Rwanda consults UNESCO for technical support in preparation of the Nyungwe National Park World Heritage nomination file
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In the framework of the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, the Rwandan National Commission for UNESCO organized in Huyé from 9 to 11 June 2021, with the technical and financial support of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, a national technical consultation to raise awareness on the importance of this Convention and to elaborate a roadmap for the preparation of the nomination file of Nyungwe National Park (NNP) on the World Heritage List. Rwanda received initial ...
The 4th World Heritage Site Managers' Forum has begun
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This year's Forum is being held online with nearly 100 World Heritage Site Managers from around the world from 7 to 13 July, together with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, IUCN and ICOMOS), heritage experts and representatives of various Chinese heritage institutions.  
H.E. Mr. Tian Xuejun, Chairperson of the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee followed by Ms. Mechtild Rössler, Director of the World Heritage Centre, Mr. ...
Online Technical Workshop on Heritage Impact Assessment: The Case of Historic Cairo
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A technical workshop was organized to strengthen capacities of stakeholders in identifying and evaluating the impact that new projects may pose on the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage sites, in addition to the elaboration of the necessary mitigation measures.
The online workshop was held in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, and brought together more than 30 representatives of the various institutions concerned with the management and ...
Saving the vaquita from extinction
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Vaquita are one of the world's most threatened mammals, with less than ten individuals thought to remain. These all exist in a small area of the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California UNESCO World Heritage site in Mexico, where entanglement in illegal fishing nets threatens their survival. The site was for this reason inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger in 2019. The Rapid Response Facility (RRF) is supporting removal of illegal fishing nets to save this ...
The 10th Anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape brings together cities and experts
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The 10th Anniversary of the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) took place online through a launch event for the UNESCO HUL Call for Action and a global conference on the application of the HUL Recommendation to World Heritage cities.
The online events, consisting of several meetings and workshops, took place between 16 and 24 June 2021, marking the beginning of the celebrations. The events gathered more than 86 speakers (including 9 Mayors/city ...
The official launch of the regional project for capacity building in Risk management and protection systems in Africa
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2302
On 21 June 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) and the École du Patrimoine Africain (EPA) brought together Ambassadors, site managers, and African heritage experts for the online launching of the project for the Capacity-building in risk management and protection systems in Africa.
"Most of the African properties do not have a ...
Continued technical support for the elaboration of the Desired State of Conservation for properties in Libya
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Following the first meeting held on 1 April 2021, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre organized an online technical meeting on 11 June to support the  process of drafting the Desired state of conservation for removal (DSCOR) of Leptis Magna from the List of World Heritage in Danger, and the needed corrective measures.
The online meeting brought together representatives of Libyan authorities, the site manager of the property, the Management Committee for the Implementation of the Strategy ...
Ghana inaugurates the rehabilitated Ussher Fort Slave Museum and Documentary Centre
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On 8 June 2021, UNESCO, the Ghana Museums and Monuments Boards (GMMB), and the Netherlands represented by the Dutch Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Ron Strikker, inaugurated the Ussher Fort Slave Museum and Documentary Centre in Accra, after two years of rehabilitation work.
Ussher Fort, formerly called Fort Crèvec?ur, is one of 28 components of the serial World Heritage property Forts and Castles, Volta, Greater Accra, Central and Western Regions  inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage ...
UNESCO World Heritage Committee session to be hosted by China after a one-year hiatus
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The World Heritage Committee's 44th session will be chaired from Fuzhou (China) and take place online from 16 to 31 July, combining current work and issues left outstanding since last year, when the annual meeting was postponed due to COVID-19. The extended session will be chaired by Tian Xuejun, China's Vice Minister for Education and Director of China's National Commission for UNESCO.
Mechtild Rössler, Director of UNESCO's World Heritage Centre, will be ...
Impacts of COVID-19 on World Heritage to continue for years, according to report
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COVID-19 has impacted all sectors and all regions, and the world's over 1,000 UNESCO World Heritage properties are no exception.
To understand the impact of COVID-19 on World Heritage one year after the start of the pandemic, UNESCO launched a far-reaching survey of site managers and national authorities and have published the results in the report ?World Heritage in the face of COVID-19'.
The survey found that many respondents expect the effects of the crisis on World Heritage ...
