Cultural Landscapes
There exist a great variety of Landscapes that are representative of the different regions of the world. Combined works of nature and humankind, ...
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World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP)
Earthen architecture is one of the most original and powerful expressions of our ability to create a built environment with readily available ...
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World Heritage Forest Programme
Ranging in size from 18 hectares (Vallée de Mai, Seychelles), to 8.8 million hectares (Lake Baikal, Russian Federation), World Heritage ...
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World Heritage Marine Programme
World HeritageMarine Programme
4 focus areas
Safeguarding
Our core task: ensuring the long-term conservation of World Heritage ...
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30th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. Urbino workshop (Italy) on “Partnerships for ...
The Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was signed on 16 November 1972. The 30th Anniversary ...
Analytical summary of the state of conservation of World Heritage properties (2008)
At its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), the World Heritage Committee discussed at length the issues related to the state of conservation of ...
Conservation and enhancement of the historic city of Bejaïa, Algeria
Carried out under the aegis of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement, this project aimed to strengthen local capacity and sustain actions ...
Conservation and preservation of the city of Constantine, Algeria
The project in Constantine is part of the cross-sector project “Poverty Reduction through Sustainable World Heritage Management”, launched in ...
Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab States
A capacity-building project to enrich World Heritage information management tools and techniques in the Arab States Region, from adequate ...
Emergency Safeguarding of the Portico of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra
Emergency Safeguarding
of the Portico of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra (Syrian Arab Republic)
In summer 2016, the Temple of ...
Global Strategy: Support to agro-pastoral cultural landscapes
Pastoralism is defined as a system of livestock farming which depends, for the most part, on the generally non-intensive use of ...
Open-Ended Working Group for the revision of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of ...
At its 19th session (UNESCO, 2013), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention decided (Resolution 19 GA 4) to fully ...
Periodic Reporting 1st Cycle: Arab States
Final report of the synthesis of the periodic reports for the Arab Region submitted in accordance with the strategy approved by the 23rd ...
Periodic Reporting 2nd Cycle: Arab States (2010)
At its 32nd session, the World Heritage Committee decided on the preparation of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting (Decision 32 COM 11E) ...
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Ancient Villages of Northern Syria, Syrian ...
The Ancient Villages of Northern Syria constitute one of the most extraordinary archeological ensembles in the world. There are more than 700 ...
Preparatory assistance for the inscription of the Southern Oasis of Morocco
At the initiative of the Permanent Delegation of Morocco and the “Agence pour la promotion et le développement économique culturel et social des ...
Preparatory assistance for the nomination of the architectural work of Le Corbusier (Argentina, ...
Le Corbusier is one of the greatest architects of the 20th century, and his work both built and written have had a huge impact on the world, and ...
Rapid Response Facility
Rapid Response Facility
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Natural World Heritage sites represent the world's pre-eminent areas of biodiversity, and ...
Reflection on the election system of the members of the World Heritage Committee (2007-2009)
At its 13th session (UNESCO, 2001), the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention adopted Resolution 13 GA 9 for an ...
Renforcement des capacités nationales pour la réalisation des études d’impact sur le patrimoine ...
Renforcement des capacités nationales pour la réalisation des études d’impact sur le patrimoine mondial en Egypte
Le but de ...
Safeguarding and development of the M'Zab Valley and its five fortified ksour (El Atteuf, Bou ...
This project’s objective was to provide technical assistance to set up management and conservation plans on several sites distributed across a ...
Satellite-Based Damage Assessment of Cultural Heritage Sites 2015 Summary Report of Iraq, ...
Since the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between UNITAR-UNOSAT and UNESCO in June 2015, cultural heritage around the world has ...
Seminar at the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans (France) on Tourism and World Heritage Sites
An international expert meeting focusing on “Tourism and World Heritage Sites” was held from 6 to 8 March 2008 at the Royal Saltworks of ...
Seminar in Cinque Terre (Italy) on cultural landscapes
In 1992, the World Heritage Committee changed the Operational Guidelines for the inscription of cultural landscapes on the World Heritage List. ...
Seminar on the cultural heritage inventories of Maghreb
Within the framework of the France-UNESCO Cooperation Agreement support was provided for the preparation of cultural heritage inventories for ...
Stratégie pour le tourisme durable dans le Parc National du Banc d’Arguin
Stratégie pour le tourisme durable dans le Parc National du Banc d’Arguin
(Mauritanie)
Le projet vise à aider le Parc ...
Support research into ancient mosaics of the Ma’arat an-Noman Museum, Syrian Arab Republic
In 2014, given the impossibility since 2011 of implementing activities in Syria and continuing support activities for the management of the ...
Technical Assistance for the protection and development of Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, Morocco
Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou, in Morocco, is a fortified village of adobe buildings and is an interesting example of earthen architecture in North ...
Technical assistance for urban management and rehabilitation of the Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, ...
The Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata (Mauritania) were founded in the 11th and 12th centuries to serve the caravans ...
The formulation of a Manual for the Rehabilitation of the Old City of Jerusalem
Further to the appeal made by the Director-General of UNESCO for the safeguard of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls in the present ...
The Inventory of the historic city of Sana'a: a tool for urban conservation
This publication documents the main outcomes of the studies undertaken in 2003 - 2006, by UNESCO's World Heritage Centre and the General ...
Urban Regeneration for Historic Cairo
Cairo hosts a variety of historically significant districts and monuments, ranging from the ruins of al-Fustat, the Fatimid nucleus of ...
Workshop for heritage in Tlemcen, Algeria
This project aimed to ensure the training of local skilled staff in restoration and rehabilitation, through organization of education programmes ...
Workshop on urban development, sustainable development and tourism investment in the North ...
In 2001, the Syrian Arab Republic’s General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums (DGAM) requested technical assistance. Within the framework of ...
Development of a World Heritage Information Management capacity in the Arab State
The project consists of four core activities
The creation and the development of an Arabic language web site on the World Heritage in the Arab ...
Disponibilité en langue arabe des textes relatifs à la mise en œuvre de la Convention du ...
Dans le cadre de la Convention du patrimoine mondial, la clarté et la précision des informations mises à la disposition des ...
Activity 4 : Preparation of a sample conservation and management plan for a selected heritage ...
A model conservation and management plan for the cultural heritage site of Abila in Northern Jordan is being developed jointly by a working group ...
Conference "World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture - Managing the Historic Urban ...
During its 27th session in 2003 in Paris and following the debate on Vienna's proposed high-rise project, the WH Committee called for the ...
The KIT: World Heritage in Young Hands
Developed in 1998, the World Heritage in Young Hands Educational Resource Kit for secondary school teachers is one of the main tools of ...
World Heritage Youth Forum
World Heritage Youth Forum
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World Heritage Youth Forum is among the main activities of the World Heritage Education ...
World Heritage Youth Forum (1999) First Arab Edition
Ifrane, Morocco 22-28 November 1999
Objectives
The Forum aims to stimulate young people's interest in preserving the world's cultural and ...
Application of Information Technology in the Protection of World Heritage Sites
This training workshop was organized from February 17 to March 4, 2004 in Cairo, Egypt and environs. It was aimed at identifying and developing ...
Training course on management issues for the existing staff and rangers to increase their ...
The present staff needs to have more knowledge in order to manage this complex situation. This knowledge should be given through a training, ...
International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Iraq
The Executive Board of UNESCO approved at its 167th session (decision 9.2) the establishment of the International Coordination Committee for the ...
Tunisia - Development of an emergency plan for the safeguard of the Ichkeul National Park
The program consists first in organizing a study preparatory workshop in order to elaborate the strategy that should lead to a sustainable use of ...
Monuments of Nubia-International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia
In 1954 the decision to build the Aswan High Dam was made. This dam would lead to the creation of a huge artificial lake covering the Upper Nile ...
The Rescue of Nubian Monuments and Sites
The most famous of the monuments affected by the Aswan High Dam Project was the temple complex on the island of Philae. Sacred to the goddess ...
Report on Damage Assessments in Babylon
Further to the request made to UNESCO in February 2005 by the Minister of Culture of Iraq, it was agreed to devote a working session to the ...
Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
Originally published in 2007 in English, this publication has now been reprinted for the third time in English and translated into ...
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