A World Heritage City Lab is to be held on 30 November 2021 as part of “World Heritage Sites: Sustainable Development Practices for Urban Heritage”, dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the inscription of the World Heritage property “Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” on UNESCO World Heritage List and in the framework of the UNESCO HUL Call for Action.

The first stage of the Conference took place online on 10th December 2020, as part of the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the inscription of “Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra” in the UNESCO World Heritage List. During the conference, national and international experts exchanged scientific knowledge and practical experience. The program of the event included four plenary sessions on the thematic areas "Historical Urban Environment", "Prosperity and sustainable livelihoods", "Knowledge and Skills" and "Inclusion and Participation". Experts discussed the main challenges and resources of selected case-studies of urban sites, their contribution to sustainable development, and the capacity of World Heritage site managers to promote prosperity, liveability and peace in historic cities.

This first stage served to raise awareness about the role of culture and cultural heritage in achieving sustainable development among World Heritage site managers in Europe, their teams and networks, as well as to identify the factors that hinder the full potential of cultural contribution to economic, social and environmental sustainable development.

The second stage of the Conference will be a hybrid event, which will take place in Kyiv and online on 30th November 2021 and expand on the results of the first stage, hoping to make a particular contribution to the celebrations of the 10th Anniversary of the adoption of the HUL Recommendation by the General Conference of UNESCO and as a follow up to the UNESCO HUL Call for Action. This event will resume the discussion on the prevailing challenges and resources for urban heritage fostering sustainable development, aiming at building the capacities of World Heritage site managers contributing to prosperous, resilient and peaceful cities.

The event will start at 10:00 (Paris time) and can be followed YouTube by this streaming link.

Working languages will be English, French and Ukrainian.

Video recordings and a report will be publicly available after the conference.
Download the agenda here.
Download the concept note here.

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Images from the session