outstanding commitment to the preservation of the biodiversity of the Virunga National Park, one of five World Heritage sites of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Each year, the ...
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, strongly condemned the destruction of the Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, a civil monument two thousand years old and symbol of the city inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
"This new destruction shows how extremists are terrified by history and culture – because understanding the past undermines and delegitimizes their claims – and embodies an ...
From 13 to 16 October 2015, Turin will host the 3rd World Forum on Local Economic Development and launch the EXTO-EXPO 2015 programme. Within this framework, the Centro Studi Silvia Santagata-Ebla (CSS-Ebla, Turin, Italy), is organising, with the support of the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy), the pilot edition of a capacity-building workshop on the ...
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State of conservation of Venice and its lagoon (Italy)
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Biodiversity and sustainable development are inextricably linked. Biodiversity, at the level of ecosystems, species and genes, forms the foundation of the Earth’s life support systems and provides the services that underpin human lives and prosperity. Our social and economic well-being depends on biodiversity, as does our future.
World leaders are now gathered at United Nations Headquarters ...
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UNESCO to develop capacities of World Heritage site managers in Romania
Monday, 28 September 2015
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World Tourism Day, 27 September 2015: “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities”
Sunday, 27 September 2015
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Impunity for war crimes against cultural heritage must stop
Saturday, 26 September 2015
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Second Transboundary Meeting for Lake Ohrid region
Wednesday, 23 September 2015
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Mechtild Rössler appointed Director Division for Heritage & World Heritage Centre
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
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West Norwegian Fjords and Glacier Bay join forces to strengthen conservation in marine World Heritage
Monday, 21 September 2015
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Jaeger-LeCoultre helps Cocos Island National Park fight poaching
Monday, 21 September 2015
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UNESCO workshop “African World Heritage: challenges, opportunities and prospects” held 9-11 September 2015
Thursday, 17 September 2015
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1st Youth Regional Forum for World Heritage in Asia: Call for Participants
Monday, 14 September 2015
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New Episode of Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures Available
Sunday, 13 September 2015
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Corps established to strengthen security in DRC National Parks
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
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World Heritage Site Management Workshop in Belgium
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
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Bhutan 2015: Workshop and Forum on the Cultural Landscape and Sustaining its Significance
Monday, 7 September 2015
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Director-General Irina Bokova expresses consternation at the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
The Director-General of UNESCO firmly condemns the destruction of the ancient temple of Baalshamin, an iconic part of the Syrian site of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
“The systematic destruction of cultural symbols embodying Syrian cultural diversity reveals the true intent of such attacks, which is to deprive the Syrian people of its knowledge, its identity and history. One week ...
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Director-General Irina Bokova deplores the loss of two leading scholars of Syrian antiquity
Friday, 21 August 2015
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Director-General Irina Bokova condemns the destruction of the Mar Elian monastery in Syria
Friday, 21 August 2015
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Building capacity in the Galapagos Islands to strengthen fisheries compliance
Friday, 14 August 2015
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World Heritage Volunteers 2015 Action Camps welcome the International Youth Day on 12 August
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Job Vacancy: Deputy Director of the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, Shanghai Center
The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, Shanghai Center (WHITRAP Shanghai) announces the vacancy of the position of Deputy Director, from 1 August ...
Over the last several months,the World Heritage Centre has been receiving numerous messages from citizens and NGOs expressing their concern regarding the A303 tunnel project, located within the boundaries of the World Heritage property “Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites”, and the adverse impact it may have on the landscape, archaeological remains, and hydrogeology and ecology of the ...
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UNESCO and Iraq launch project for conservation of World Heritage site of Samarra
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
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Vacancy: Integrated Management Planning Capacity Building Expert
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
From 3 to 4 July 2015, almost 120 people that are involved in the management of the World Heritage site Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (France) met on the island of Ouvéa (Gossanah tribe) to share best practices.
Unique management system
Today, 13 management committees are set up across New Caledonia. They regularly exchange views, opinions and proposals ...
Timbuktu, Mali, 19 July—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova yesterday visited Timbuktu whose mausoleums have been rebuilt three years after they were destroyed by armed groups. During her visit, Ms Bokova paid tribute to the local communities without whom the reconstruction could not have been carried out.
The Mayor of the city and the Imam of the Great Mosque of Djingareyber met ...
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Aggtelek National Park, Hungary celebrates 20 years on World Heritage List
Friday, 17 July 2015
The call for applications for the new edition of the Masters in "World Heritage and Cultural Projects for Development", offered by the University of Turin, the Polytechnic of Turin, (University of Barcelona for the Spanish edition) and the International Training Centre of ILO, in collaboration with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and ICCROM, is now open.
The programme is intended for ...
Director-General Irina Bokova presented the President of Mexico, HE Enrique Peña Nieto, the certificate of inscription to UNESCO’s World Heritage List of the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System during his official visit to UNESCO Headquarters today. The presentation of the certificate took place in the context of an official ceremony in the presence of the Chairperson of the ...
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Emergency Action Plan for the Safeguarding of Yemen’s Cultural Heritage announced
Thursday, 16 July 2015
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Private Sector partners for World Heritage meet in Bonn during 39th Committee session
Thursday, 9 July 2015
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World Heritage Committee announces 2016 meeting in Istanbul, 24 new sites inscribed in Bonn
Wednesday, 8 July 2015
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UNESCO takes World Heritage to Archeologists
Tuesday, 7 July 2015
The World Heritage Committee this afternoon approved the inscription of four cultural sites on the World Heritage List: Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution: Iron and Steel, Shipbuilding and Coal Mining in Japan, Ephesus in Turkey, Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydraulic System in Mexico, and Fray Bentos Cultural-Industrial Landscape in Uruguay.
The Committee also approved the ...
The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the inscription of five cultural sites on World Heritage List: Rjukan-Notodden Industrial Heritage Site in Norway, Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District with Chilehaus in Germany, Necropolis of Beth She’arim—a Landmark of Jewish Revival in Israel, The Forth Bridge in Scotland (United Kingdom) and San Antonio Missions in the United States of ...
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Sites in Denmark, France and Turkey inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Saturday, 4 July 2015
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Sites in China, Iran, Mongolia and Singapore inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Saturday, 4 July 2015
The World Heritage Committee inscribed three new cultural sites on the World Heritage List this afternoon: Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale in Italy; Baptism Site “Bethany Beyond the Jordan” (Al-Maghtas) in Jordan and Rock Art in the Hail Region of Saudi Arabia.
Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalú and Monreale (Italy)—Located on the ...
The Director-General of UNESCO firmly condemned the destruction of cultural property at Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, particularly damage to funerary busts and the famous Lion Statue of Athena, located at the entrance of the museum of Palmyra.
"These new destructions of cultural goods of the site of Palmyra reflect the brutality and ignorance of extremist groups and their disregard ...
The World Heritage Committee this morning approved the extension of two natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List: Cape Floral Region Protected Areas in South Africa and Ke Bang National Park in Viet Nam. The Committee also inscribed Blue and John Crow Mountains in Jamaica, a mixed site, i.e. one that is both cultural and natural. With this inscription Jamaica enters the World ...
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed two sites in Yemen on the List of World Heritage in Danger: the Old City of Sana’a and the Old Walled City of Shibam.
The Old City of Sana’a sustained serious damage due to armed conflict in the country. The neighbourhood of al Qasimi near the famous urban garden of Miqshamat al Qasimi sustained particularly serious damage. The 12th century ...
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The Iraqi site of Hatra added to the List of World Heritage in Danger
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
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UNESCO and UNITAR-UNOSAT team up to protect cultural heritage with geo-spatial technologies
Wednesday, 1 July 2015
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Colombia’s Los Katíos National Park removed from List of Heritage in Danger
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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Reconstruction of Timbuktu mausoleums nears completion
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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Special Issue of World Heritage Review on Iraq
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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Chairpersons of six UNESCO Culture Conventions meet
Tuesday, 30 June 2015
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Launch of global Unite for Heritage Coalition in Bonn
Monday, 29 June 2015
Bonn (Germany) - An appeal for the international community to counter the new threat of violent extremism and cultural cleansing was issued at the opening of the World Heritage Committee, which opened its session in Bonn, Germany, today. The Committee will remain in session until 8 July under the chair of Maria Böhmer, Minister of State at the German Federal Foreign Office and member of the ...
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Managing effectively the world’s most iconic marine protected areas: A Best Practice Guide
Thursday, 25 June 2015
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Great Apes Emphasize Biosphere Importance
Thursday, 25 June 2015
In memoriam: Professor Chahryar Adle
Wednesday, 24 June 2015
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World Heritage in Germany: Game created for young people
Tuesday, 23 June 2015
[in French only] Du 29 juin au 10 juillet 2015, 13 gestionnaires de sites patrimoniaux issus de 11 pays (Burkina Faso, Colombie, Comores, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Irak, RDP Lao, Mali, Moldavie, Sénégal, Togo) participeront à la 5ème édition de la formation internationale intensive "Construire ensemble l'avenir des sites patrimoniaux. Élaborer et mettre en œuvre une gestion durable" organisée ...
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Sourcebook on national level cooperation among the biodiversity-related conventions published
Wednesday, 17 June 2015
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World Heritage Volunteers 2015 and #UNITE4HERITAGE
Monday, 15 June 2015
In the early hours of 12 June 2015, the Old City of Sana’a, a UNESCO World Heritage site, was hit by a bombing raid. Several houses and historic buildings were destroyed, causing human casualties. Among the buildings destroyed was the magnificent complex of traditional houses in the Al-Qasimi neighborhood, bordering an urban garden (Miqshama), near the Sailah water channel.
“I am profoundly ...
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Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Europe
Thursday, 11 June 2015
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State of Conservation of the Historic Centre of Vienna (Austria)
Thursday, 11 June 2015
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UNESCO raises safety concerns on the reopening of Kathmandu Valley World Heritage Site
Thursday, 11 June 2015
As the world’s population grows, demand for fresh seafood is rising, and stocks are being stretched to the limit. Climate change impacts further stress the food chain. Marine World Heritage sites can provide a buffer against this pressure. They allow fish to grow and multiply safe from major disturbance, and boost the resilience of the oceans unique ecosystem.
Today, many of the world's ...
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World Heritage Committee to meet in Bonn 28 June to 8 July
Friday, 5 June 2015
A three-day meeting in Berlin brought together experts from around the world to discuss the current practices for mural painting conservation and led to the adoption of new Guidelines.
Within the framework of the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust Project for the Preservation of the Koguryo Tombs and Mural Paintings in the DPRK, the UNESCO Expert Workshop: Conservation of Mural ...
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UNESCO Director-General condemns airstrikes on Yemen’s cultural heritage
Tuesday, 2 June 2015
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova addressed today’s Plenary Meeting of the UN General Assembly, which adopted unanimously a resolution on “Saving the cultural heritage of Iraq”.
The resolution, presented jointly by Germany and Iraq, was cosponsored by a total of 91 Member States, focuses on the fight against the destruction of cultural heritage and attacks against the cultural diversity ...
The 1st Management Planning Workshop to protect the transboundary Lake Ohrid region took place on 25-26 March in Korça, Albania.
The workshop is part of the project “Towards strengthened governance of the shared transboundary natural and cultural heritage of the Lake Ohrid region”, a UNESCO initiative funded by the European Union and the Ministry of Environment of Albania to safeguard the ...
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Vice Premier of China Asserts Significance of UNESCO for Dialogue and Peace
Friday, 22 May 2015
Worldwide shipping traffic has increased 300% since 1992, and this growing industry does not leave World Heritage marine sites immune to its impact.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO)—the United Nations specialized agency with responsibility for the safety and security of shipping and the prevention of marine pollution by ships—can provide special protections for particularly ...
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UNESCO Director-General calls for immediate cessation of hostilities in Palmyra
Wednesday, 20 May 2015
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State of conservation of Venice and its lagoon (Italy)
Tuesday, 19 May 2015
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“We must save Palmyra" says UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova
Thursday, 14 May 2015
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UNESCO launches emergency response plan to safeguard Yemen cultural heritage
Wednesday, 13 May 2015
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UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Yemen’s cultural heritage
Tuesday, 12 May 2015
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Director-General Signs Condolences Book for Nepal
Thursday, 7 May 2015
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State of conservation of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (Mexico)
Wednesday, 6 May 2015
The United Nations University (UNU) and UNESCO today brought together scholars, archeologists, historians and writers to discuss ways of opposing the widespread destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq, Syria and other countries in conflict. The symposium, entitled "Mobilization for heritage: Iraq, Syria and other countries in conflict," took place at the Organization’s Paris ...
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Director-General meets Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Tuesday, 5 May 2015
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Attacks against Cultural Heritage – What can UNESCO do?
Monday, 4 May 2015
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Director-General meets Estonian Minister of Culture
Monday, 4 May 2015
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Director-General on Official Visit to Estonia
Monday, 4 May 2015
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The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) trek in the Dja Faunal Reserve
Thursday, 30 April 2015
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In memoriam: Dr Ronald Van Oers
Tuesday, 28 April 2015
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UNESCO to assess the impact on Nepal’s cultural heritage of the devastating earthquake
Monday, 27 April 2015
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jürgen Stock, addressed members of the UN Security Council on “Combating the Destruction, Smuggling and Theft of Cultural Heritage” in countries where destruction of heritage, looting and illicit trafficking are used to fuel hatred and finance terrorism.
The meeting, convened by the Permanent Missions of ...
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UNESCO Director General expresses distress after earthquake in Nepal
Saturday, 25 April 2015
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Great Apes Infographic Highlights World Heritage Importance
Friday, 24 April 2015
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Virunga: a challenge for conservation and sustainable development
Thursday, 23 April 2015
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Jaeger-LeCoultre brings spotlight on marine World Heritage on Earth Day
Wednesday, 22 April 2015
[in French only] Les gestionnaires de Cidade Velha et de plusieurs villes de Cabo Verde, les communautés locales, les experts nationaux et internationaux en charge du patrimoine urbain se sont réunis à Cidade Velha du 15 au 17 avril 2015 pour discuter de l’approche centrée sur le Paysage urbain historique et de la manière dont elle peut contribuer à la gestion et la conservation durable de ...
Vacancy: Local Facilitator to the Advisory Bodies
Wednesday, 15 April 2015
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Inventory and cultural mapping of Sultanate’s architectural and urban heritage
Tuesday, 14 April 2015
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UNESCO Director-General condemns destruction at Nimrud
Monday, 13 April 2015
H.E. Mr Kadir Topbas, Lord Mayor of Istanbul, visited UNESCO on the occasion of the Organization’s 70thanniversary, coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the Historic Areas of Istanbul on the World Heritage List.
On the occasion of his visit to UNESCO, the Lord Mayor of Istanbul participated in a round-table on heritage conservation in the face of the challenges of urban ...
The Philippines’ Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park is a spectacular reef system in the famed Coral Triangle. The park encompasses 970 km² of coral atolls and deep seas 92 nautical miles from the nearest inhabited island.
Managing this vast and remote area requires a focused management plan, and the Marine World Heritage Programme recently connected Site Manager Angelique Songco with Jon Day, ...
In the context of the recent escalation of hostilities in Bosra and Idlib, the UNESCO Director-General, Ms Irina Bokova, reiterates her call for the protection of Syria’s unique heritage.
“All Syrians must unite for the protection of their shared cultural heritage.” said the Director-General. “This heritage belongs to all Syrians and to all humanity. I call on all parties to refrain from ...
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Peer learning between Galapagos Islands and Great Barrier Reef
Monday, 30 March 2015
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#Unite4Heritage campaign launched by UNESCO Director-General in Baghdad
Saturday, 28 March 2015
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area sets path for sustainable tourism
Tuesday, 24 March 2015
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and French President Francois Hollande today sent a strong message of solidarity to the people of Iraq and Syria, and reiterated the urgent need to safeguard cultural heritage of both countries.
President Hollande and the Director-General Bokova met at the Louvre Museum in Paris, which houses several major works reflecting the splendid cultural ...
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova today condemned the deadly attack at the Bardo Museum in Tunis, and expressed her support and solidarity with Tunisia and the families of the victims. Ms Bokova spoke of the assault during a meeting with French President Francois Hollande at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The two leaders were addressing media on the destruction of cultural heritage by ...
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Save Virunga’s elephants
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
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First Management Planning Workshop to begin for transboundary Lake Ohrid region
Wednesday, 18 March 2015
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Launch of Website – Germany looking forward to hosting World Heritage Committee
Tuesday, 17 March 2015
UNESCO, in partnership with the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA), the Japanese National Institutes for Cultural Heritage (NICH), ICCROM and ICOMOS has organized a special session on "Resilient Cultural Heritage" within the framework of the Third United Nations World Conference Disaster Risk Reduction (WCDRR), which has taken place between 14 and 18 March at Sendai, Japan.
The ...
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UNESCO mobilizes the international community to end cultural cleansing in Iraq
Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office and Chair of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee Maria Böhmer issued the following statement in Berlin on 9 March following the destruction of Iraqi artefacts in Nimrud by the terrorist group ISIS:
“The ongoing barbaric attacks perpetrated by the ISIS terrorist group in Iraq are devastating. In particular the abductions in Tikrit, the burning ...
Since the beginning of the conflict in Iraq, in addition to the tragic loss of human life and the humanitarian crisis associated to the persecution of cultural and religious minorities, cultural heritage has been the target of intentional destruction, with the aim of erasing the history of the country and thus undermining the peaceful coexistence of diverse communities.
Attacks against the ...
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UNESCO Director General condemns destruction of Nimrud in Iraq
Friday, 6 March 2015
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Director-General welcomes UN Security Council statement on destruction of artifacts at Mosul Museum
Saturday, 28 February 2015
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UNESCO Director-General welcomes the reopening of the Baghdad Museum
Saturday, 28 February 2015
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March 3rd is World Wildlife Day
Friday, 27 February 2015
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UNESCO calls for mobilization to stop "cultural cleansing" in Iraq
Friday, 27 February 2015
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Director-General requests UN Security Council meeting on destruction of heritage in Mosul
Thursday, 26 February 2015
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International Conference on Archaeological Parks and Sites held in Oman 23-25 February 2015
Wednesday, 25 February 2015
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Call for expression of interest for the evaluation of the African World Heritage Fund
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
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World Heritage Young Experts Forum 2015 in Germany “Towards a Sustainable Management of World Heritage Sites”
Wednesday, 18 February 2015
The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, welcomed the adoption of a new UN Security Council Resolution 2199 that condemns the destruction of cultural heritage and adopts legally-binding measures to counter illicit trafficking of antiquities and cultural objects from Iraq and Syria.
“The adoption of resolution 2199 is a milestone for enhanced protection of cultural heritage in Iraq ...
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UNWTO/UNESCO World Conference on Tourism and Culture gathers Ministers of Tourism and Culture for the first time
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
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Banc d’Arguin National Park inspires young people to preserve World Heritage
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
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Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) Director General, job vacancy
Tuesday, 10 February 2015
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Ecuador intensifies actions to reduce risks from ship stranding in Galápagos Islands
Friday, 6 February 2015
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2014-2015 World Heritage Map Published
Friday, 6 February 2015
Since their first agreement signed in 2011, UNESCO and Panasonic have worked together to educate young people about protecting natural and cultural heritage. Long-term success of the program depends on the children of today, hence their involvement is of key importance.
As part of the cooperation with UNESCO, Panasonic China hosted 50 pupils and teachers in a school excursion from 3 to 6 ...
World heritage site managers and tourism stakeholders from Zambia and Zimbabwe came together for the first time to initiate the process to develop a sustainable tourism strategy for the Mosi-oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls World Heritage site. The workshop was held in Livingstone, Zambia from 22 to 24 January 2015.
The workshop takes place within the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage and ...
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World Heritage N° 74: Disasters and resilience
Monday, 2 February 2015
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Bamako conference urges emergency action to safeguard manuscripts
Friday, 30 January 2015
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Experts and practitioners draft policy on World Heritage and sustainable development
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Following a week-long constructive discussion with UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and IUCN, the government of Belize agreed to start talks on critical conservation challenges related to the removal of the Belize Barrier Reef from the World Heritage List in Danger.
From 19-23 January 2015, UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the International Union for the Conservation of ...
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Celebrating World Wetlands Day: 2 February 2015
Thursday, 22 January 2015
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Safeguarding Mali’s ancient manuscript collections, an international conference in Bamako
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
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Earthwatch launches its 2015 Business Skills Transfer Programme
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
Announcement for Internship Opportunities (South Africa and Benin)
Tuesday, 20 January 2015
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Another Fire at the Royal Palaces of Abomey World Heritage site in Benin
Sunday, 18 January 2015
In the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement (an agreement for the protection and enhancement of monumental, urban and natural heritage, between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization and the Government of France) UNESCO has technical and financial assistance at their disposal through the following Ministries of France: Ministry of Culture and ...
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The Polynesian Voyaging Society embarks on a worldwide voyage through marine World Heritage sites
Thursday, 8 January 2015
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Online Travel Itinerary launched about World Heritage sites in the United States
Wednesday, 7 January 2015
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