Action for Sustainable Livelihoods in East Rennell, Solomon Islands
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2459
With support from the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust, a hybrid-format Stakeholder Consultation Dialogue "Towards Developing Sustainable Livelihoods in the East Rennell World Heritage Site? was co-organised by the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development and UNESCO in Honiara on 31 May 2022.
Building on community meetings organised in East Rennell between 28 April and 1 May 2022, the consultation dialogue brought together key stakeholders, including representatives of ...
Online technical workshops to support World Heritage properties in Iraq
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2458
A series of online workshops were organized by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) in collaboration with ICOMOS to support Iraq in its efforts towards the conservation of World Heritage properties, particularly those inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Within the framework of the UNESCO/Netherlands Funds-in-Trust project for 'Strengthening capacities in state of conservation reporting on properties inscribed on the list of World Heritage in Danger in Iraq,' an ...
2022 UNESCO Member States Survey on the implementation of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2431
UNESCO Member States are invited to complete the survey to report on their implementation of the 2011 Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL Recommendation) based on an assessment of the situation for the period 2019-2022.  In 2022, the survey contains two sections: Section A, concerning the implementation of the HUL Recommendation at national level, and Section B, concerning the city-level implementation of the HUL Recommendation in specific historic cities and urban ...
Promoting Green Jobs for the Youth of Andohahela, Madagascar while preserving a World Heritage site
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2457
UNESCO is working in close collaboration with the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training of Madagascar (METFP) for the creation of green jobs to tackle youth unemployment and strengthen the protection of Rainforests of the Atsinanana, UNESCO World Natural Heritage site.
Located in the south-east of Madagascar, Andohahela straddles Fort-Dauphin and Amboasary Sud in Anosy Region. 82% of the area in Andohahela is covered by rainforests and its National Park, has received the ...
Ukraine: over 150 cultural sites partially or totally destroyed
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2453
According to a new count, 152 cultural sites in Ukraine have been partially or totally destroyed since the beginning of the war. UNESCO reiterates its call to respect international law, and continues its actions in support of cultural professionals in the field.
On Thursday, UNESCO published an updated assessment of the damage caused to cultural sites in Ukraine since 24 February 2022, when Russian offensive began. According to the checks carried out by its experts, 152 cultural sites have ...
Celebrating one year of HUL Call for Action
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2451
In the last 12 months, 145 cities, institutions and individuals have signed up to the HUL Call for Action to raise awareness about the 2011 UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape (HUL) and to accelerate inclusive urban and heritage management. Responses came from 59 countries from all regions of the world. They included stakeholders from academia, cultural institutions, the public and private sectors, civil society and NGOs. The number and diversity of respondents highlights ...
UNESCO welcomes commitments made by Equinor and Responsible Jewellery Council to protect World Heritage
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2452
Equinor, one of the leading energy companies and an important player in the oil and gas sector and the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC), a leading standard-setting organization for the jewellery and watch industry, have confirmed their commitments to safeguard World Heritage sites.
With an aim to preserve biodiversity and sensitive areas, and to reverse nature loss by 2030, Equinor introduced a new biodiversity position that comprises five areas of action to strengthen biodiversity ...
Afghanistan: UNESCO continues to protect the Minaret of Jam with local communities
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2456
Between February and March 2022, UNESCO supported the emergency clearing of the riverbeds of the Jam and Hari Rivers along the side of the Minaret of Jam World Heritage property in Afghanistan, to prevent the impact of seasonal flash floods.
The Minaret of Jam was the first Afghan site inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, in 2002. Due to its fragility, it was immediately placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, in recognition of the protective measures that needed to be ...
Reinforcing the representation of the Africa region on the UNESCO World Heritage List
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2450
In line with UNESCO's Priority Africa, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre (WHC) is supporting 10 African countries without inscribed World Heritage properties (Burundi, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Sierra Leone, South Sudan) through the "Capacity-building programme for the nomination of World Heritage sites in the Africa Region,? supported by the government of Japan, with the objectives of enhancing the capacities of ...
I discover my heritage: heritage educational process in Rabat
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2449
Under the presidency of Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Hasnaa, the Foundation for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage of Rabat has set up the programme "I discover my heritage" for the benefit of 3720 secondary school students from 62 secondary schools in Rabat in partnership with the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports and the Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication of Morocco, in collaboration with UNESCO.
With the objective of facilitating access ...
