DRASSM Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001 Convention Home How we work The 2001 Convention Principles Annex Operational Guidelines States Parties Ratification of the Convention National Competent Authorities Historical context Governing Bodies and Sessions The Meeting of States Parties The Scientific and Technical Advisory Body Fund of the Convention What we do Best Practices Protection Threats Emergency Response Operational Protection Site Protection and management Underwater Archaeology Education Heritage for Peace Access International Cooperation State Protection mechanism UN Decade of Ocean Sciences Partners News & Stories Resources News & StoriesNews & Stories NewsUNESCO organizes workshop to enhance the protection of West Africa's underwater cultural heritage5 September 2023 NewsProtection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Nicaragua18 March 2021 NewsSwitzerland commits to the protection of underwater cultural heritage11 January 2021 NewsPanama promotes the protection of underwater cultural heritage14 November 2020 NewsParaguay progresses in the protection of its underwater cultural heritage20 September 2021 NewsGambia sets its course for the protection of its underwater cultural heritage19 February 2021 NewsSunken Memories - The protection of underwater cultural heritage9 December 2021 NewsSenegal ratifies UNESCO’s 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage30 September 2020 NewsRegional workshop in Tunisia empowers experts to better manage and protect underwater cultural heritage24 October 2023 NewsProtecting Underwater Cultural Heritage in Lake Titicaca31 July 2019 NewsWorkshop on the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Mongolia20 September 2021 News20 years of enhancing the protection and presentation of underwater cultural heritage27 October 2021 NewsUNESCO exhibition on underwater cultural heritage at the National Congress of Chile8 November 2023 NewsThe UNESCO Training on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Tobago has kicked off!12 December 2023 NewsMalawi accepts the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage2 October 2022 NewsUNESCO presents a collection of Underwater Heritage & Diving Cards to raise awareness on the protection of the underwater cultural heritage18 February 2015 NewsUNESCO and Cambodia foster regional dialogue on Emergency Preparedness and Underwater Cultural Heritage protection in Southeast Asia13 November 2023 NewsNamibia to host regional meeting on underwater cultural heritage protection1 March 2021 NewsProtecting Underwater Cultural Heritage in Caribbean Small Island States11 July 2013 NewsAustralia Meeting on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage29 August 2013 NewsSwitzerland ratifies UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage25 October 2019 NewsMali joins other landlocked countries to protect its rich underwater cultural heritage22 April 2021 NewsAustralia meets on the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage8 October 2013 NewsMauritania ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage7 September 2023 NewsThe Gambia ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage1 December 2023 NewsIraq ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage1 December 2023 NewsQatar ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage1 December 2023 NewsProfessionals from Central America and Mexico strengthen their capacities for the protection of underwater cultural heritage27 November 2020 NewsHungary ratifies the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage26 March 2014 NewsBelgium Ratifies the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage8 August 2013 NewsBahrain ratifies the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)16 May 2014 NewsBahrain ratifies the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)21 May 2014 NewsGuyana ratifies the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)13 June 2014 NewsUNESCO draws attention to the protection the underwater cultural heritage of World War I13 June 2014 News15th anniversary of UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage3 May 2016 NewsA Day for Underwater Cultural Heritage22 May 2013 NewsPaving the Roadmap for the Protection of Cultural Heritage22 April 2024 NewsJames Delgado and Michel L’Hour: underwater cultural heritage needs more protection21 September 2016 NewsMinisters to meet on the protection of underwater cultural heritage in the Latin American and Caribbean region6 September 2013 NewsUNESCO Chair on Underwater Cultural Heritage established at Alexandria University, Egypt20 January 2021 NewsMinisters to meet on the protection of underwater cultural heritage in the Latin American and Caribbean region14 September 2013 NewsWorkshop on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Egypt8 December 2020 NewsSub-regional Meeting on "Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection Laws for the Caribbean Small Island States"17 June 2013 NewsSafeguarding Underwater Cultural Heritage in India and Beyond17 September 2020 NewsNational Consultations on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage and the UNESCO 2001 Convention in Central Asia (online)30 November 2021 NewsUnderwater cultural heritage experts celebrate World Oceans Day in webinar24 June 2020 NewsUNESCO unites eight countries across the Mediterranean to protect underwater heritage on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 2001 Convention20 May 2021 NewsUnited Nations General Assembly calls for ratification of UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage3 February 2017 NewsStates Parties to the 2001 Convention discuss underwater cultural heritage protection and potential for oceans and sustainable development17 June 2021 NewsProjects in Spain, France, Mexico, Portugal and Slovenia enter Best Practices Register for Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection24 June 2019 NewsSHELTER holds promise for the future of cultural heritage protection28 October 2019 NewsAsia-Pacific Underwater Cultural Heritage Conference Opened in Honolulu15 May 2014 NewsEnhancing the Capacity for the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) Management and Sustainable Development in the Arab States21 March 2021 NewsNew Issue of 'Culture & Development Magazine' on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean12 March 2015 NewsUNESCO and Malta promote public access to underwater cultural heritage14 January 2022 NewsVirtual Museums on Underwater Cultural Heritage respond to the Covid-19 crisis18 May 2020 NewsConservators and archaeologists from South-East Asia undergo training in conservation of underwater artefacts29 June 2023 NewsCall for application for an online UNESCO training course on the UNESCO Training Manual for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean13 May 2021 NewsMobilizing Stakeholders for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Africa25 July 2017 NewsA new momentum in the protection of Malian cultural heritage9 November 2017 NewsFirst Africa Regional Meeting on Underwater Cultural Heritage held in Nigeria20 November 2013 NewsA day to dive into underwater heritage24 May 2013 NewsCOP 21 - The Importance of Underwater Cultural Heritage for understanding Climate Change24 November 2015 NewsThe Latin American and Caribean Region seeks to protect its underwater cutlrual heritage in Lima (Peru)24 October 2013 NewsDirector-General calls for the protection of Yemen’s cultural heritage27 March 2015 NewsSIGArt 2014: Protecting Europe’s Cultural Heritage23 May 2014 News9th Sava Youth Parliament 2021: Let’s protect our cultural heritage10 December 2021 NewsUNESCO is working to protect Syrian cultural heritage10 February 2014 NewsInternational Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage4 December 2015 NewsExperts from all over the world to gather in Brest and at UNESCO for the protection of underwater heritage14 June 2019 NewsProtection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the event of crisis and disaster in Cameroon31 March 2020 NewsProtection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the event of crisis and disaster in Cameroon6 March 2020 NewsUNESCO strengthens its database on national laws for the protection of cultural heritage27 July 2020 NewsLatin America and the Caribbean celebrates 20 years of the 2001 Convention with a strengthened underwater heritage26 November 2021 News2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention: regional meeting on ratification and implementation in SEE15 September 2014 News The world of the underwater cultural heritage has lost one of its pioneering advocates8 June 2016 NewsCentral America promotes its underwater cultural heritage through a virtual exhibition23 November 2021 NewsConclusions and recommendations of the 2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention regional meeting in SEE14 November 2014 NewsInternational experts discuss in Algiers on best practices for safeguarding underwater cultural heritage5 November 2019 NewsUNESCO Scientific Colloquium on the Access to Underwater Cultural Heritage to take place in Denmark12 January 2016 NewsInternational experts tend underwater heritage at UNESCO16 September 2016 NewsUNESCO Director-General and the President of Mauritania call for the protection of cultural heritage in Mali11 December 2012 NewsDirector-General of UNESCO reiterates her appeal for the protection of Syria’s cultural heritage2 June 2013 NewsUNESCO and ICCROM Join Forces to Protect Cultural Heritage16 October 2017 NewsCall for application: International expert on Cultural heritage protection7 August 2020 NewsCall for application: National expert on cultural heritage protection7 August 2020 NewsFor EU, UNESCO a key partner for protecting cultural heritage19 April 2016 NewsProtecting Cultural Heritage: Lessons from the Gorkha Earthquake2 February 2017 NewsTools for the protection of cultural and historical heritage in the Sava River Basin20 April 2021 NewsUNESCO and Iran Stress Urgency of Protecting Cultural Heritage28 January 2016 NewsProtecting cultural heritage – raising the flag with the United Kingdom27 October 2015 NewsSecond Foundation Course on Underwater Cultural Heritage Management for the Caribbean begins in St Eustasius19 November 2014 NewsSecond Foundation Course on Underwater Cultural Heritage Management for the Caribbean begins in St Eustasius19 November 2014 NewsProtecting Cultural Heritage – Raising the Flag with the United Kingdom29 October 2015 NewsWorld Heritage Committee opens with an appeal to protect cultural heritage sites targeted for destruction28 June 2015 NewsIntangible cultural heritage: meeting on the protection and promotion of the Mediterranean Diet22 April 2014 NewsIn Jordan, Director-General calls for increased partnerships for the protection of cultural heritage20 May 2017 NewsStrengthening underwater archeology in Latin America and the Caribbean18 August 2021 NewsAt UNESCO State authorities and Experts ring the bells of alarm about the preservation of underwater cultural heritage28 April 2015 NewsUNESCO prepares for the Centenary of World War I and calls special attention to its underwater cultural heritage22 July 2013 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
DRASSM Underwater Cultural Heritage 2001 Convention Home How we work The 2001 Convention Principles Annex Operational Guidelines States Parties Ratification of the Convention National Competent Authorities Historical context Governing Bodies and Sessions The Meeting of States Parties The Scientific and Technical Advisory Body Fund of the Convention What we do Best Practices Protection Threats Emergency Response Operational Protection Site Protection and management Underwater Archaeology Education Heritage for Peace Access International Cooperation State Protection mechanism UN Decade of Ocean Sciences Partners News & Stories Resources
NewsUNESCO organizes workshop to enhance the protection of West Africa's underwater cultural heritage5 September 2023
NewsSenegal ratifies UNESCO’s 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage30 September 2020
NewsRegional workshop in Tunisia empowers experts to better manage and protect underwater cultural heritage24 October 2023
NewsWorkshop on the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Mongolia20 September 2021
News20 years of enhancing the protection and presentation of underwater cultural heritage27 October 2021
NewsUNESCO exhibition on underwater cultural heritage at the National Congress of Chile8 November 2023
NewsThe UNESCO Training on the Protection and Management of Underwater Cultural Heritage in Tobago has kicked off!12 December 2023
NewsMalawi accepts the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage2 October 2022
NewsUNESCO presents a collection of Underwater Heritage & Diving Cards to raise awareness on the protection of the underwater cultural heritage18 February 2015
NewsUNESCO and Cambodia foster regional dialogue on Emergency Preparedness and Underwater Cultural Heritage protection in Southeast Asia13 November 2023
NewsAustralia Meeting on the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage29 August 2013
NewsSwitzerland ratifies UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage25 October 2019
NewsMali joins other landlocked countries to protect its rich underwater cultural heritage22 April 2021
NewsAustralia meets on the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage8 October 2013
NewsMauritania ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage7 September 2023
NewsThe Gambia ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage1 December 2023
NewsIraq ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage1 December 2023
NewsQatar ratifies the 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage1 December 2023
NewsProfessionals from Central America and Mexico strengthen their capacities for the protection of underwater cultural heritage27 November 2020
NewsHungary ratifies the UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage26 March 2014
NewsBelgium Ratifies the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage8 August 2013
NewsBahrain ratifies the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)16 May 2014
NewsBahrain ratifies the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)21 May 2014
NewsGuyana ratifies the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage (2001)13 June 2014
NewsUNESCO draws attention to the protection the underwater cultural heritage of World War I13 June 2014
News15th anniversary of UNESCO’s Convention on the Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage3 May 2016
NewsJames Delgado and Michel L’Hour: underwater cultural heritage needs more protection21 September 2016
NewsMinisters to meet on the protection of underwater cultural heritage in the Latin American and Caribbean region6 September 2013
NewsUNESCO Chair on Underwater Cultural Heritage established at Alexandria University, Egypt20 January 2021
NewsMinisters to meet on the protection of underwater cultural heritage in the Latin American and Caribbean region14 September 2013
NewsSub-regional Meeting on "Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection Laws for the Caribbean Small Island States"17 June 2013
NewsNational Consultations on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage and the UNESCO 2001 Convention in Central Asia (online)30 November 2021
NewsUNESCO unites eight countries across the Mediterranean to protect underwater heritage on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the 2001 Convention20 May 2021
NewsUnited Nations General Assembly calls for ratification of UNESCO 2001 Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage3 February 2017
NewsStates Parties to the 2001 Convention discuss underwater cultural heritage protection and potential for oceans and sustainable development17 June 2021
NewsProjects in Spain, France, Mexico, Portugal and Slovenia enter Best Practices Register for Underwater Cultural Heritage Protection24 June 2019
NewsEnhancing the Capacity for the Underwater Cultural Heritage (UCH) Management and Sustainable Development in the Arab States21 March 2021
NewsNew Issue of 'Culture & Development Magazine' on Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean12 March 2015
NewsConservators and archaeologists from South-East Asia undergo training in conservation of underwater artefacts29 June 2023
NewsCall for application for an online UNESCO training course on the UNESCO Training Manual for the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean13 May 2021
NewsCOP 21 - The Importance of Underwater Cultural Heritage for understanding Climate Change24 November 2015
NewsThe Latin American and Caribean Region seeks to protect its underwater cutlrual heritage in Lima (Peru)24 October 2013
NewsInternational Expert Meeting on the Responsibility to Protect as applied to the Protection of Cultural Heritage4 December 2015
NewsExperts from all over the world to gather in Brest and at UNESCO for the protection of underwater heritage14 June 2019
NewsProtection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the event of crisis and disaster in Cameroon31 March 2020
NewsProtection and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in the event of crisis and disaster in Cameroon6 March 2020
NewsUNESCO strengthens its database on national laws for the protection of cultural heritage27 July 2020
NewsLatin America and the Caribbean celebrates 20 years of the 2001 Convention with a strengthened underwater heritage26 November 2021
News2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention: regional meeting on ratification and implementation in SEE15 September 2014
News The world of the underwater cultural heritage has lost one of its pioneering advocates8 June 2016
NewsCentral America promotes its underwater cultural heritage through a virtual exhibition23 November 2021
NewsConclusions and recommendations of the 2001 Underwater Cultural Heritage Convention regional meeting in SEE14 November 2014
NewsInternational experts discuss in Algiers on best practices for safeguarding underwater cultural heritage5 November 2019
NewsUNESCO Scientific Colloquium on the Access to Underwater Cultural Heritage to take place in Denmark12 January 2016
NewsUNESCO Director-General and the President of Mauritania call for the protection of cultural heritage in Mali11 December 2012
NewsDirector-General of UNESCO reiterates her appeal for the protection of Syria’s cultural heritage2 June 2013
NewsTools for the protection of cultural and historical heritage in the Sava River Basin20 April 2021
NewsSecond Foundation Course on Underwater Cultural Heritage Management for the Caribbean begins in St Eustasius19 November 2014
NewsSecond Foundation Course on Underwater Cultural Heritage Management for the Caribbean begins in St Eustasius19 November 2014
NewsWorld Heritage Committee opens with an appeal to protect cultural heritage sites targeted for destruction28 June 2015
NewsIntangible cultural heritage: meeting on the protection and promotion of the Mediterranean Diet22 April 2014
NewsIn Jordan, Director-General calls for increased partnerships for the protection of cultural heritage20 May 2017
NewsAt UNESCO State authorities and Experts ring the bells of alarm about the preservation of underwater cultural heritage28 April 2015
NewsUNESCO prepares for the Centenary of World War I and calls special attention to its underwater cultural heritage22 July 2013