Three World Heritage sites in Cyprus and a fourth in Italy have been given "enhanced protection" status by the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, which held its fifth meeting at UNESCO Headquarters from 22-24 November. The sites, which are the first to be granted this status, are Choirokoitia, Paphos (sites I and II) and the Painted Churches of ...
Plans underway for the creation of an International World Heritage Rock Art Archive
Wednesday, 24 November 2010
Monnaie de Paris produces diamond-studded Taj Mahal coin
Monday, 22 November 2010
Rapid Response Grants awarded to protect elephants, help with oil spill clean-up
Friday, 19 November 2010
Caribbean Heritage Course in Curaçao
Friday, 19 November 2010
In memoriam: Andrzej Stanislaw Tomaszewski 1934 - 2010
Tuesday, 9 November 2010
Managing Historic Cities, World Heritage Series n°27
Monday, 8 November 2010
On 2 November 2010, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and Kris Peeters, Minister - President of the Government of Flanders (Kingdom of Belgium), signed an agreement establishing a Trust Fund that will support UNESCO's activities in the field of heritage.
This is the third Trust Fund signed between UNESCO and the Government of Flanders. It bears witness to the trust and interest ...