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International Earth Day 2019: Protect Our Species
International Earth Day is celebrated every year on 22 April to remind us that the Earth and its ecosystems provide us with sustenance, and that we have a collective responsibility to achieve balance among the econ...
04/222019 -
Rural Landscapes and Sustainable Development: International ...
As we celebrate International Day for Monuments and Sites 2019, with the theme of Rural landscapes, we highlight the value of conserving this heritage formed through long-term, harmonious interaction between humank...
04/192019 -
Eleven sites and extensions in Asia, Europe, and South Ameri...
UNESCO’s Executive Board today approved the designation of eight new sites demonstrating the diversity of the planet’s geology as new Geoparks. The Executive Board also approved the extension of three existing Ge...
04/182019 -
Fire ravages Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, a UNESCO World H...
“Our hearts are broken,” Audrey Azoulay
04/172019 -
UNESCO and the German Government signed today an agreement o...
UNESCO and the German Government signed today an agreement to work together for the stabilization, restoration and rehabilitation of the Aghawat Mosque Complex in the Old City of Mosul, as an element to safeguard M...
04/162019 -
Changsha Initiative adopted at the 3rd International Youth F...
Over 125 participants from 86 countries gathered in Changsha and Nanjing, China, on 31 March 2019 for the Third International Youth Forum on Creativity & Heritage along the Silk Roads.
04/152019 -
Vote Now ! UNESCO’s World Heritage Journeys website nominat...
Launched in September 2018, UNESCO’s World Heritage Journeys website (VisitEUWorldHeritage.com), produced in collaboration with National Geographic, is a finalist for a Webby Award—the Internet’s most coveted...
04/112019 -
World Heritage Young Professionals Forum
World Heritage Youth Fora are among the flagship activities of the World Heritage Education Programme, serving as a platform for bringing young professionals and heritage experts together to foster intercultural le...
04/102019 -
Update on East Rennell oil spill, Solomon Islands
The World Heritage Centre is determined to support Solomon Islands and Australia in exploring all options to hold the responsible company, owners and insurers to account.
04/092019 -
Saving the Silk Road’s cultural treasures
Protection and utilization of heritage sites along ancient trade routes will promote stronger bonds between countries.
04/082019 -
ICOMOS 2019 Advisory Committee: Call for Symposium Workshop ...
This year, the ICOMOS Advisory Committee, Annual General Assembly and Scientifc Symposium will take place in Marrakesh, Morocco, from 14 to 18 October 2019, on the generous invitation of ICOMOS Morroco.
04/022019 -
World Heritage Site Managers Forum 2019
The Site Managers Forum will be held this year in Baku, from 26 June to 4 July 2019.
03/292019 -
UNESCO requests consideration for the possible removal of th...
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has welcomed Member States’ decision—taken during the meeting on Thursday of the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural He...
03/272019 -
Capacity Building Workshop for Team Leaders of the World Her...
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is organizing a capacity-building workshop for team leaders of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative, in the framework of the World Heritage Education Programme, from 12 to...
03/262019 -
Rapid Response Facility (RRF) releases funds to fight flames...
In response to the fires in Mount Kenya National Park in early March, the Kenyan authorities - Mount Kenya Trust - submitted a grant application to the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) and obtained the maximum amount ...
03/252019 -
Call for nominations - 2019 UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri In...
Nominations are now open, with the deadline for submission 30 April 2019.
03/222019 -
World Heritage Centre supports Colombia’s efforts to improv...
On behalf of the World Heritage Centre, Director Ms Mechtild Rössler expresses her solidarity with the efforts currently being undertaken by national authorities in Colombia to curb increasing security challenges ...
03/212019 -
Kolkata Recommendation adopted for Global Strategy in South ...
UNESCO Sub-regional Conference on World Heritage Global Strategy in the context of South Asia met in Kolkata (21-22 February 2019) released the Kolkata Recommendation as a strategy for future implementation of th...
03/202019
