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Nine new members elected to World Heritage Committee
The 22nd General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is meeting on 27 and 28 November 2019 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, convening the 193 States Parties to the World Heritage...
11/282019 -
47th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
Today marks the 47th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention. This Convention protects the world’s most outstanding places, belonging to us all.
11/182019 -
Everything you always wanted to know about UNESCO's General ...
FAQ for UNESCO’s 40th General Conference…only cooler
11/152019 -
The DBAR ICoE-Potenza Established and Launched Space Archaeo...
On May 14th, 2019, Prof. WANG Xinyuan, Co-Chair of DBAR-Heritage led a delegation to attend the inaugural ceremony of DBAR International Center of Excellence Potenza (ICoE-Potenza) in Italy.
06/132019 -
European Young Heritage Professionals Forum to begin in Zada...
28 young heritage professionals with diverse backgrounds varying from ethnomusicology to architecture and visual computing technologies will come together for the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum to addr...
05/202019 -
Heritage and Water: experts call for enhanced inter-sectoral...
The panel on ‘Heritage and Water’ during the UNESCO International Water Conference (13-14 May at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris) highlighted the spiritual and cultural significance of water at many heritage sites, ...
05/172019 -
Peru sets long-term vision with 18 sites for Tentative List
A year-long process of discussion and collaboration regarding the update to Peru’s Tentative List culminated in April with the unanimous approval of the new proposal that will guide the country’s World Heritage s...
05/152019 -
Dire projections by global biodiversity report lead to calls...
Launched at UNESCO in Paris on Monday 6 May, the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services sends an ala...
05/132019 -
President of Iraq Barham Salih discusses the revival of cult...
The Unesco Representative to Iraq, Paolo Fontani, met at the Presidential Palace in Baghdad with Ms Maysoon Al Damluji, cultural advisor to the President, to discuss cooperation in the area of culture. The meeting ...
05/102019 -
Focus on Gaofen-5 Satellite Image Gives Insight into Global ...
Recently, based on the Directional Polarization Camera (DPC) onboard GF-5 satellite, the first global high-resolution (3.3 km) map of fine-mode aerosol optical depth (AODf) over land has been obtained together by t...
05/092019 -
Youth and local communities at the heart of the rebuilding o...
Baghdad, 2 May 2019 — The second Joint Steering Committee for the UNESCO project “Reviving the Spirit of Mosul by Rebuilding its Monumental Landmarks” was convened on Thursday 2 May 2019 in Baghdad at the Prime ...
05/082019 -
“Protecting biodiversity is as vital as fighting climate ch...
Describing nature’s decline as unprecedented and citing among many indicators, 1,000,000 species threatened with extinction, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (...
05/072019 -
Join the World Heritage Volunteers Campaign 2019
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to publish the selected projects for the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Campaign 2019
05/062019 -
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, ...
Since 2016, we have been celebrating African World Heritage Day on 5 May. Proclaimed by the General Conference at its 38th session in 2015, this day was established to raise public awareness, among young people i...
05/052019 -
UNESCO marks 20th anniversary of Second Protocol to 1954 Hag...
From 25 to 26 April, UNESCO will host a high level conference, Protecting Cultural Property, International Conference on the 20th anniversary of the 1999 Second Protocol to the 1954 Hague Convention, in Geneva, S...
04/252019 -
UNESCO solemnly expresses the support of the international c...
Paris, Elysée, 19 April 2019- Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, H.E Lee Byong-hyun, President of the executive Board and H.E Zohour Alaoui, president of the general Conference, accompanied by a delegatio...
04/242019 -
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 -
National Focal Points of the Arab States Region Meet for Per...
On 26 and 27 February 2019, World Heritage Focal Points of the Arab States region came together at UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France) for a workshop in the framework of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting exe...
03/192019 -
UNESCO-Africa-China Forum on World Heritage Capacity Buildin...
World Heritage and Sustainable Development: sharing experiences from Africa and China
03/182019 -
Tapping and protecting cultural heritage
The Silk Road refers to an extensive network of trade routes linking Asia, Europe and Africa. On these routes, silk was the prominent but not the only product traded; porcelain, glass, metal, jewels and cattle wer...
03/152019 -
Concern for oil spill near East Rennell, Solomon Islands, in...
An oil spill has occurred near East Rennell, the only natural World Heritage site in the Pacific that is on the Danger List. Experts from Australia are currently working with the national authorities to ascerta...
03/142019 -
UNESCO Director-General deplores fires in Mount Kenya Nation...
For more than a week, devastating fires have raged in Mount Kenya National Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1997 and a part of the Mount Kenya Biosphere Reserve since 1978.
03/062019 -
Call for Applications for the International Youth Forum on C...
UNESCO, in collaboration with the National Commission of People’s Republic of China for UNESCO, is pleased to invite young women and men aged 18-30 years, from countries along the maritime and terrestrial Silk Roa...
01/282019 -
The conclusion seminar of UNESCO “World Heritage and Sustai...
On January 11th, the conclusion seminar of UNESCO “World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism” China Pilot Studies (“World Natural Heritage Wulingyuan Scenic and Historic Interest Area” and “World Cultural Heritag...
01/212019 -
AIR Scientist Attends Sino-Finnish Seminar on Climate Change...
A Sino-Finnish seminar on climate change and air quality was held in Beijing on January 14, 2019. The event was attended by Finnish President Sauli Niinisto during his state visit to China, together with LI Ganjie...
01/182019 -
Databank Puts Info at World's Fingertips
The Chinese Academy of Sciences will release about 5 million gigabytes of data related to Earth sciences, biology and ecology from around globe, allowing scientists and officials worldwide to study and tackle issue...
01/162019 -
2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages to be launch...
UNESCO, in its capacity of the leading UN agency of the International Year of Indigenous Languages, will organize the Official Global Launch event of the 2019 International Year on Monday, 28 January 2019 from 15:0...
01/142019 -
AIR Scientists Win China’s Annual Science and Technology Aw...
Prof. ZHANG Bing and Prof. DING Chibiao, both from the Aerospace Information Research Institute (AIR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), received 2018 National Awards for Science and Technology during a ceremony h...
01/102019 -
S&T Disaster Relief Highlighted as Hallmark Feat of CAS duri...
A workshop was held on January 7, 2019 in Beijing to mark the work of using Science and Technology (S&T) for Disaster Relief included in the CAS list of 40 hallmark S&T achievements as a result of China’s 40-year ...
01/092019
