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Angkor
among the three sites removed from UNESCO's List of World Heritage
in danger
05-07-2004 10:40 pm
Cambodia's celebrated temples and palaces at Angkor were removed
from UNESCO's List of World Heritage in Danger today, as were the
Bahla Fort (Oman) and Rwenzori Mountains National Park (Uganda). |
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World
Heritage List: New inscribed properties
07 07
2004 - With the addition of the new sites inscribed by the
29th session of the World Heritage Committee, the World Heritage
List now numbers 788 properties including 611 cultural, 154 natural
and 23 mixed properties in 134 States Parties. |
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Human
Development Report 2004
12 07
2004 - To mark the publication of
the Human Development Report 2004 by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP), a debate will take place at UNESCO Headquarters in
Paris on July 16 |
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International
Folk Art Market
Santa Fe, USA
17 07 2004 -
18 07 2004 The purpose of this market, sponsored by the
Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA and
the Museum of New Mexico Foundation, is to foster an understanding
of folk art in order to unite the peoples of the world, promote
authentic and original craftwork and create new markets for artisans. |
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Restoration
and Conservation of Living Monastic Heritage in the Himalayas
Basgo, Hemis
(India)
19 07 2004 - 07 08
2004 The UNESCO/Norway Funds-in-Trust project, 'A
Programme for the Restoration and Conservation of the Living
Monastic Heritage of the Himalayan Region,' consists of four
regional training workshops being held over the 2004/2005 biennium. |
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Simón
Bolívar Prize
UNESCO, Room II
21 07 2004 - 21 07
2004 The Prize will be awarded on 21 July 2004, Room II
at 6.30 p.m. on the eve of the anniversary of the birth of Simón
Bolívar, 24 July. |
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Museums
in Aswan and Cairo
Cairo, Egypt
21 07 2004 - 22
07 2004 As part of the International Campaign for the
Establishment of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum
of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo, a Bureau meeting is to being in
Cairo, Egypt. It will discuss the follow-up of the recommendations
adopted at the 14th session of the Executive Committee held in Cairo
in March 2004, and previous sessions. |
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Inauguration
of Mostar Bridge
Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina
23 07
2004 - 23 07 2004 During the war in Bosnia and
Herzegovina the Old Mostar Bridge (Stari Most), dating back to the
Ottoman Empire, was destroyed on 9 November 1993 but it has now been
completely rebuilt thanks to the scientific and financial support
provided by UNESCO, the World Bank, the City of Mostar and donor
countries. |
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Preliminary Draft
Convention on the Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Contents and Artistic Expressions
Paris
20 09 2004 - 25 09 2004 First session of consultation with governmental experts |
