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 ...
At its 47th session in 2025, the World Heritage Committee adopted Decision 47 COM 11, requesting the World Heritage Centre, ...
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 ...
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 ...
UNESCO World Heritage Centre Nathalie Valanchon SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, POLICY AND STATUTORY MEETINGS UNIT Dika Arthur Bekombo-priso-manga INTERN ...
Quebrada de Humahuaca follows the line of a major cultural route, the Camino Inca, along the spectacular valley of the Rio Grande, from its source in the cold high desert plateau of the High Andean ...
To be included on the World Heritage List, sites must be of outstanding universal value and meet at least one out of ten selection criteria. These criteria are explained in the Operational Guidelines ...
The capital of the Old Kingdom of Egypt has some extraordinary funerary monuments, including rock tombs, ornate mastabas, temples and pyramids. In ancient times, the site was considered one of 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 ...