International Youth Day - World Heritage hand-in-hand with sustainable livelihoods
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2330
Today is International Youth Day, when we focus on the future guardinas of our irreplaceable UNESCO World Heritage. 
If heritage is what we leave behind for future generations, we need to work with young people to protect it. This International Youth Day, we wish to highlight the Young Professionals Forum which took place during the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee. 
In a first since the initiative's launch in 1995, the 2021 edition of the Forum was held ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre statement regarding the fires in Greece
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2329
UNESCO and its World Heritage Centre have observed with concern the large number of fires that have struck Greece and other countries in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean in recent weeks.
According to information provided by experts and press reports, firefighters continue to battle major fires in Greece, including one that could impact the World Heritage site "Archaeological Site of Olympia?. The site has reportedly already been evacuated as firefighters were deployed near the ...
Message from Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2328
In the Lakota language of North America, the word "Mitákuye Oyás'i?? means "all is related?
or "all my relatives? ? both human and non-human. In Hawaiian, the phrase "ike loa?
means "to see much? and describes a philosophy of lifelong learning to better understand
our relationship with the world. And in the nearly extinct N?uu language of South Africa,
the word "lgqe? refers to the life-force shared by all living things.
In the face of global ...
UNESCO seriously concerned about the protection of World Heritage site of the Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia)
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2326
UNESCO wishes to express its deep concern about the reports on the expansion of the conflict to the city of Lalibela (Ethiopia), which hosts the Rock-Hewn Churches.
UNESCO calls for the respect of all relevant obligations under international law in ensuring the protection of the Outstanding Universal Value and legacy of this precious site by refraining from any act that may expose it to damage, and by taking all necessary precautions to prevent any attempts of looting and pillaging cultural ...
Training workshop for "enhancing the implementation capacity of the 1972 Convention at World Heritage sites? organized in Ethiopia
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2325
UNESCO Addis Ababa Liaison Office in collaboration with the World Heritage Centre (WHC) and financial support from the People's Republic of China, organized a Training workshop on "enhancing the implementation capacity of the 1972 World Heritage Convention ? which took place from 3 to 5 August 2021, in Adama Town, Ethiopia. The meeting brought together 43 participants from ministries and institutions that are stakeholders for the protection of cultural and natural heritage ...
Looking into the future: Highlights of the Regional Action Plan for Africa (2021?2027)
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2324
In parallel to the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC), in close collaboration with the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF), organised an online side event, "Looking into the future: Highlights of the Regional Action Plan for Africa (2021 ? 2027)? on 30 July. The event reflected upon the objectives and challenges foreseen in the implementation of the approved Action Plan (2021-2027) for Africa, as a result of the report of the ...
Danube Limes added to UNESCO's World Heritage List closing this year's inscriptions
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2322
The World Heritage Committee today inscribed the transnational property of the Frontiers of the Roman Empire ? The Danube Limes (Western Segment) on UNESCO's World Heritage List. 
Frontiers of the Roman Empire ? The Danube Limes (Western Segment) features components in Austria, Germany, and SlovakiaIt covers almost 600km of the whole Roman Empire's Danube frontier. The property formed part of the much large frontier of the Roman Empire that encircled the Mediterranean Sea. ...
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2321
World Heritage Committee inscribes four cultural and one natural site on UNESCO's World Heritage List
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2320
The World Heritage Committee today added four sites to UNESCO's World Heritage List and one extension to an existing transnational natural site in Europe.
The new cultural sites are located in Italy, Slovenia, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom.  The natural site inscribed today is Ivindo National Park in Gabon. The World Heritage Committee also approved an extension to the existing World Heritage site of Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other ...
Cultural sites in Africa, Arab Region, Asia, Europe, and Latin America inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List
http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2319
The World Heritage Committee today added 13 cultural sites to UNESCO's World Heritage List and one extension to an existing cultural site in Mexico. Ros?ia Montana? Mining Landscape (Romania), was simultaneously inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger pending the removal of threats to its integrity posed by possible extractive activities.
These additions were made during the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee held online and chaired from Fuzhou (China), ...
