Director-General condemns killing of journalists David Beriain and Roberto Fraile in Burkina Faso
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2282
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay has condemned the armed attack on an anti-poaching patrol that claimed three civilian lives, including those of Spanish journalists Roberto Fraile and David Beriain, in the Arly National Park - a UNESCO biosphere reserve and World Heritage site - in the east of Burkina Faso on 27 April. 
"I condemn the murders of Spanish journalists David Beriain and Roberto Fraile as well as that of Irish anti-poaching activist Rory Young?h, ...
Devastating fire in Cape Floral Regional Protected Areas
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2281
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre expresses its heartfelt sympathy after the fire that, on the morning of 18 April 2021, broke out on the edge of Cape Floral Regional Protected Areas (South Africa), a property inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2004.
UNESCO is in contact with the relevant national authorities who will assess the damage and impact of the fires which gutted the Jagger Reading Room in the University of Cape Town's (UCT) library.
The blaze gutted a small part on the ...
Earth Day 22 April 2021: Restore Our Earth
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2279
Earth Day is an annual event held on 22 April to demonstrate support for environmental protection. First held on 22 April 1970, the history of the Day traces back to UNESCO.
In 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco, peace activist John McConnell proposed a day to honor the Earth and the concept of peace, to first be observed on 21 March 1970, the first day of spring in the northern hemisphere. This day of nature's equipoise was later sanctioned ...
Asian Regional Course on People-Nature-Culture 2021
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2280
Call for participants: do you work with heritage places?
ICCROM is seeking 20 participants to take part in an Asian regional course on Promoting People-Centred Approaches to Conservation of Nature and Culture. This online course is open to:
Heritage practitioners from the cultural and natural heritage sectors and other individuals working at a specific heritage place.
Individuals involved in the conservation and management of cultural and natural heritage. This includes, for example, those ...
In Memoriam: Giorgio Croci (1936-2021)
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2278
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre would like to express its sadness at the death of Prof Giorgio Croci, a structural engineer who made an indelible contribution to the support of several iconic World Heritage sites, including Angkor in Cambodia, the Colosseum in Rome and Ethiopia's Axum Obelisk.
Dr Croci studied civil engineering at "La Sapienza?h University of Rome, and became a full professor of structural engineering in 1984. In 1995 he became full professor of the chair of ...
International Day for 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
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2276
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
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2273
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: 31 May 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 ...
