Safeguarding Rock Art in Southern Africa Region
Tuesday, 29 November 2016
The summit of Le Morne Cultural Landscape (Mauritius) accessible to the public
Sunday, 27 November 2016
Among the numerous events organized as part of “Aqua Granda 1966-2016”, UNESCO is directly contributing to the exhibition “From the emergency to the restoration of cultural heritage: Stories and images from the archives of the city” at the Marciana National Library in Venice, Italy. The exhibition will run until 27 November 2016.
The Aqua Granda 1966-2016 exhibition at the Marciana National ...
Following the confirmation by Iraqi authorities of the liberation of the archaeological site of Nimrud, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has reiterated her support to the people of Iraq and the need to unite for the protection of heritage in the country.
‘This liberation is highly significant for the Iraqi people and the international community. We are now at the beginning of a ...
The 5th Annual Coordination Meeting of the UNESCO World Heritage related category 2 Institutes and Centres took place in Dehradun, India on 22 November 2016. The UNESCO Category 2 Centre (C2C) on Natural World Heritage Management and Training for Asia and the Pacific Region (NWHMT) at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) hosted the meeting on its campus.
Four coordination meetings have ...
“The Value of Heritage”
Thursday, 24 November 2016
UNESCO meeting considers protection of Ancient City of Damascus following fire
Thursday, 24 November 2016
UNESCO Jakarta supports implementation of World Heritage Camp Indonesia 2016
Thursday, 24 November 2016
Impact of climate change on marine sites examined at COP22
Tuesday, 22 November 2016
International Conference on World Heritage Interpretation held in Republic of Korea
Monday, 21 November 2016
World Heritage Volunteers Programme in Qatar
Monday, 21 November 2016
Celebrating new UNESCO World Heritage sites in Europe
Friday, 18 November 2016
UNESCO Santiago presents map of the World Heritage of Chile
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Expert workshop in Rwanda examines Memory Sites
Thursday, 10 November 2016
Nordic World Heritage Association is Founded
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
Second workshop on the World Heritage Convention held in Trinidad and Tobago
Wednesday, 9 November 2016
World Heritage sites and their associated museums are working with both local communities and international heritage professionals not only to preserve, but to help people maintain and reinforce their relationship to their shared cultural and natural heritage. Together they are facing threats and challenges like conflict, climate change and funding shortages.
An International Conference on ...
On 3 and 4 November, fifty years after the 1966 Venice flood and the International Safeguarding Campaign launched by UNESCO, the Director-General, Irina Bokova, undertook a visit to Venice, Italy.
This visit was an opportunity to mark the longstanding cooperation with Italy and to express UNESCO’s support to its government and people after the country was struck by a series of powerful ...