The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a historic milestone for Africa and ...
The Operational Guidelines (paragraph 19) provides for the inscription of serial nominations on the World Heritage List. A serial nomination is any nomination which consists of two or more unconnected ...
Registration for the 48th session will only be possible as from 20 May 2026 onwards and exclusively on this official webpage. No other channel, link or registration form should be used. Note that ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Nathalie Valanchon SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, POLICY AND STATUTORY MEETINGS UNIT Dika Arthur Bekombo-priso-manga INTERN ...
The Nomination files produced by the States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to ...
In April 2021, the Government of Mali and UNESCO each received a symbolic euro from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as reparation for the damage inflicted on the people of Mali and the ...
Basic Texts of the 1972 World Heritage Convention Edition July 2025 DownloadEnglish French Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural ...
Antigua, the capital of the Captaincy-General of Guatemala, was founded in the early 16th century. Built 1,500 m above sea-level, in an earthquake-prone region, it was largely destroyed by an ...
Preserved by its long isolation, the Upper Svaneti region of the Caucasus is an exceptional example of mountain scenery with medieval-type villages and tower-houses. The village of Chazhashi still has ...
Located along the South Nahanni River, one of the most spectacular wild rivers in North America, this park contains deep canyons and huge waterfalls, as well as a unique limestone cave system. The ...
The Sundarbans covers 10,000 km 2 of land and water (more than half of it in India, the rest in Bangladesh) in the Ganges delta. It contains the world's largest area of mangrove forests. A number of ...
The Tentative Lists of States Parties are published by the World Heritage Centre at its website and/or in working documents in order to ensure transparency, access to information and to facilitate ...