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First performance evaluation of HIST successfully completed ...
The first performance evaluation of HIST towards maintenance of its status as a UNESCO Category II center was undertaken in Beijing. The evaluation was conducted by Professor Stuart Marsh, a UNESCO appointed review...
12/282016 -
Publications released on the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-...
Upon completion of this project, two reports have been published: a Final Report on the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust Project and a Final Technical Report on the results of the project.
12/122016 -
Abu Dhabi declaration on Heritage-at-risk adopted
ABU DHABI, December 3, 2016 (ICOMOS) – The International Conference on Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas came to a close here,
12/032016 -
Successful 5th Coordination Meeting of UNESCO World Heritage...
Four coordination meetings have taken place so far: in 2010 (Manama, Bahrain), 2012 (Milan, Italy), 2013 (Oslo, Norway) and 2014 (Shanghai, China). The objective of this year’s meeting was to build institutional c...
11/242016 -
Kyzylorda Expert Meeting held for the preparation of the ser...
KAZAKHSTAN, 14 November 2016 (UNESCO World Heritage Centre) – An expert meeting for the preparation of the serial transnational World Heritage nomination “Silk Roads: Fergana – Syrdarya Corridor” took place in ...
11/142016 -
2nd Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO sites and climate change op...
The more than 1,800 UNESCO designated sites around the world – World Heritage sites, biosphere reserves and UNESCO Global Geoparks – are impacted by climate change, and can play a significant role in unders...
09/132016 -
Kenya to strengthen protection of archaeological sites: offi...
NAIROBI, July 30 (Xinhua) -- The Kenyan government has partnered with industry, bilateral partners and academia to promote conservation of the country's pre-historic sites, officials said.
07/312016 -
Climate change and the death of world heritage sites
Climate change has claimed another victim. Almost one-quarter of the coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area — one of the world’s richest and most complex ecosystems — has died this year, in...
07/282016 -
China is world's 'wonderful example' of protecting, preservi...
A top UN official congratulated China on the inclusion of its Hubei Shennongjia, a national geographical park, in the prestigious World Heritage List, saying that "China is a wonderful example for other countries" ...
07/262016 -
Director-General Irina Bokova expresses consternation at the...
The Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, expressed profound dismay as she condemned the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra, one of the most important 1st
07/242016 -
Kekexili landscape to apply for world heritage next year
With the Shennongjia in Hubei province and Zuojiang Huashan Rock Art Cultural Landscape in Guangxi province added to the world heritage list recently, China now boasts 50 world heritage sites, ranking second in the...
07/222016 -
UNESCO Science Centres Coordination Meeting Held in Beijing
UNESCO Science Centres Coordination Meeting was held from 16 to 18 May 2016, at Beijing Conference Centre. A total of 160 participants from over 30 countries gathered in Beijin......
06/152016 -
Breakfast session on Water and Climate Change Adaptation Str...
UNESCO and the Secretariat of Habitat III are organizing an “urban breakfast” session on Water and Climate Change Adaptation Strategies in Megacities ahead of the United Nations conference on habitat and sus...
06/122016 -
Revealed: Cambodia's vast medieval cities hidden beneath the...
Laser technology reveals cities concealed under the earth which would have made up the world’s largest empire in 12th century
06/112016 -
The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee opens in Is...
Istanbul, 10 July - The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee opened today in Istanbul (Turkey) under the chairmanship of Lale Ülker, Ambassador, Director General of Cultural Affairs and Promotion Abroad of...
06/102016 -
World Oceans Day: Healthy Oceans – Healthy Planet
We are living in a time of unprecedented change. As we celebrate our marine treasures this World Oceans Day, we at UNESCO are also reflecting on the
06/082016 -
In Beijing, new Prize shines spotlight on heroes of girls’ ...
Director-General Irina Bokova and the First Lady of China and UNESCO Special Envoy Professor Peng Liyuan jointly awarded the first UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education to laureates from Indonesia and Zim...
06/072016 -
Gender equality and cultural heritage top the agenda for mee...
The Director-General thanked the President for his visit to UNESCO and expressed deep appreciation for the fruitful relationship between Georgia and the Organization across the full spectrum of the Organization’s ...
05/212016 -
Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark responds to increased activit...
Itoigawa UNESCO Global Geopark is located atop a massive fault line. This location, straddling the border between the Eurasian and North American continental plates
05/162016 -
UNESCO reiterates call for unity and coordination to protect...
In the context of the ongoing destruction and rapidly evolving situation of World Heritage sites in the Syrian Arab Republic, UNESCO held several information meetings in April to assess the situation and discuss th...
05/132016 -
Niger: A step forward for the safeguarding of intangible Cul...
On 9 March 2016, the latest workshop was held for the restitution of the Niger project on “Capacity building for the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)”.
05/102016 -
UNESCO World Heritage Centre calls for united action to prot...
Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, acknowledges the great efforts of those engaged for World Heritage protection, and calls for civil society as a whole to increase its commitment to p...
05/062016 -
CAS President Inspects HIST Project on Angkor Site in Cambod...
At the invitation of the Authority for the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Siem Reap (APSARA), CAS President Bai Chunli recently paid a visit to Cambodia and carried out an inspection on the ...
05/062016 -
UNESCO Director-General and President Vladimir Putin discuss...
Following the liberation of Palmyra, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, discussed with HE Mr Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during a telephone conversation on 27 March 2016, the ...
05/012016 -
New partnership will shed light on impact from fisheries on ...
Today, more than 30% of World Heritage marine sites struggle with unsustainable fisheries. Addressing this challenge has been a core focus of the World Heritage Marine Programme for years
04/272016 -
HIST Hosted the Technical Coordination Meeting on East Renne...
In the framework of the Netherlands Funds-in-Trust at the World Heritage Center of UNESCO, HIST (International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the auspices......
04/192016 -
UNESCO and ICRC partner on the protection of culture heritag...
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova and the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, signed a partnership agreement paving the way for the two organizations to undertake join...
04/012016 -
Following the liberation of Palmyra, the Director-General of...
Following the liberation of Palmyra, the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, discussed with HE Mr Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation, during a telephone conversation on 27 March 2016...
03/312016 -
UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme names laurea...
The International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO has named the recipients of the 2016 Young Scientists Awards and the Michel Batisse Award for Biosphere Reserve Manageme...
03/232016 -
Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Historical Monuments at M...
As requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session in 2015 (Bonn, Germany), a joint World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) Reactive Monitoring mission will be...
02/262016 -
HIST Held the 5th Session of its Governing Board
On January 26, 2016, HIST held the 5th Session of its Governing Board on the New-Tech Campus of AIR. The meeting was attended by Board members, director, deputy directors, secretary general, deputy secretary genera...
01/262016 -
1st World Heritage Youth Forum in Asia urges young people to...
The 1st World Heritage Youth Forum (WHYF) in Asia, held from 25 November to 3 December 2015 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, successfully concluded with serious and realistic suggestions by young people to promote participa...
01/222016 -
UNESCO Scientific Colloquium on the Access to Underwater Cul...
UNESCO organizes a scientific colloquium in Denmark to deal with one of the key elements in the management and protection of the underwater cultural heritage, the public access to it.
01/182016 -
Stakeholders consultation meeting on East Rennell
The stakeholders consultation meeting on “East Rennell, World Heritage site in Danger (Solomon Islands)” will take place in Sanya (China) from 1 to 2 February 2016. The meeting is organized by the International C...
01/022016
