Director-General inaugurates exhibition celebrating re-installation of the Aksum Obelisk April 23, 2009

On 23 April 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura inaugurated an exhibition at UNESCO Headquarters celebrating the successful reinstallation of the Aksum Obelisk in Ethiopia. Entitled 'Aksum Rediscovered: The Reinstallation of the Aksum Obelisk', the exhibition features films and photographs documenting key moments of the re-installation …

Registration deadline for the master's degree course "World Heritage at Work" Apr 30, 2009

World Heritage Centre expresses condolences for victims of earthquake in Italy Apr 20, 2009

UNESCO presents exhibition on reconstruction of Aksum obelisk Apr 20, 2009

World Heritage Centre signs agreement with INRAP for site conservation Apr 16, 2009

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33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 22-30 June in Seville, Spain June 22, 2009 - June 30, 2009

The World Heritage Committee will meet for its 33rd session in Seville, Spain from 22-30 June. During the session, the Committee will consider requests for the inscription of new sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List and examine the state of conservation of sites already inscribed on the List. The Committee is chaired …

2009 International Youth Camp on Astronomy and World Heritage Jul 17, 2009 - Jul 26, 2009

International conference: Astronomy and World Heritage: Across Time and Continents Aug 19, 2009 - Aug 24, 2009

Training Course on Disaster Risk Management of Cultural Heritage Aug 30, 2009 - Sep 12, 2009

Climate Change and Development Short Course 2009 Sep 2, 2009 - Sep 15, 2009

Intensive Course: Cultural Heritage Resources for Local Development and Tourism Strategies Sep 13, 2009 - Sep 19, 2009

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Case Studies on Climate Change and World Heritage
This publication highlights the impacts of climate change on 26 natural and cultural World Heritage properties, along with ongoing and planned adaptation and mitigation measures. There are five …"

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Development of Policy Document on Impacts of Climate Change and World Heritage
At its 30th session in July 2006, the World Heritage Committee endorsed the report on "Predicting and managing the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage" and the …

Reducing Disasters Risks at World Heritage Properties

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Climate Change and World Heritage

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Biodiversity Conservation in Regions of Armed Conflict: Protecting World Heritage in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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