[in French only] Le braconnage s’intensifie dans le Parc National de la Garamba
Thursday, 17 July 2014
On the occasion of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, Qatar), the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, joined the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, and the Chairperson of the African World Heritage Fund, Mr Sibusiso Xaba, at a roundtable discussion on 21 June 2014 featuring interventions ...
Agreement for Phase II of 'Strengthening Conservation and Management of Lumbini'
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Re-building Cultural Heritage in Mali
Tuesday, 1 July 2014
Emergency appeal launched to combat rise in elephant poaching
Monday, 30 June 2014
Call for Applications: Master's in World Heritage Studies
Friday, 27 June 2014
Twenty six new properties added to World Heritage List at Doha meeting
Wednesday, 25 June 2014
In the framework of UNESCO’s Action plan for the safeguarding of Mali’s cultural heritage adopted in February 2013, and as part of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP 2007-2017), the World Heritage Centre has now published the Conservation Manual and the Study on Timbuktu’s Mausoleums.
Both publications compile valuable documentation on this prominent World Heritage ...
Six new sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Monday, 23 June 2014
Doha, 22 June – Botswana’s Okavango Delta became the 1000th site inscribed on the World Heritage List today. Okavango was inscribed as a natural site by the World Heritage Committee, which is meeting in Doha (Qatar) under the Chair of Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani.
The Committee also inscribed sites in France, Israel, Italy,Turkey and the United States ...
Myanmar’s first site inscribed to World Heritage List
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Four new cultural sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Sunday, 22 June 2014
Sites in Latin America and Germany inscribed on World Heritage List
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Sites in Iraq, Japan, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia inscribed on World Heritage List
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Meeting of Chairpersons of Committees of UNESCO’s Cultural Conventions
Saturday, 21 June 2014
Doha, 20 June – The World Heritage Committee today began the examination of 36 sites nominated for inclusion on the World Heritage List. The first property discussed was Palestine: Land of olives and vines, Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir, submitted by Palestine as an emergency nomination.
The Committee approved the inscription of the site on the World Heritage List. It ...
This compilation of 40 case studies on the conservation and management of historic cities is now available in hard copy format, in English, French and Spanish.
The compilation is available online in three languages: English, French and Spanish.
This compilation of case studies on the conservation and management of historic cities Developing historic cities: keys for ...
New Historic Urban Landscape website
Friday, 20 June 2014
Delegates to the 2014 World Heritage Youth Forum held in Doha from 4 to 15 June, made it clear they expect to play a much bigger role in safeguarding the world’s heritage, and proposed a range of projects aimed at getting young people more involved.
The Youth Forum has become an annual meeting held in conjunction with the session of the World Heritage Committee. This year’s Forum ...