Handbook on Cultural Heritage and Local Development for African Local Governments Published
Friday, 29 September 2006
No Survivors of WWF Helicopter Crash in Nepal
Monday, 25 September 2006
Sao Tome and Principe ratifies the World Heritage Convention
Thursday, 21 September 2006
Nominations for the prize have to be at UNESCO by 1 November 2006!The purpose of the Melina Mercouri International Prize (UNESCO-Greece) is to reward outstanding examples of action to safeguard and enhance the world's major cultural landscapes. The prize, which consists of a certificate and of the sum of US$20,000 U (for 2007), may be awarded either to an individual or to a group of ...
UNESCO Mission reports on war damage to cultural heritage in Lebanon
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
A 7000 Euro Grant for the Realization of a Cultural Project Concerning the Mediterranean World
Tuesday, 19 September 2006
A Virtual Tour of World Heritage Sites
Wednesday, 13 September 2006
TourismAfrica 2006 Promotes African World Heritage
Tuesday, 12 September 2006
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, today announced that the Organization will send a mission of experts, from September 10 to 16, to assess the potential damage caused to cultural sites in the recent conflict in Lebanon.
The mission will, among other things, visit UNESCO's World Heritage sites of Tyre, Baalbek and Byblos. Tyre and Baalbek, first built by the Phoenicians grew ...