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Almaty Agreement adopted in the Fourth meeting of the Coordi...
Following the Fourth meeting of the Coordinating Committee on the World Heritage Serial Nomination of the Silk Roads in Almaty, Kazakhstan, 24-25 November 2015, more than 50 representatives and experts from twelve ...
12/242015 -
Director-General condemns destruction of vestiges in the Anc...
Paris, 24 December—The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has condemned the destruction of parts of the Ancient City of Bosra during combats in the World Heritage site on 22 December 2015, as confirmed by t...
12/222015 -
The European Commission supports a new phase of the Central ...
The European Commission continues its support of the Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initative (CAWHFI) by allocating 5 million Euro over the course of three years.
12/202015 -
UNESCO Director-General and President Vladimir Putin discuss...
“When culture is under attack and when extremists seek to destroy the common heritage of humanity, we need to respond to ignorance, hatred, and violence with more culture, with more knowledge”, she said.
12/162015 -
South Sudan hosting a Unite for Heritage event
Juba 4/12/2015: On 6th December the South Sudan Musicians’ Union (SSMU), with support from UNESCO and other partners, will be hosting a Unite for Heritage event aimed at bringing together the people of South Sudan...
12/072015 -
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation joins Marine World Her...
The Arctic stretches across the top of the planet, spanning 5.5 million square miles. Its icy waters are home to wildlife found nowhere else, including bowhead whales
11/302015 -
Traditional dances, crafts, knowledge and music on the agend...
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will convene from 29 November until 4 December in Windhoek, Namibia under the chairmanship of Trudie Amulungu (Namibia).
11/252015 -
World Heritage Youth Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climat...
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the Call for Participants for the Caribbean World Heritage Youth Project on Marine Biodiversity & Climate Change in Panama.
11/232015 -
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Tasmanian Wilderness Worl...
A reactive monitoring mission by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) and ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) to the assess the state of conservation of the
11/202015 -
Global Geoparks become UNESCO Sites
The 195 Member States of UNESCO have ratified the creation of a new label, the UNESCO Global Geoparks, on 17 November 2015. This expresses governmental recognition of the importance of managing outstanding geologic...
11/182015 -
Malta’s World Heritage sites are learning cases for interdi...
A workshop - jointly organised by the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe, Venice (Italy), the Section on Earth Sciences and Geo-Hazards Risk Reduction, Natural Sciences Sector of UNESCO
11/162015 -
UNESCO and IUCN welcome new no-go pledge for World Heritage ...
UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre and IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the official advisory body on natural World Heritage, have welcomed a new commitment by British company Tullow Oil plc to st...
11/132015 -
COP 21: World Heritage Centre Director Mechtild Rossler disc...
In the framework of the 21st Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21), Mechtild Rössler
11/132015 -
Youth Start Digital Conversations about Heritage
Social media can be a powerful tool to engage youth around the world. The young members of NET-MED Youth working within the media group in Palestine could not agree more
11/112015 -
Qatar Development Fund boosts UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund
The Qatar Development Fund (QDF) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) signed today their first Memorandum of Understanding to support the implementation of UNESCO's prog...
11/092015 -
The road to 2030 to take shape at UNESCO’s General Conferen...
The 38th session of UNESCO’s General Conference opened today with an eye on the future. The biennial meeting of the governing body will set the path for UNESCO as it reviews
11/062015 -
International Course on First Aid to Cultural Heritage in Ti...
Many different types of professionals respond to an unfolding crisis.This course provides strategies for interlocking culture specialists with humanitarian specialists during an emergency situation and aims to unif...
11/052015 -
Korean National Commission for UNESCO donates 100,000 USD to...
On 1st November 2015, the Korean National Commission for UNESCO announced a donation of 100,000 USD to the World Heritage Fund.
11/042015 -
2015-2016 World Heritage Map Published
The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with the generous support of Turkey, can now be ordered from the World Heritage Centre website...
11/042015 -
AIR Signs MOU with Tribhuvan University of Nepal to Provide ...
An MOU is signed between The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and the Tribhuvan University of Nepal in Kathmandu on November 20, 2015 on cooperation in the use of Sa...
11/022015 -
China’s Scientific Satellites to Enter Uncharted Territory
A series of scientific satellites, including one to probe dark matter, will be launched later this year and next year, said WU Ji, director of the National Space Science Center under the Chinese Academy of Sciences...
10/282015 -
9th UNESCO Youth Forum puts climate and sustainable developm...
Over 500 young people from all over the world are due to meet at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 26 to 28 October 2015 to ensure that youth remains top of the agenda ahead of COP21, the UN Climate Change Conferen...
10/242015 -
UNESCO's preservation of Kosovo's cultural heritage and dive...
On 21 October, 2015, the UNESCO Executive Board recommended to the 38th session of the General Conference, by roll-call vote, the admission of Kosovo to UNESCO.
10/222015 -
9th International Symposium on Digital Earth held in Canada
The 9th International Symposium on Digital Earth was successfully held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada from October 5 to 9, 2015, under the theme of “Towards a One-World Vision for the Blue Planet”
10/192015 -
State of conservation of Venice and its lagoon (Italy)
In October 2015, a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS/RAMSAR reactive monitoring mission will take place to the World Heritage site "Venice and its lagoon”(Italy), as requested by the World Heritage Committee to assess current c...
10/182015 -
International Advisory Committee inscribes 47 new nomination...
Paris, 9 October – Following a three-day meeting in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 4 to 6 October 2015, the International Advisory Committee of UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme has inscribed 47 new no...
10/152015 -
West Norwegian Fjords and Glacier Bay join forces to strengt...
Last month, the Marine World Heritage Programme traveled to Norway to facilitate an exchange between the West Norwegian Fjords -Geirangerfjord and Nærøyfjord and Glacier Bay National Park.
10/062015 -
UNESCO workshop “African World Heritage: challenges, opport...
Following the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee and in view of the 10th anniversary of UNESCO/African Union launching of the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), the World Heritage Centre brought
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2nd CAS-NASA Workshop on Earth Observation for Global Change...
Sponsored by CAS and the US NASA, the 2nd Joint Workshop on Snow and Glacier Change and Related Natural Disasters in High Mountain Asia (HMA) was held on September 9, 2015 in California
09/282015 -
Nine new sites added to Global Geoparks Network
Nine new sites were added to the UNESCO-supported Global Geoparks Network during the 4th Asia-Pacific Geoparks Network Symposium that took place in the San’in Kaigan Geopark, Japan, from 15 to 20 September.
08/252015 -
UNESCO Director-General deplores destruction of parts of anc...
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, has deplored the recent destruction to the pre-Islamic walled city of Baraqish in Yemen and has reiterated her appeal to
08/242015 -
Astronomical Heritage: Progressing the UNESCO–IAU Initiativ...
Focus Meeting of the 29th IAU General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union on 11-13 August 2015.
07/202015 -
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova Presents World Heritage...
Paris, 16 July – Director-General Irina Bokova presented the President of Mexico, HE Enrique Peña Nieto, the certificate of inscription to UNESCO’s World Heritage List of the Aqueduct of Padre Tembleque Hydrauli...
07/172015 -
HIST PARTICIPATION AT THE 39TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE...
A HIST Delegation led by Mr. Hong Tianhua, Executive Deputy Director and comprising Prof. Natarajan Ishwaran, State Recruited Expert of China at HIST and Ms. Huo Sijia, Program Coordinator
07/072015 -
HIST SIGNS ITS FIRST MOU FOR COOPERATION WITH AFRICAN PARTNE...
Mr. Hong Tianhua, Executive Deputy Director of HIST and Prof. Natarajan Ishwaran, State Recruited Expert of HIST/AIR attended the 27th session of MAB/ICC convened at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France from 8 to 1...
06/192015 -
UNESCO and the Comité Colbert unite to promote cultural her...
On June 23, UNESCO and the Comité Colbert, an association of French luxury houses and cultural institutions, are launching a poster campaign to raise public awareness of the need to foster creativity and safeguard...
05/262015 -
HIST Delegation Visits UNEP-WCMC Office in Cambridge, United...
HIST Delegation composed of Mr. Hong Tianhua and Prof. Natarajan Ishwaran visited UNEP-WCMC in Cambridge, UK on 15 June 2015 following their participation in the 27th session of the MAB/ICC from 8 to 12 June 2015 a...
05/192015 -
UNESCO raises safety concerns on the reopening of Kathmandu ...
Less than two weeks after the devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal, UNESCO is coordinating emergency measures aimed at securing and protecting the remains of the country’s rich cultural heritage.
05/172015 -
Reinforcing cooperation and sustainability in East-Asian Bio...
Biosphere Reserve managers, experts and lecturers from 15 countries across Asia as well as Europe and Africa gathered during 20-30 in Wudalianchi Biosphere Reserve and Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province
05/112015 -
World Heritage Committee to meet in Bonn 28 June to 8 July
The World Heritage Committee will examine proposals to inscribe 37 properties on UNESCO’s World Heritage List when it meets at the international conference centre of Bonn (Germany) from 28 June to 8 July.
05/082015 -
International Biosphere Reserve training workshop opens in W...
The opening ceremony of the 6th East Asian Biosphere Reserve Network (EABRN) international training workshop was held in the morning of 20 May 2015 at the Wudalianchi Biosphere Reserve in Heilongjiang Province, Chi...
04/202015 -
UNESCO Director-General calls on all parties to protect Yeme...
Amid alarming reports about bombing of the World Heritage Site of the Old City of Sana’a, UNESCO’s Director-General calls on all parties to protect Yemen’s unique cultural heritage.
04/152015 -
The Executive Board paves the way for stronger UNESCO in the...
The 196th Executive Board of UNESCO adopted a Decision on “Culture in Conflict Areas: a Humanitarian Concern and a Safety Issue. UNESCO’s Role and Responsibilities” on 21 April. Condemning the continuing
04/082015 -
The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) trek in the Dja Faunal...
Following an AWF-led great apes conservation workshop in Yaoundé scheduled from April 22nd to 23rd, the AWF will lead a trek initiative from April 25th to May 1st through the center of the Dja Faunal Reserve.
04/042015 -
UNESCO to assess the impact on Nepal’s cultural heritage of...
“As we are receiving more information from the ground, I am deeply aggrieved by the magnitude of human loss caused by the earthquake in Nepal. I am also shocked by its devastating impact on the unique cultural her...
03/292015 -
UNESCO Director-General to Brief UN Security Council on the ...
on 27 April, the Director-General of UNESCO will participate in an open meeting of the UN Security Council (Arria Formula) alongside the Secretary General of INTERPOL, Jürgen Stock. Co-hosted by the Permanent
03/272015 -
Inventory and cultural mapping of Sultanate’s architectural...
In 2008 the NGO “Collectif du patrimoine des Comores” launched an inventory and cultural mapping project of the architectural and urban heritage of the Sultanates of the
03/212015 -
Launch of Website – Germany looking forward to hosting Worl...
Upcoming 39th session due to take place in Bonn, Germany.
03/192015 -
UNESCO Director General condemns destruction of Nimrud in Ir...
“I condemn in the strongest possible manner the destruction of the archaeological site of Nimrud site in Iraq. This is yet another attack against the Iraqi people, reminding us that nothing is safe from the cultur...
03/152015 -
Mr. Benjamin Schreiber, Industrial Policy Manager of the Eur...
Mr. Benjamin Schreiber, Industrial Policy Manager of the European Space Agency (ESA) during 1987-2015 visited HIST in the morning of 10 April 2015.
03/152015 -
World Heritage Young Experts Forum 2015 in Germany “Towards...
Prior to the 39th session of the World Heritage Committee, a Young Experts Forum will be held from 18 to 29 June 2015 in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage site and in Bonn
03/122015 -
The 4th Session of HIST Governing Board Held
On 4 February 2015, HIST held the 4th session of its Governing Board at the Meeting Room 504 in AIR Olympic Campus. The meeting was attended by Board Members and their representatives
03/092015 -
The Director-General of UNESCO calls for all Syrians to comm...
“All Syrians must unite for the protection of their shared cultural heritage.” said the Director-General. “This heritage belongs to all Syrians and to all humanity.
03/072015 -
Unite4Heritage: United Nations University joins UNESCO campa...
The United Nations University (UNU) and UNESCO today brought together scholars, archeologists, historians and writers to discuss ways of opposing the widespread destruction of cultural heritage in Iraq, Syria and o...
03/072015 -
UNESCO Director-General meets the Director-General of ICRC t...
On 31 March, 2015, UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova met with Mr Yves Daccord, Director-General of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC)
03/022015 -
UNESCO Director-General welcomes UN Security Council Resolut...
The Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, welcomed the adoption of a new UN Security Council Resolution 2199 that condemns the destruction of cultural heritage and adopts legally-binding measures to counter ...
02/122015 -
The 2nd Workshop on Applying Spatial Technologies in World H...
The 2nd workshop on applying spatial technologies in world heritage protection organized by the UNESCO International Center on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) was held at the AIR New Tec...
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