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UNESCO and partners host fourth regional seminar in sustainable tourism in South-East Asia9 May 2024 News Education in emergencies' training begins to support the Guerrero’s population in Mexico after Hurricane26 April 2024 News Paving the Roadmap for the Protection of Cultural Heritage22 April 2024 News Towards the removal of sites in East Africa from the List of World Heritage in Danger21 April 2024 News Coding the future: UNESCO webinar on sustainable tourism fosters community empowerment with digital storytelling18 April 2024 News Cultivating a flavourful and sustainable future: UNESCO completes seminar on culinary tourism in South-East Asia17 April 2024 News Second Annual Meeting of the International Scientific Committee Kathmandu Valley (ISC-KV)16 April 2024 News UNESCO heritage workshop focuses on sustainable tourism in waterside ASEAN communities16 April 2024 News Artisans from Yucatan continue working with UNESCO on the safeguarding plan for Mayan-Yucatecan embroidery29 March 2024 News From UN Headquarters, Maya embroiderer from Mexico calls for safeguarding Yucatecan textile art and the condition of Mexican women artisans29 March 2024 News Capacity building for the safeguarding of Rwanda’s Imigongo Decorative Art25 March 2024 News UNESCO Supporting Youth for a Sustainable Urban Future for Cairo Heritages 6 March 2024 News UNESCO maps the health of the Mekong River and its communities in Luang Prabang4 March 2024 News Call for Entries: 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation1 March 2024 News UNESCO considers Mwazindika Spiritual Dance for 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' status28 February 2024 News 18 collections join the Mexico’s national registry of the Memory of the World26 February 2024 News Tilaurakot–Kapilavastu Heritage Festival Celebrates Tangible & Living Heritage19 February 2024 News First steps towards a risk management plan in Paraguay's Missions9 February 2024 News UNESCO-backed initiative launches webinar series on sustainable tourism in ASEAN waterside cities9 January 2024 News Pinelands Creative launched Cultural Heritage Identification and Preservation Project (CHIP)3 January 2024 News UNESCO announces winners of 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation21 December 2023 News UNESCO mobilizes international network of experts to support creative sectors globally12 December 2023 News Central Asian Map and List of UNESCO Designated Properties11 December 2023 News After the fires in Rapa Nui, UNESCO delivers reports of the Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) to the Government of Chile1 December 2023 News Call for Applications: ‘Integrating Living Heritage and Creative City into Sustainable Tourism’24 November 2023 News The illicit trafficking of cultural goods shall be recognized as a security issue23 November 2023 News UNESCO celebrates cultural heritage conservation champions in China17 November 2023 Story Thailand’s forgotten palace9 November 2023 News UNESCO exhibition on underwater cultural heritage at the National Congress of Chile8 November 2023 News Asia-Pacific Living Heritage Lesson Plan Contest: Announcement of grant and commendation receivers31 October 2023 Story Harnessing heritage16 October 2023 News UNESCO and Royal Enfield Kick-off the Second Chapter of The Great Himalayan Exploration10 October 2023 News A new programme to strengthen community rural tourism in Yucatan, Mexico14 September 2023 News Current management issues related to the components of the Chang'an-Tianshan Сorridor of the Silk Roads were discussed in Kazakhstan13 September 2023 Story Mexico is also Afro!1 September 2023 Story Guardians of heritage23 August 2023 News UNESCO and New World Development Company co-host International Symposium on Heritage Conservation11 July 2023 News UNESCO invites schools to compete in Asia-Pacific Living Heritage Lesson Plan Contest 202310 July 2023 Story Preserving heritage5 July 2023 News UNESCO Almaty Initiated Discussions on Relevant World Heritage Issues in Kazakhstan4 July 2023 News Conservators and archaeologists from South-East Asia undergo training in conservation of underwater artefacts29 June 2023 News UNESCO extends call for entries to its 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation27 June 2023 Story UNESCO Director-General addresses UN Security Council on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflicts.3 May 2023 Story UNESCO celebrates 35 years of dialogue along the Silk Roads11 April 2023 Story Identity and inclusion: sports stories of possible futures from Mexican present6 April 2023 Story Strengthening Temples of Heritage in Cameroon30 March 2023 News Students from UNESCO Member States are invited to recreate the meeting of the World Heritage Committee15 March 2023 Story UNESCO engages the Military Academy in Cultural Heritage Protection in Cameroon10 March 2023 News UNESCO supports restoration of the Bogbonli Mosque in Khiva, Uzbekistan1 March 2023 News Call for Entries: 2023 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation1 February 2023 News UNESCO joins the Ministry of Culture in recovering Brasilia's cultural heritage after yesterday's attacks10 January 2023 News UNESCO submits recommendations to the Chilean State for the management of the World Heritage site in Valparaiso22 December 2022 News COP 15 renews the Joint Programme on Nature/Culture linkages11 December 2022 Story UNESCO and the European Union celebrate 10 years of strategic partnership9 November 2022 News UNESCO visited Rapa Nui to support mitigation measures after fire at World Heritage site25 October 2022 News Sustainable Rural Regeneration Conference24 May 2022 Story Preserving Silk Roads heritage31 March 2022 Story Will the Rashid Karami International Fair regain its missed glory?17 January 2022 News 9th Sava Youth Parliament 2021: Let’s protect our cultural heritage10 December 2021 News Working with Communities in UNESCO Designated Sites: the Role of visitors Centres26 October 2021 News Youth Embraces Sustainable Fashion: “Wastra Nusantara Virtual Market”26 August 2021 News EU Task Force for Climate Neutral and Resilience Historic Urban Districts kicked off6 August 2021 News SHELTER Project fosters Disaster Risk Resilient Communities of the Future: Sava River Basin Open Lab Case28 June 2021 News Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Heritage Forum - Roundtable series by UNESCO-SAC-CUSRI18 June 2021 News The impact of COVID-19 on Visitor Centres in UNESCO Designated Sites in Europe9 June 2021 News Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Nicaragua18 March 2021 Story Cultural Heritage Preservation Fosters Women Employment in Petra During Pandemic8 March 2021 Story Preserving unique mosaic heritage in Rihab8 March 2021 News How to create a responsible art market?22 December 2020 News Professionals from Central America and Mexico strengthen their capacities for the protection of underwater cultural heritage27 November 2020 News East Africa participates in the 50th Anniversary of UNESCO 1970 Convention23 November 2020 News Panama promotes the protection of underwater cultural heritage14 November 2020 Story Innovative Project Creates Inclusive Job Opportunities in Petra25 October 2020 Story Cash-for-Work activities in Petra benefit community1 August 2020 News Fighting Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Heritage Property27 November 2019 News Launching of Cultural Heritage Risk Mapping Project in Prambanan Areas13 November 2019 News SHELTER holds promise for the future of cultural heritage protection28 October 2019 News Mexican actress Yalitza Aparicio named UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador4 October 2019 News International conference on “Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – Common Heritage along the Silk Roads and corridors to and from Europe”6 October 2018
News Mexico strengthens Acapulco and Coyuca cultural revival after Hurricane Otis through UNESCO's Heritage Emergency Fund10 May 2024
News Sustaining or Sustainable? UNESCO and partners host fourth regional seminar in sustainable tourism in South-East Asia9 May 2024
News Education in emergencies' training begins to support the Guerrero’s population in Mexico after Hurricane26 April 2024
News Towards the removal of sites in East Africa from the List of World Heritage in Danger21 April 2024
News Coding the future: UNESCO webinar on sustainable tourism fosters community empowerment with digital storytelling18 April 2024
News Cultivating a flavourful and sustainable future: UNESCO completes seminar on culinary tourism in South-East Asia17 April 2024
News Second Annual Meeting of the International Scientific Committee Kathmandu Valley (ISC-KV)16 April 2024
News UNESCO heritage workshop focuses on sustainable tourism in waterside ASEAN communities16 April 2024
News Artisans from Yucatan continue working with UNESCO on the safeguarding plan for Mayan-Yucatecan embroidery29 March 2024
News From UN Headquarters, Maya embroiderer from Mexico calls for safeguarding Yucatecan textile art and the condition of Mexican women artisans29 March 2024
News Call for Entries: 2024 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation1 March 2024
News UNESCO considers Mwazindika Spiritual Dance for 'Intangible Cultural Heritage' status28 February 2024
News UNESCO-backed initiative launches webinar series on sustainable tourism in ASEAN waterside cities9 January 2024
News Pinelands Creative launched Cultural Heritage Identification and Preservation Project (CHIP)3 January 2024
News UNESCO announces winners of 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation21 December 2023
News UNESCO mobilizes international network of experts to support creative sectors globally12 December 2023
News After the fires in Rapa Nui, UNESCO delivers reports of the Heritage Emergency Fund (HEF) to the Government of Chile1 December 2023
News Call for Applications: ‘Integrating Living Heritage and Creative City into Sustainable Tourism’24 November 2023
News The illicit trafficking of cultural goods shall be recognized as a security issue23 November 2023
News UNESCO exhibition on underwater cultural heritage at the National Congress of Chile8 November 2023
News Asia-Pacific Living Heritage Lesson Plan Contest: Announcement of grant and commendation receivers31 October 2023
News UNESCO and Royal Enfield Kick-off the Second Chapter of The Great Himalayan Exploration10 October 2023
News Current management issues related to the components of the Chang'an-Tianshan Сorridor of the Silk Roads were discussed in Kazakhstan13 September 2023
News UNESCO and New World Development Company co-host International Symposium on Heritage Conservation11 July 2023
News UNESCO invites schools to compete in Asia-Pacific Living Heritage Lesson Plan Contest 202310 July 2023
News Conservators and archaeologists from South-East Asia undergo training in conservation of underwater artefacts29 June 2023
News UNESCO extends call for entries to its 2023 Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation27 June 2023
Story UNESCO Director-General addresses UN Security Council on the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflicts.3 May 2023
News Students from UNESCO Member States are invited to recreate the meeting of the World Heritage Committee15 March 2023
News Call for Entries: 2023 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation1 February 2023
News UNESCO joins the Ministry of Culture in recovering Brasilia's cultural heritage after yesterday's attacks10 January 2023
News UNESCO submits recommendations to the Chilean State for the management of the World Heritage site in Valparaiso22 December 2022
News UNESCO visited Rapa Nui to support mitigation measures after fire at World Heritage site25 October 2022
News Working with Communities in UNESCO Designated Sites: the Role of visitors Centres26 October 2021
News EU Task Force for Climate Neutral and Resilience Historic Urban Districts kicked off6 August 2021
News SHELTER Project fosters Disaster Risk Resilient Communities of the Future: Sava River Basin Open Lab Case28 June 2021
News Indigenous Peoples and Sustainable Heritage Forum - Roundtable series by UNESCO-SAC-CUSRI18 June 2021
News Professionals from Central America and Mexico strengthen their capacities for the protection of underwater cultural heritage27 November 2020
News International conference on “Afghanistan, Central Asia and Iran – Common Heritage along the Silk Roads and corridors to and from Europe”6 October 2018