The Director-General of UNESCO firmly condemns the destruction of the ancient temple of Baalshamin, an iconic part of the Syrian site of Palmyra, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
“The systematic destruction of cultural symbols embodying Syrian cultural diversity reveals the true intent of such attacks, which is to deprive the Syrian people of its knowledge, its identity and history. One week ...
Director-General Irina Bokova deplores the loss of two leading scholars of Syrian antiquity
Friday, 21 August 2015
Director-General Irina Bokova condemns the destruction of the Mar Elian monastery in Syria
Friday, 21 August 2015
Building capacity in the Galapagos Islands to strengthen fisheries compliance
Friday, 14 August 2015
World Heritage Volunteers 2015 Action Camps welcome the International Youth Day on 12 August
Tuesday, 11 August 2015
Job Vacancy: Deputy Director of the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, Shanghai Center
The World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO, Shanghai Center (WHITRAP Shanghai) announces the vacancy of the position of Deputy Director, from 1 August ...
Over the last several months,the World Heritage Centre has been receiving numerous messages from citizens and NGOs expressing their concern regarding the A303 tunnel project, located within the boundaries of the World Heritage property “Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites”, and the adverse impact it may have on the landscape, archaeological remains, and hydrogeology and ecology of the ...