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HIST Delegation Visited Myanmar
Upon the invitation of Mr. Aung Aung Kyaw, Director of Archeology and National Museum Bagan Branch, Myanmar, HIST Delegation led by Mr. Hong Tianhua, Executive Deputy Director and Secretary-General of HIST, visi...
12/172018 -
UNESCO hosts a global policy forum on disaster risk reductio...
In a first for the Memory of the World (MoW) Programme, about 60 experts drawn from ultiple disciplinary backgrounds met at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris during the Organization's inaugural edition of the MoW Gl...
12/122018 -
The 3rd Digital Belt and Road Conference Held in Tengchong,C...
The Third Digital Belt and Road Conference was organized in Tengchong in southwest China’s Yunnan Province from Dec. 5 to 7, 2018. Under the auspices of the Digital Belt and Road Program (DBAR), the conference was...
12/052018 -
HIST Delegation Visited Pakistan
On Nov. 16-25, 2018, the HIST Delegation headed by Prof. Wang Xinyuan, Deputy Director of the International Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST) under the Auspices of UNESCO which i...
12/032018 -
Fifteen elements inscribed on Representative List of Intangi...
Meeting in Mauritius until 1 Decemember, the Intergovermental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, inscribed 15 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage...
11/292018 -
Cooperation Agreement on Second-term Operation of HIST Inked...
On behalf of the Chinese Government and the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) respectively, CAS President BAI Chunli and Dr. Flavia Schlegel, Assistant Director-General for...
11/052018 -
The 3rd Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO Sites and Sustainable D...
The 3rd Huangshan Dialogue on UNESCO Sites and Sustainable Development, organized by HIST, and hosted by Mt. Huangshan Administrative Committee, took place successfully on 31 October – 3 November 2018 at Tunxi ...
11/042018 -
China, UNESCO and EU conference on World Heritage and sustai...
UNESCO will host a EU-China High Level Conferece on World Heritage and SUstainable Tourism at the Organization's Headquarters to examine the leading role that tourism and culture can play in fostering sustainable d...
10/242018 -
HIST received a distinguished guest from Myanmar
Mr. Aung Aung Kyaw, Director of Archeology and National Museum Bagan Branch, Myanmar, visited HIST on 17 October, 2018. on the invitation of Prof. Wang Xinyuan, Deputy Director of HIST and Co-Chair of Digital Be...
10/192018 -
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, ...
Every year, disasters caused by natural hazards affect millions of people around the world. THe resultant human losses are tragic and highlight the vulnerabilities shared by our societies.
10/182018 -
First UNESCO-led China-Germany cultural exchange on heritage...
The first China/Germany Cultural Exchange on Heritage Conservation for Sustainable Development, organized at the initiative of UNESCO, took place on 26-30 September 2018 in Berlin, Germany, and gathered internation...
10/172018 -
Video on Demand - Opening of the 205th session of the Execut...
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay gave a speech at the Opening of the 205th Session of the Executive Board. She pointed out the big challenges that UNESCO as well as the international community were facing too...
10/112018 -
Biodiversity and Culture Conventions Meet at UNESCO
For the first time, on 18-19 September 2018, members of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG) met with the Culture Conventions Liaison Group (CCLG) at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
10/102018 -
Reactive Monitoring mission to “Białowieża Forest” (Bela...
On 24 September 2018, a group of experts from the World Heritage Centre and IUCN arrived in Warsaw to carry out a joint Reactive Monitoring mission to the transboundary World Heritage property “Białowieża Forest...
10/092018 -
UNESCO celebrates 70 years of nature conservation with IUCN
On 30 and 31 August 2018, the 70th anniversary of IUCN was celebrated at Fontainebleau, France with the theme “The Future of Landscapes: A New Relationship for People and Nature”. It is at the Chateau de Fontaine...
09/142018 -
On the passing of Kofi Annan: the world loses a great defend...
"I am deeply saddened to learn of the sudden death of former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan," said Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO. "A great defender of peac...
08/242018 -
Twenty-four new sites join UNESCO’s World Network of Biosph...
The International Co-ordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme has added 24 new sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves during its meeting in Palembang (Indonesia) from 23 to 28 July....
08/022018 -
Audrey Azoulay, first UNESCO Director-General to be received...
On Monday, Audrey Azoulay began her first official visit to China as Director-General of UNESCO with a historic meeting with the President Xi Jinping.
07/172018 -
World Heritage Committee has inscribed a total of 19 sites o...
The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, ended today. The next session çof the World Heritage Committee will be in Baku, Azer...
07/102018 -
Digital Belt and Road Program Opens Centre of Excellence in ...
The Digital Belt and Road Program opened an international Centre of Excellence (ICoE) in Lusaka, the capital of Zambia on June 25, 2018 to promote cooperation between DBAR and African countries in using big Earth d...
07/092018 -
World Heritage Committee in Manama (Bahrain) to examine new ...
The World Heritage Committee will inscribe some of the 30 sites nominated for inclusion on UNESCO’s World Heritage List during its forthcoming meeting in Manama under the chair of Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa of...
06/142018 -
Chinese Scientists Discover Overseas Archaeological Sites fo...
Tunisia,located at the western end of the ancient Maritime Silk Road,was an important port for maritime trade in Roman Age.
06/122018 -
Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre welcomes Standard C...
Standard Chartered Bank has informed the World Heritage Centre that as part of a review and update of their environmental and social framework, it has strengthened its policy regarding World Heritage sites.
06/062018 -
UNESCO Executive Appointments
UNESCO’s Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, announced the nomination of four new members of the Senior Management Team of the Organization.
04/022018 -
Qatar Fund for Development boosts UNESCO’s Heritage Emergen...
The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and UNESCO signed a new agreement this week to supplement the financing of UNESCO’s Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) with US$2 million.
03/072018 -
Experts develop UNESCO tool for managing tourism
In an effort to improve tourism management at World Heritage sites, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre convened an expert meeting on the development of a new and innovative tool for tourism and visitor management.
01/302018 -
Director of World Heritage Centre welcomes oil moratorium at...
In a historic decision for marine conservation efforts, the Government of Belize has adopted a full oil moratorium for all Belize offshore waters, including the entire Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System World Herit...
01/252018 -
Sweden provides additional support to UNESCO’s Cultural Con...
In addition to its generous annual contributions under the Programme Cooperation Agreement (2014-2017), the Government of Sweden decided in November 2017 to provide additional financial support to UNESCO in the amo...
01/092018 -
“Steps to the digital Silk Road” Published in Nature
In the newly released Nature, CAS Academician Prof. GUO Huadong(HIST director) from The Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR) published a comment titled “Steps to the digital Silk Road”, in which he invi...
02/022018 -
Scholars Gather in Hong Kong to Discuss Prospect of"Digital ...
HONG KONG, Dec. 6 (Xinhua) -- About 200 scholars from over 20 countries or international organizations gathered here Wednesday at a "Digital Belt and Road" conference to discuss promotion of sustainable development...
02/022018
