A roadmap for Sierra Leone's first site to be proposed for UNESCO's World Heritage List
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2470
In January 2005, Sierra Leone became a State party to the 1972 Convention and identified, in 2012, in its first Tentative List the sites that could potentially be proposed for inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List. This year, in January 2022, this Tentative List was updated to include Gola-Tiwai complex as the potential site for the country's first nomination dossier.
Being among the 12 African countries without a site inscribed, Sierra Leone is currently receiving ...
International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition 2022
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2469
On the night of 22 to 23 August 1791, in Saint Domingue, today the Republic of Haiti, saw the beginning of the uprising that would play a crucial role in the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade.
It is against this background that the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is commemorated on 23 August each year. It was first celebrated in a number of countries, in particular in Haiti (23 August 1998) and Gorée Island in Senegal (23 August ...
Inventorying living heritage practices in the heart of Historic Cairo, UNESCO World Heritage site
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2464
The Historic Cairo was Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979. Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world's oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. It is also the place of origin for many expressions of craftsmanship, showing the synergies between the 1972 World Heritage Convention and the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The ongoing International Assistance (IA) project ...
Best practices in coral bleaching preparedness at UNESCO World Heritage marine sites
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2468
On 13 July 2022, experts in coral bleaching preparedness and local management teams from UNESCO World Heritage coral reefs met online to share best practices to recognize bleaching alerts and rapidly deploy monitoring and evaluation measures during such events.
Coral reefs have been increasingly exposed to heat stress in recent years due to rising temperatures that result from climate change. Under a business-as-usual emissions scenario, 25 out of the 29 World Heritage reefs are expected to ...
International Day of the World's Indigenous People 2022
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2454
By resolution 49/214 of 23 December 1994, the United Nations General Assembly decided that the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples shall be observed on 9 August every year. The date marks the day of the first meeting, in 1982, of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Populations of the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights. In 1990, the UN General Assembly proclaimed 1993 the International Year of the World's Indigenous ...
WHITRAP Secretariat General launches the 2nd edition of the Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2467
WHITRAP Secretariat General launches the 2nd edition of the Awards for World Heritage Education Innovative Cases on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention.
The objective is to build an international exchange platform focusing on innovative World Heritage Education case studies, and to provide action guidelines and references for practitioners of World Heritage Education to better guide and promote the development of World Heritage Education in the future.
The ...
Call for Participants - Patrimonito Storyboard Competition 2022
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2466
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to launch the 2022 edition of the Patrimonito Storyboard Competition.
This competition aims to provide young people with an opportunity to use their creative and problem-solving skills to raise awareness about World Heritage sites. The World Heritage Education Programme is welcoming secondary school pupils and youth to create storyboards on the theme of Climate Change and World Heritage. The best submission will be selected by an independent jury ...
New guidance set to help reduce impacts from development on World Heritage sites
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2465
UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee have issued new guidance for assessing impacts from projects that could potentially affect the planet's most precious heritage places. Designed specifically for heritage management institutions, governments and project developers, it aims to help find the best possible solutions to meet both conservation priorities and development needs.
While new projects and infrastructures can be crucial for economic and social ...
Message from Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, on the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem (26 July 2022)
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2455
From the intertwining roots to the tips of the branches, in a complex habitat, many species come to feed and reproduce, forming together one of the most flourishing ecosystems in existence. And we humans depend on these environments that slow down coastal erosion and are a source of food for many.
This is probably why the Colombian poet Tomas Gonzalez made it the symbol of his poetry collection entitled Manglares (Mangroves), which calls for a return to the essential unity of nature: ...
Palau's Rock Islands Southern Lagoon appoints Chief Resilience Officer
https://whc.unesco.org/en/news/2463
In June 2022, the Resilient Reefs Initiative was launched in Palau with the appointment of its first Chief Resilience Officer and Resilience Advisor. The Chief Resilience Officer will be tasked with bringing local communities, businesses, NGOs, and tourism operators together in an effort to build an inclusive resilience strategy for this globally outstanding World Heritage coral reef.
The Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau) is the fourth World Heritage-listed coral reef to launch the ...
