The 10th Anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape brings together cities and experts
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The 10th Anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) took place online through a launch event for the UNESCO HUL Call for Action and a global conference on the application of the HUL Recommendation to World Heritage cities.
The online events, consisting of several meetings and workshops, took place between 16 and 24 June 2021, marking the beginning of the celebrations. The events gathered more than 86 speakers (including 9 Mayors/city ...
The official launch of the regional project for capacity building in Risk management and protection systems in Africa
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On 21 June 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the École du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) brought together Ambassadors, site managers, and African heritage experts for the online launching of the project for the Capacity-building in risk management and protection systems in Africa.
"Most of the African properties do not have a ...
Continued technical support for the elaboration of the Desired State of Conservation for properties in Libya
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Following the first meeting held on 1 April 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre organized an online technical meeting on 11 June to support the  process of drafting the Desired state of conservation for removal (DSCOR) of Leptis Magna from the List of World Heritage in Danger, and the needed corrective measures.
The online meeting brought together representatives of Libyan authorities, the site manager of the property, the Management Committee for the Implementation of the Strategy ...
Ghana inaugurates the rehabilitated Ussher Fort Slave Museum and Documentary Centre
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On 8 June 2021, UNESCO, the Ghana Museums and Monuments Boards (GMMB), and the Netherlands represented by the Dutch Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Ron Strikker, inaugurated the Ussher Fort Slave Museum and Documentary Centre in Accra, after two years of rehabilitation work.  Ussher Fort, formerly called Fort Crèvecoeur, is one of 28 components of the serial World Heritage property Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions  inscribed on UNESCO's World ...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee session to be hosted by China after a one-year hiatus
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The World Heritage Committee's 44th session will be chaired from Fuzhou (China) and take place online from 16 to 31 July, combining current work and issues left outstanding since last year, when the annual meeting was postponed due to COVID-19. The extended session will be chaired by Tian Xuejun, China's Vice Minister for Education and Director of China's National Commission for UNESCO.
Mechtild Rössler, Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, will be ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on World Heritage to continue for years, according to report
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COVID-19 has impacted all sectors and all regions, and the world's over 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage properties are no exception.
To understand the impact of COVID-19 on World Heritage one year after the start of the pandemic, UNESCO launched a far-reaching survey of site managers and national authorities and have published the results in the report ?eWorld Heritage in the face of COVID-19'.
The survey found that many respondents expect the effects of the crisis on World Heritage ...
Six youth finalists for African World Heritage Day Competition in Eastern Africa
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Following the launch of the first regional competition for Eastern Africa entitled: "Mobilizing Youth Engagement in the Celebration of African World Heritage Day - 5th May 2021,?h six (6) proposals from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda were selected as finalists and will receive 5000 USD grants to raise awareness and engagement of youth for the protection and promotion of World Heritage in Africa.
The online competition, which was launched by the UNESCO ...
First consultations to implement "Supporting capacity-building of World Heritage sites in East Africa?h project
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Following the official launch of the project " Supporting capacity-building of World Heritage sites in East Africa (Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, Somalia, United Republic of Tanzania)?h supported by the Sultanate of Oman, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) organized the first consultation meetings with concerned national institutions and partners of the five beneficiary countries, from 27 April to 8 June 2021.
The project and the timely support from UNESCO and the Sultanate of Oman ...
World Oceans Day: How Marine World Heritage builds resilience for people and nature
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World Oceans Day How Marine World Heritage builds resilience for people and nature
Spread across 37 nations from the tropics to the poles, the 50 UNESCO marine World Heritage sites are among the ocean's most productive waters. Their abundance of marine life is vital to sustain the livelihoods of indigenous communities, local businesses and artists alike.
This year's United Nations World Oceans Day highlights the critical importance of the ocean as a source of life ...
World Environment Day: Ecosystem Restoration
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This year's World Environment Day will launch and focus on the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration is a global rallying cry to heal our planet.
Ecosystems support all life on Earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet - and its people. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. It can help to end poverty, combat climate change ...
