On Wednesday 20 July 2016, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities (MoTA) and the municipalities of Bethlehem and Battir organized an official ceremony to celebrate the inscription of the two World Heritage properties in Palestine: “The Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem” and “Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern ...
By Decision 40 COM 17, the World Heritage Committee, decided to continue the work of its 40th session at UNESCO’s Headquarters in the course of October 2016.
Therefore, please save the date for this meeting which will take place in Room II at UNESCO’s Headquarters from 24 to 26 October 2016. More detailed information regarding this meeting will be available in due ...
In Memoriam: Luc Hoffmann
Tuesday, 26 July 2016
Partners for World Heritage meet in Istanbul during 40th Committee Session
Monday, 25 July 2016
Enjoy the UNESCO Dolomites on Google Maps Street View
Thursday, 21 July 2016
Polish city of Kraków to host 2017 World Heritage Committee session
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Eight new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Sunday, 17 July 2016
Four new sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Sunday, 17 July 2016
40th World Heritage Committee session resumes for one day on Sunday 17 July
Saturday, 16 July 2016
Five sites inscribed on World Heritage List
Friday, 15 July 2016
Four sites inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Friday, 15 July 2016
Libya’s five World Heritage sites put on List of World Heritage in Danger
Thursday, 14 July 2016
Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz, Uzbekistan, added to List of World Heritage in Danger
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Historical Monuments of Mtskheta, Georgia, removed from List of World Heritage in Danger
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
Mali’s Old Towns of Djenné on List of World Heritage in Danger
Wednesday, 13 July 2016
World Heritage Committee opens in Istanbul
Sunday, 10 July 2016
Turkish musician Kudsi Ergüner named UNESCO Artist for Peace
Sunday, 10 July 2016
[in French only] Il faudrait construire 90 000 logements par jour, d’ici à 2030, pour répondre aux besoins de 3 milliards de personnes selon UN-Habitat. Face à ce défi, l’architecture de terre propose un certain nombre de solutions. Souvent sous-estimée comme matériau de construction, la terre est pourtant utilisée encore aujourd’hui par plus d’un tiers de la population mondiale. Elle offre ...
From 23-25 June 2016, UNESCO brought together site managers from natural and cultural heritage sites in Tanzania, which are recognized as World Heritage and/or Man and Biosphere Reserves (MAB), community representatives, private partners and national authorities for a workshop to raise capacities in planning and writing project proposals. A total of 35 participants gathered near Kilimanjaro ...