International Day of Monuments and Sites 2021 - Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2274
In 1982, UNESCO's General Conference established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, in many countries also celebrated as World Heritage Day. The day is promoted by ICOMOS globally, and the theme for 2021 is "Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures?h.
The history of a place can involve many points of view. The conservation of cultural heritage requires careful examination of the past, and its practice demands provision for the future. In recent years, debates on ...
Towards a Future Tourism Strategy: Economic Recovery Tool for a Sustainable World Beyond the Pandemic
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2275
The impact of Covid-19 pandemic on cities and communities has been immense and has deepened structural inequalities, highlighting delocalised and unsustainable production and consumption models, as pointed out by the United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) Decalogue.
The Towards a Future Tourism Strategy: Economic Recovery Tool for a Sustainable World Beyond the Pandemic meeting aimed to gather experts and actors of the sector to discuss strategies, collaborations and priorities on the ...
UNESCO invites youth to join the heritage discourse through its upcoming webinar
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UNESCO welcomes young heritage professionals, students and heritage enthusiasts across Europe and beyond, to join the upcoming open Webinar on European Youth and Heritage being held on 23 April 2021 from 14:00 to 15:30 CET, and discover a thriving network of Cultural Heritage Messengers.
Webinar:European Youth And Heritage
23 April 2021, 14:00 to 15:30 CET
Online Registration
https://unesco-org.zoom.us/j/95534288346
In 2019, the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum brought ...
G20: webinar cycle on the protection of cultural heritage kicks off
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The Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre will be chairing one of the events of the G20 Culture Webinars "Addressing the climate crisis through culture?h, session II on "Strategies and Actions for Increased resilience of Cultural Heritage?h will take place on 12 April 2021, 13h20 to 14h25. The event will be accessible via livestream through the YouTube channel of the Italian Ministry of Culture.
The webinar will provide the latest evidence on climate change scenarios and ...
2021 Call for nominations UNESCO-Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2239
Nominations are now open. Deadline for submission: 30 April 2021
The Prize rewards outstanding actions to safeguard and enhance the world's outstanding cultural landscapes which contribute directly and significantly to the goals set out in the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
The Prize winner, who may be an individual, an institution or a non-governmental organization, receives an award of 30,000 USD.
The Prize was created in 1995 by Greece and named ...
Large cruise ships banned from entering Venice Lagoon
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2272
UNESCO welcomes the Italian government's decision to ban large cruise ships from the Venice Lagoon. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee urged Italy in 2014 to ban large ships and oil tankers from entering the Venice Lagoon. Sometimes weighing up to 40,000 tonnes, they undermine the Venice lagoon and its ecological balance. The decree-law announced by the Italian Government is a very positive step in the implementation of the recommendations made by the World Heritage Committee.
While a ...
Launch of the "Supporting capacity-building of World Heritage sites in East Africa?h project
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2269
On 26 March 2021, the Ambassadors of the Sultanate of Oman, Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, United Republic of Tanzania and representative from Somalia joined the UNESCO World Heritage Centre to launch the three-year project  entitled: "Supporting capacity-building of World Heritage sites in East Africa?h financed by the Sultanate of Oman.
In her welcoming remarks, Ms Mechtild Rössler, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre stressed the importance of this project that is ...
UNESCO provides crucial support to biodiversity in emergency situations
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2270
In 2020 many natural World Heritage sites and other important sites faced serious challenges and emergencies such as threats related to COVID-19, poaching spikes, conflicts, and unprecedent climate-related disasters (e.g. cyclones, wildfires, ?c). Precious time is often lost in organizing an intervention, while during this time, the world's natural heritage can be irreparably damaged.
The Rapid Response Facility (RRF), a UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Fauna and Flora ...
Mali and UNESCO receive symbolic reparation on behalf of international community for destruction of Timbuktu's mausoleums
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2268
Almost a decade after the destruction of the mausoleums at Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a symbolic one euro to the Government of Mali and UNESCO for the damage suffered by the Malian people and the international community as a whole as a result of the destruction of Timbuktu's cultural property in 2012.
This gesture follows the ICC's conviction of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi for his responsibility in the destruction of ...
Call for case studies, deadline 30 April 2021: UNESCO World Heritage Cities Forum
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2266
The World Heritage Cities Programme is calling for case studies of Innovative Actions implementing the approach of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) , integrating heritage conservation with sustainable urban development, in World Heritage cities. The selected case studies will be presented during the World Heritage Cities Forum 2021, which will take place online between 16 and 25 June 2021, and will serve to prompt a discussion with the ...
