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Monday, 15 June 2026
In collaboration with ICCROM, UNESCO supported the organization of the International Course on Managing World Heritage: People Nature Culture (PNC), held in Suzhou, China, from 26 May to 4 June 2026. In the framework of the project Sustainable Islands: Building Heritage Disaster and Climate Resilience of Small Island Developing States in the Pacific Region, generously supported by the ...
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Monday, 15 June 2026
In the context of the escalation of the war in Ukraine following the invasion by the Russian Federation, UNESCO condemns the reported strike on 15 June that hit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, within the World Heritage property “Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”, one of Ukraine’s most significant spiritual and cultural landmarks.
The strike reportedly ...
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Friday, 5 June 2026
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2025 Campaign, under the theme of ‘World Heritage Volunteers 2026 - Working on the Future’.
86 action camp projects will be implemented from April to December 2026 at 81 World Heritage properties and sites on the Tentative Lists, by 68 organizations in 36 countries around the ...
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Friday, 5 June 2026
On World Environment Day, celebrated in 2026 under the theme of climate action, UNESCO reaffirms the vital role of World Heritage in protecting our planet’s natural and cultural treasures. As climate pressures intensify, World Heritage sites remind us that safeguarding heritage and safeguarding the environment are inseparable goals.
Climate change is no longer a distant threat for World ...
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Friday, 22 May 2026
Mr. Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of the World Heritage Centre, shares a message for International Day for Biological Diversity 2026.
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Every year on 22nd May, we celebrate International Day for Biological Diversity, marking the adoption of the Convention on Biological Diversity in 1992. This day reminds us that biodiversity is not only ...
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Monday, 18 May 2026
From 16 to 17 April 2026, UNESCO undertook a contact and scoping mission to the University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, in the framework of the project “Institutionalising and strengthening capacity development to support the identification and safeguarding of cultural and natural World Heritage in Africa”, implemented with the generous support of the Korean Heritage Service, Republic of ...
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Monday, 18 May 2026
On 29 and 30 April 2026, UNESCO convened the Follow-up Virtual Meeting on Strengthening World Heritage Higher Education in Africa, with the generous support of the Korean Heritage Service, Republic of Korea.
The online meeting marked the transition from consultation to project implementation, building on the February 2026 Virtual Brainstorming, which brought together more than 100 experts ...
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Message from Mr Khaled El-Enany Director-General of UNESCO for African World Heritage Day 5 May 2026
Tuesday, 5 May 2026
African world heritage constitutes an essential part of human history. Every 5 May, African World Heritage Day (AWHD) encourages us to acknowledge its richness, diversity and universality.
AWHD 2026 marks the start of the fourth phase of the Mentorship Programme for African Heritage Professionals, aimed at training the next generation of African experts in this field. It also includes the ...
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Tuesday, 5 May 2026
In response to the growing need to strengthen management systems for World Heritage properties in Africa, a capacity-building training was organised at Lake Malawi National Park in Malawi. The initiative is part of UNESCO’s broader efforts to support African States Parties in strengthening the protection and sustainable management of their properties through evidence-based and adaptive ...
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Thursday, 23 April 2026
The Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), including the World Heritage Convention, convened at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome in February 2026. Comprising the executive heads of the convention secretariats, the group has met regularly since 2004, acting on a mandate from the Parties to the Convention on Biological ...
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Thursday, 23 April 2026
UNESCO has consistently stressed that forced evictions are unacceptable and incompatible with international human rights law and related international obligations. Accordingly, any consideration of voluntary resettlement must be guided by the free, prior and informed consent of the communities concerned, ensure full respect for human rights, and guarantee the inclusive participation of all ...
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Thursday, 23 April 2026
The implementation of the UNESCO Culture|2030 Indicators was officially launched in Cabo Verde during a kick-off workshop held on 16–17 March 2026 in Cidade Velha.
The workshop was organized by UNESCO in close collaboration with the Instituto do Património Cultural and the Ministério da Cultura e das Indústrias Criativas de Cabo Verde.
Cabo Verde’s participation in the Culture Indicators ...
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Tuesday, 21 April 2026
The report "People and nature in UNESCO-designated sites: Global and local contributions" reveals 2,260 living sites where people and nature coexist, from Dja to Greenland, shaped by climate threats, community stewardship, and indigenous knowledge.
UNESCO-designated sites are places recognised for their exceptional value to humanity. They span a diverse range of landscapes and approaches, ...
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Thursday, 16 April 2026
The UNESCO Category 2 Centre Wildlife Institute of India (WII-C2C) for World Natural Heritage Management and Training for the Asia and Pacific Region is calling for applications from international participants for a new cycle of fully sponsored Natural Heritage capacity-building courses. The sponsorship includes round-trip air travel, accommodation, and a nominal daily allowance.
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Wednesday, 15 April 2026
In February 2026, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) released a major assessment on business and biodiversity, highlighting that nature loss represents a growing risk for economies and societies.
The report confirms that all businesses depend on biodiversity, while many also contribute to its decline, calling for stronger and more consistent action ...
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Friday, 10 April 2026
The World Heritage Centre held, from 17 to 19 March 2026 in Kingstown (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), a capacity-building workshop on the World Heritage Convention, bringing together key national actors from three Small Island Developing States (SIDS) working towards the preparation of their first World Heritage nominations: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada and the Bahamas. The ...
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Wednesday, 25 March 2026
UNESCO is deeply alarmed by the 24 March strikes that hit a building in the area of Bernardine Monastery within the World Heritage property of ‘L’viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre’.
UNESCO recalls that cultural property is protected under the 1954 Hague Convention and the 1972 World Heritage Convention. All parties must safeguard heritage and refrain from any acts harming cultural ...
Tuesday, 17 March 2026
On February 27, UNESCO, the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine, and the National Preserve ‘Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra’ formalised a trilateral partnership to support the preservation of the All Saints Church, located above the Economic Gate and forming part of the World Heritage property “Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.”
Since the beginning of the war, ...
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Thursday, 12 March 2026
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is deeply saddened by the passing away of Prof. Marie-Teres Albert, former Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies at the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg.
Prof. Albert’s work was distinguished by a holistic and human-centered understanding of heritage, emphasizing its protection, interpretation, and sustainable use as ...
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Wednesday, 11 March 2026
UNESCO Peru and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) held, on 4 February in Cusco, the official launch ceremony for the project “Ayllu Verde: Establishing a Circular Economy for Sustainable Tourism in the Cusco Region (2025–2032)”, an initiative that over the next seven years will strengthen inorganic solid waste management in Cusco and Urubamba, contributing to improved quality ...
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