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West Norwegian Fjords piloting the Climate Action Toolkit

UNESCO and its Advisory Bodies, ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN, have launched the first field pilot of the Climate Action Toolkit for World Heritage (CAT) in the West Norwegian Fjords – Geirangerfjord and ...
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UNESCO urges protection of cultural heritage following armed clashes between Cambodia and Thailand

UNESCO expresses strong concern over the renewed tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, including in the vicinity of the Preah Vihear Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO calls for urgent ...
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Join the World Heritage Volunteers 2026 Campaign - Working on the Future

After seventeen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative continue to involve young people, communities and site managers in ...
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Mr LEE Byong Hyun elected Chairperson of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee elected Mr LEE Byong Hyun (Republic of Korea) as Chairperson of its 48th session during its 20th extraordinary session, held on 25 November 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in ...
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Twelve new members elected to the World Heritage Committee

The 25th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is meeting from 24 to 25 November 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, convening the 196 States Parties to the ...
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Launching a pilot initiative to empowering local communities through cultural entrepreneurship in Namibia

In the border of the arid beauty of the Namib, Sand, communities from Maltahöhe, Aus and Utuseb gathered around a simple yet powerful idea: that heritage can help build livelihoods and stronger ...
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UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium strengthens World Heritage capacity-building in Quanzhou, China

Quanzhou, China, 25 October 2025 — The UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation concluded in Quanzhou after a week of exchanges and hands-on training from 19 ...
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Ms Gayane Umerova elected Chairperson of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention

Samarkand — 11 November 2025 — The States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, meeting during the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, have elected Ms Gayane Umerova (Uzbekistan) as ...
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Wazee wa Mazingira awarded the UNESCO–Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes for protecting Mount Kulal ...

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 7 November 2025 — Wazee wa Mazingira, the Council of Elders, has been awarded the 2025 edition of the UNESCO–Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and ...
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Mounting climate, invasive species and pathogen risks threaten natural World Heritage – spotlight at IUCN World Conservation Congress

A new assessment by IUCN, released during the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, reveals deepening risks to natural World Heritage sites from climate change, invasive alien species, and emerging ...
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Archaeological Research at the Site of Palmyra : Interactive Map

Discover the various archaeological and heritage interventions carried out at the Site of Palmyra by national and international research teams. This map has been developed by the French Ministry of ...
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Historic Centre of Macao

2023 45COM 7B.154 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2021 44COM 7B.141 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2019 43COM 7B.57 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2017 41COM ...