Online Meeting on World Heritage in Danger in the Arab States Region - Processes and Actions
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2218
On 23 November 2020, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), organized an online meeting on "World Heritage in Danger in the Arab States Region, Processes and Actions?h.   
Focal points and site managers responsible for properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in the Arab States region, as well as representatives from ARC-WH, ICOMOS, the UNESCO field offices, and the World Heritage ...
Online technical meeting for Libyan properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2217
On 25 November 2020, the World Heritage Centre held an 'Online technical meeting for Libyan properties on the List of the World Heritage in Danger' to support Libya in drafting the desired state of conservation and corrective measures for the eventual removal of Old Town of Ghadamès from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The online meeting brought together representatives of Libyan authorities, site managers of the five World Heritage properties in Libya, ICOMOS, ICCROM, ...
The Africa region initiates a series of sub-regional online consultation workshops with site managers
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2216
The World Heritage Centre in collaboration with the five field offices in the African region (Abuja, Dakar, Harare, Nairobi and Yaoundé) and the African World Heritage Fund has organised four online workshops, between 27 November and 3 December 2020, with site managers from each of the African sub-regions in order to share and discuss the preliminary outcomes of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire, submitted by the States Parties last July. The four sessions have been planned as ...
Climate change now top threat to natural World Heritage - IUCN report
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2219
Climate change is now the biggest threat to natural World Heritage, according to a report published today by IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). A third (33%) of natural World Heritage sites are threatened by climate change, including the world's largest coral reef, the Great Barrier Reef, assessed as having a "critical?h outlook for the first time.
"Natural World Heritage sites are amongst the world's most precious places, and we owe it to future ...
Norway increases support of natural heritage in Africa
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2215
As part of its new cooperation programme with UNESCO, the Government of Norway committed an additional amount of NOK 50 million over two years (equivalent to USD 5,64 million), to further strengthen efforts to improve the state of conservation of World Heritage sites in Africa, in particular natural World Heritage properties and those inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Norway already provided a first contribution in July 2019, which enabled the World Heritage Centre to ...
Nominations open for the first-ever International Ranger Awards, deadline 31 Dec
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2205
IUCN Protected Areas and World Commission on Protected Areas are proud to announce the new International Ranger Awards, developed in collaboration with the International Ranger Federation, Global Wildlife Conservation, and Conservation Allies.
People need nature, wild places and green spaces, for our health and well-being, and for our water, air and food. Rangers are the people who care for those places and for those who need and enjoy them. 
Rangers are women, men, government staff, ...
Somalia seeks to strengthen management of its newly rehabilitated National Museum
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2207
Following the reopening of Somalia National Museum on 1 July 2020, UNESCO partnered with the Somali Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA) in collaboration with the Somali National Commission for UNESCO and the Permanent Delegation of Somalia to UNESCO to organize a capacity building workshop on 25th November 2020 that aimed to strengthen the management and administration of the National Museum.
The National Museum of Somalia was founded in 1933, however, during 30 years of armed ...
Somalia Develops a National Strategy for Culture
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2206
UNESCO joined forces with the Somalia Academy of Science and Arts (SOMASA) in collaboration with the Somali National Commission for UNESCO and the Somali Permanent Delegation to UNESCO to organize a national consultation meeting on 23 and 24 November 2020 with national and international experts and other key stakeholders in the culture sector in Somalia to develop a National Strategic Plan for the safeguarding and promotion of tangible and intangible cultural heritage in Somalia.
The ...
World Olive Tree Day, 26 November
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2203
World Olive Tree Day was proclaimed at the 40th session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2019 and takes place on 26 November every year.
The olive tree, specifically the olive branch, holds an important place in the minds of men and women. Since ancient times, it has symbolized peace, wisdom and harmony and as such is important not just to the countries where these noble trees grow, but to people and communities around the world.
Conserving and cultivating the olive tree is a growing ...
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2202
In 2000, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution officially designating 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. 
In doing so, the United Nations invited governments, international organizations as well as NGOs to join together and raise public awareness every year on that date. Twenty years on, the battle to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls around the world remains a challenge worldwide.World ...
