The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a historic milestone for Africa and ...

The 48th session of the World Heritage Committee, currently taking place in Busan, Republic of Korea, marks a historic ...

Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is an important tool for helping States Parties anticipate and manage change ...

The Civil Society and World Heritage webpage provides key information and resources to support the engagement of civil ...

At its 47th session in 2025, the World Heritage Committee adopted Decision 47 COM 11, requesting the World Heritage Centre, ...

UNESCO has supported the successful completion of the Republic of Nauru's first International Assistance project under the ...

The use of a local limestone shaped the construction of the old town of Hebron/Al-Khalil during the Mamluk period between 1250 and 1517. The centre of interest of the town was the site of Al-Ibrahimi ...

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 ...

Registration for the 48th session will only be possible on this official webpage. No other channel, link or registration form should be used. Note that UNESCO does not charge any fee during the ...

Built at the end of the 16th century on a plan in the form of a grill, the instrument of the martyrdom of St Lawrence, the Escurial Monastery stands in an exceptionally beautiful site in Castile. Its ...

Situated in a bay in the Caribbean Sea, Cartagena has the most extensive fortifications in South America. A system of zones divides the city into three neighbourhoods: San Pedro, with the cathedral ...

Magnificent examples of 17th- and 18th-century military architecture, these Panamanian forts on the Caribbean coast form part of the defence system built by the Spanish Crown to protect transatlantic ...