Statement from the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
Thursday, 31 March 2011
Kishore Rao appointed Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, today called on both Libya and the coalition of States implementing a no-fly zone over the country to respect the Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (1954) and its two (1954 and 1999) Protocols, as appropriate, and keep military operations away from cultural sites.
Of the ten states that make up ...
In view of the forthcoming 11th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities in Sintra (Portugal), 22 to 25 November 2011, the OWHC has launched a Call for Posters on the congress theme World Heritage Cities and Climate Change.
This Call addresses all those who are engaged in the conservation and management of a World Heritage City - public servants and administrators, ...
Statement of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee
Monday, 21 March 2011
Arab States meeting held to define regional programme
Friday, 18 March 2011
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Environment, Nature Conservation and Tourism of the Democratic Republic of the Congo that the government of the DRC has suspended prospection for oil at Virunga National Park , inscribed as on UNESCO's World Heritage List in 1979.
"I welcome the suspension of exploration activities. This ...
35th session of the World Heritage Committee to meet in Paris in June 2011
Friday, 18 March 2011
UNESCO World Heritage Centre expresses its solidarity with Japanese people following tragic events
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Tsunami Spares Galapagos Wildlife, but Destroys Marine Laboratory
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
[in French only] Newsletter N° 18 de la Convention France UNESCO
Friday, 11 March 2011
Resource Manual 'Preparing World Heritage Nominations' available online
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Afghan officials and international experts outlined plans for the future safeguarding of the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan) at the end of two meetings at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 2 to 4 of March. The meetings were held on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan.
The ...
UNESCO will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the tragic destruction of the giant Buddha statues of Bamiyan with a forum on the event and a two-day experts' meeting which will examine ways to preserve and present to the public the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley.
Ahead of the 10th anniversary, the Director-General, who will open the commemoration at ...