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Training Workshop on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigatio...
CAS-TWAS Centre of Excellence on Space Technology for Disaster Mitigation (STDM) is formally established in Beijing in 2013, jointly sponsored by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)
11/222013 -
Prof. Douglas Comer Visits HIST
On September 21th, 2013, Prof. Douglas Comer, Co-president of the International Committee on Archaeological Heritage Management (ICAHM) of International Council on Monuments and
09/232013 -
Representatives of UNESCO and IUCN visit HIST
On September 18th, 2013, Mr. R. Jayakuma of UNESCO Bangkok Office, Mr William Logan, Deputy Director of the International Center for Integrated Water Resources Management(ICIWaRM) under the auspices
09/182013 -
Africa Nature risk preparedness workshop held in South Afric...
The Africa Nature risk preparedness workshop took place from the 20th-25th May 2013 at the Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Organized by African World Heritage Fund with the support of the Government of South A...
08/192013 -
Director-General and CEO of Zhongkun Investment Group Agree ...
On 28 June, the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and Mr. Huang Nubo, Founder and CEO of the Beijing Zhongkun Investment Group, signed a one Million Dollars’ partnership agreement to support the Organizati...
07/252013 -
"Rivers and heritage" UNESCO Chair created
This project stems from a partnership between the University François Rabelais in Tours (France), the University of Angers (France) and the Mission Val de Loire which is the management body of the Val de Loire sit...
07/182013 -
Dr. Ishwaran Attending Symposium of SAFEA to Commemorate D...
The State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs (SAFEA) convened a symposium on 10 July 2013 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of Mr. Deng Xiaoping’s Remarks on Introduction of Intellectual Resources from all...
07/162013 -
Dr. Ishwaran at Meeting in Seoul
Dr. Natarajan Ishwaran of HIST/AIR was invited as an expert to the Consultative Meeting on a Sustainable Development Goal on Land Degradation Neutral World (LDNW) and on the associated target of Zero Net Land degra...
07/152013 -
Closing ceremony of World Heritage Committee brings to life...
The stone elephants that flank the impressive platform built some eight centuries ago by Angkor's King Jayavarman VII for public ceremonies were surrounded by live elephants as the delegates filed into the celebrat...
06/282013 -
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Meets the AIR Delegation HI...
On the afternoon of June 20, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An met in his residence the delegation of The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Int...
06/262013 -
Sites in Ukraine, the Iran and the Democratic People’s Rep...
Three sites were inscribed by the World Heritage Committee on Sunday morning.
06/252013 -
Vice Chairman of ICOMOS Mr. Guo Zhan Visited HIST
On May 31, 2013, Mr. Guo Zhan, Vice Chairman of both International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and ICOMOS CHINA,
05/312013 -
UNESCO and Italy launch new cooperation to restore and conse...
Most people know Bamiyan as the site where giant statutes of the Buddha were destroyed by the Taliban in 2001.But it is the location of other important archaeological sites too,
05/302013 -
Twelve sites added to UNESCO’s World Biosphere Reserve Netw...
The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which met in Paris from 27 to 30 May, has added 12 sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The additions bring th...
05/282013 -
Iraq and UNESCO Join Forces to Safeguard Cultural Heritage i...
On 27 May, UNESCO Director-General, Mrs. Irina Bokova, and the Minister of Sunni Endowment of Iraq, Mr. Ahmed Abdul Ghafoor Al-Samarai,
05/272013 -
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hosts World Heritage Fel...
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a World Heritage Fellow, Mr. Anoop K.R., Director of Keoladeo National Park in India and Deputy Conservator of Forests in the Bharatpur District of Rajasthan.
05/272013 -
A Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage
The event, intended to highlight the dangers threatening submerged cultural heritage and the need to preserve it,
05/222013 -
Director Guo Huadong meet with the UNESCODirector-General I...
The 28th “Chinese National Commission for UNESCO” (CNC) Conference was hosting in Hangzhou on May 14. The 28 institution members of the committees in China and the UNESCO’s category II centers had sent represent...
05/142013 -
UNESCO Director-General deplores continuing destruction of ...
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expressed her deep distress over reports of the continuing destruction which has severely damaged the ancient city of Aleppo
04/242013 -
Famous emperor's tomb found in Yangzhou
The tomb of one of the most famous emperors in Chinese history was discovered on Sunday at a construction site in Yangzhou, Jiangsu province, while a fake burial site has been a tourist attraction for many years.
04/172013 -
The village is alive
Surrounded by mountains, Zhujiayu is a rustic holiday destination with buildings dating back to the Ming and Qing dynasties. Ju Chuanjiang and Wang Qian visit the village and are charmed by the unpolished gem.
04/162013 -
Buddhist temple seeks to preserve on-site buildings
Experts called for more discussions and consultations on protecting a famous Buddhist temple, which was asked by the local government to remove most of its buildings.
04/162013 -
Lawmakers call for preventive measures towards cultural heri...
The discussion on the draft law on Cultural Heritage Protection continued yesterday, during which the recent fire at Na Tcha Temple was put on the table for discussion. Lawmakers believe the government is also resp...
04/082013 -
C-Salon: Conservation through conversation
The high speed of modernization, along with demolitions and environmental damage hasresulted in a loss of heritage for China. Outside of official efforts, ordinary citizens are now coming up with new ideas to contr...
04/012013 -
HIST Delegation visits Sri Lanka
Prof. Guo Huadong, Director General of AIR and Director of HIST, was invited by the Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT) of Sri Lanka to deliver the 7th annual Arthur C Clarke Memorial Lecture...
03/312013 -
Mr. 0.yai, Former Chairman of UNESCO Executive Board and Pe...
On March 18, 2013, H. E. Mr. 0.yai, Former Chairman of UNESCO Executive Board and Permanent Delegate and Ambassador of Benin to UNESCO, accompanied by Mr. Shao Weiliang,
03/202013 -
Dimensions of ancient Egypt
A virtual tour of the Temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak, one of the largest archaeological sites in Egypt. Photos by Katherine Taylor/Harvard Staff Photographer
03/122013 -
Agreement signed for reconstruction of Kasubi Tombs, Uganda
On 1st March 2013, UNESCO signed the Plan of Operation with the Government of Uganda for the project “Technical and financial assistance for the reconstruction of Muzibu-Azaala-Mpanga, architectural masterpiece of...
03/122013 -
Syria: The Director-General of UNESCO Appeals to Stop Violen...
For more than a year now, I have been expressing on behalf of UNESCO my deep concern about the dramatic humanitarian situation in Syria and the threats to the outstanding cultural heritage of the country, which bea...
03/072013 -
Evolution & the Ice Age
Dr John Stewart has made important contributions to a growing body of work that shows how the evolution of ecosystems has to be taken into account when speculating between different geological eras.
03/012013 -
An Action Plan for Mali’s cultural heritage and manuscript...
An Action Plan for the Rehabilitation of Cultural Heritage and the Safeguarding of Ancient Manuscripts in Mali was adopted at an international experts’ meeting organized by UNESCO and France at the Organization’s...
02/282013 -
Vietnam's stone stelae received World Documentary Heritage c...
A certificate awarding ceremony was held in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Monday night to recognize the 82 stone stelae in the historic Temple of Literature as World Documentary Heritage.
02/282013 -
Natarajan Ishwaran attends the meeting with Chinese Premier...
With the Chinese Lunar New Year around the corner, Chinese Prime Minister Wen extended new year's greetings to about 20 veteran foreign experts working in China's education, research, culture and health sectors. Na...
02/042013 -
Three Chinese geoparks given UNESCO warning
Three Chinese scenic areas classified by UNESCO as "Geoparks" have been given a "yellow card" warning. Among the reasons given by UNESCO, the parks were criticized for "inadequately disseminating knowledge of earth...
01/232013 -
U.S. Nomination of Poverty Point State Historic Site to UNES...
WASHINGTON, D.C. /eNewsChannels/ — The United States is pleased to announce the nomination of Poverty Point State Historic Site and National Monument in West Carroll Parish,
01/182013 -
4,000-YEAR-OLD SHAMAN’S STONES DISCOVERED NEAR BOQUETE, PAN...
Archaeologists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama have discovered a cluster of 12 unusual in the back of a small, prehistoric rock-shelter near the town of Boquete. The cache represent...
01/162013 -
Archaeologists unearth more than 300 prehistoric clay figuri...
Archaeologists from the University of Southampton studying a Neolithic archaeological site in central Greece have helped unearth over 300 clay figurines, one of the highest density for such finds in south-eastern E...
01/142013 -
UNESCO-HIST at the 18th Conference of Parties of the UN Fram...
As UNESCO-HIST begins to increase its activities that have an international profile, it is making an effort to be present at selected events organized by UN organizations outside of UNESCO,
01/142013 -
UNESCO holds the first International Colloquium on the Conse...
Within framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), an international colloquium on the conservation of earthen architecture was organized at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in partnership w...
01/082013
