Elections to replace outgoing Committee members take place during the General Assembly of States Parties, meeting every two years during the General Conference of UNESCO (Article 8.3of the Convention) ...

UNESCO hosted the International Expert Conference on the Sacred City of Anuradhapura at its Headquarters on 1 April 2025, bringing together over 400 in-person and online participants, including ...

L'UNESCO a accueilli, le 1er avril 2025, la conférence internationale d'experts sur la Ville sainte d'Anuradhapura à son ...

World Heritage in an interconnected world: Leveraging digital technologies and innovative approaches” As an integral part of ...

Siège de l'UNESCO à Paris, 1-8 juillet 2025 - « Le patrimoine mondial dans un monde interconnecté : mobiliser les ...

As part of the ongoing process of revising the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy (WHCBS), the World Heritage Centre ...

UNESCO expresses its solidarity with the firefighters and the authorities of the Republic of Korea who have been facing ...

Located in a remote rural landscape in northwestern Greece, small stone villages known as Zagorochoria extend along the western slopes of the northern part of the Pindus mountain range. These ...

The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Indigenous Peoples (UNVFIP) has extended its mandate to support the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives in the World Heritage Committee, starting ...

1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E, 2. Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for ...

In an era of rapid urbanization, infrastructure development, and tourism growth, World Heritage properties across Africa face unprecedented challenges in protecting and managing their outstanding ...

À l'ère de l'urbanisation rapide, du développement des infrastructures et de la croissance du tourisme, les biens du patrimoine mondial en Afrique sont confrontés à des défis sans précédent en matière ...