Activities to protect Afghanistan’s moveable cultural property
UNESCO assists the Afghan authorities in preventing the illicit trafficking of cultural property.
UNESCO's policy on the protective safekeeping ...
Coordination Committee
The International Coordination Committee for the Safeguarding of Afghanistan's Cultural Heritage (ICC) was formed in 2002 to coordinate all ...
Safeguarding of the Bamiyan site, Phase I
The aims of this project were the consolidation of the cliffs and niches, the conservation of mural paintings in the Buddhist caves, the ...
Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase II
The aims of this project are to substantially improve the state of preservation of the Bamiyan site, to ensure the long term consolidation of the ...
Activities in Tikal National Park
At Tikal National Park in Guatemala, the Institute of Anthropology and History, part of the culture ministry, is working to protect one of the ...
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 ...
Ethiopia-International Campaign to Safeguard the Principal Monuments and Sites of Ethiopia
The area of Africa that is present-day Ethiopia has a long history rich in tradition; its sites and monuments bear witness to the civilizations ...
Harar - The walled town
The town of Harar dates from before the thirteenth century. Its strategic location between the coastal lowlands and central highlands led to its ...
Lake Tana - Churches and Monasteries
The Lake Tana area was important in the fourteenth, fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in view of its role in maintaining the Christian faith ...
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 ...
Expert Working Group releases recommendations for Safeguarding Bamiyan
Following their meeting in Tokyo in December 2004, a group of Afghan and international experts working on the safeguarding of Bamiyan ...
Safeguarding of the Bamiyan Site, Phase III
Phase III of this project aims to implement activities to ensure site security; ensure the structural stability of the two standing Giant Buddha ...
Pakistan- International Campaign for the Safeguarding of Moenjodaro
In 1974, after an appeal from the Pakistani Government, UNESCO launched the International Safeguarding Campaign for Moenjodaro. It lasted until ...
Safeguarding Koguryo Tombs & Mural Paintings in the DPRK
Safeguarding Koguryo Tombs & Mural Paintings
in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Since 2001, with the support of ...
Tajikistan- Operational project for the preservation of the Buddhist Monastery of Ajina Tepe
UNESCO, in cooperation with the Japanese Government, has launched several cultural heritage conservation projects along the Silk Roads. Two ...
Conservation and Restoration of the Royal Plaza, the Bayon and Angkor Wat
Following four preliminary survey missions fielded by the Japanese Government in response to the request of the Royal Government of Cambodia, the ...
Complex of the Celestial Lady (Thien Mu)
This complex was built on the exact spot where, according to tradition, a "celestial lady" dressed in red appeared and asked the local ...
Complex of the mausoleum of King Minh Mang
Begun in 1841 by Minh Mang it was completed in 1843. Located extra muros, the complex comprises several buildings surrounded by gardens and ...
Complex of the Palace of Audiences (Dien Can Chanh)
This complex was built in 1811, but burned down in 1947. The local authorities wanted it to be reconstructed exactly as before on the basis of ...
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