UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has issued the statement below following news of the death of French architect and heritage conservation expert Pierre-André Lablaude:
“Pierre-André Lablaude leaves behind him an immense body of work, including a remarkable contribution to the safeguarding and restoration of UNESCO's World Heritage, for which I wish to express our Organization’s ...
In the part years, interest in rural areas, small settlements, and the fine-tuned interaction between humankind and its natural environment, has exponentially grown in China and all around the world.The critical role played by villages, small towns, and their vast surrounding environment is gaining global acknowledgment as a complementary counterpart to growing cities. However, today these ...
Over the last several weeks, the World Heritage Centre has received numerous messages from citizens expressing their concerns regarding a car park project within the World Heritage property “Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar”, and the adverse impact it may have on the serial property. The concerned area is located within the ...
The World Heritage Centre has launched an Online Consultation with key World Heritage stakeholders on the Reactive Monitoring process. The consultation, which is taking place until 14 September 2018, will gather feedback and comments from key World Heritage stakeholders on this crucial process of the World Heritage Convention.
This inclusive online consultation invites States Parties to ...
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Biodiversity secretariats meet in New York on Sustainable Development
Friday, 20 July 2018
A side event dedicated to the ‘Making of’ the draft Policy Compendium was held during the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee in Manama, Bahrain (24 June – 4 July 2018). During the event, a panel composed of experts from the Policy Compendium Working Group and representatives of the World Heritage Centre presented their work to date on the draft Policy Compendium.
The presentation ...
The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) and ICOMOS International in collaboration with ICCROM and IUCN, are organizing a Capacity Building programme for World Heritage Professionals in the Arab Region. This programme aims to build a strong network of experts from the Arab Region that will assist the Arab States, the Advisory Bodies, and all World Heritage stakeholders in the ...
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Azerbaijan to host 2019 session of World Heritage Committee
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
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Managers of French World Heritage sites meet at Mining Basin
Tuesday, 10 July 2018
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In Memoriam: Dr Janice Lindsay
Monday, 9 July 2018
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World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 19 sites
Wednesday, 4 July 2018
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World’s insurers launch commitment to protect World Heritage Sites
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
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Patrimonito’s World Heritage Adventures: a new episode available
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
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Four sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Monday, 2 July 2018
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Reconstruction and recovery in Iraq: Reviving the Spirit of Mosul
Sunday, 1 July 2018
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Two sites added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Sunday, 1 July 2018
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