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Site of Palmyra

An oasis in the Syrian desert, north-east of Damascus, Palmyra contains the monumental ruins of a great city that was one of the most important cultural centres of the ancient world. From the 1st to ...
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Mr LEE Byong Hyun elected Chairperson of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee elected Mr LEE Byong Hyun (Republic of Korea) as Chairperson of its 48th session during its 20th extraordinary session, held on 25 November 2025 at UNESCO Headquarters in ...
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M. LEE Byong Hyun élu Président de la 48e session du Comité du patrimoine mondial

Réuni le 25 novembre 2025 au siège de l’UNESCO à Paris dans le cadre de sa 20e session extraordinaire, le Comité du ...
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Twelve new members elected to the World Heritage Committee

The 25th General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is meeting from 24 to 25 November 2025 at ...
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Douze nouveaux membres élus au Comité du patrimoine mondial

La 25e Assemblée générale des États parties à la Convention du patrimoine mondial se réunit du 24 au 25 novembre 2025 au ...
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Launching a pilot initiative to empowering local communities through cultural entrepreneurship in Namibia

In the border of the arid beauty of the Namib, Sand, communities from Maltahöhe, Aus and Utuseb gathered around a simple yet powerful idea: that heritage can help build livelihoods and stronger ...
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UNESCO Organises Two Field Workshops in Bhutan and Nepal as part of UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust Project

UNESCO organises two field workshops in Bhutan and Nepal to initiate the management framework of the World Heritage Tentative List sites, with the support of the UNESCO/Republic of Korea ...
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Ms Gayane Umerova elected Chairperson of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention

Samarkand — 11 November 2025 — The States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, meeting during the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference, have elected Ms Gayane Umerova (Uzbekistan) as ...
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Wazee wa Mazingira awarded the UNESCO–Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and Management of Cultural Landscapes for protecting Mount Kulal ...

Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 7 November 2025 — Wazee wa Mazingira, the Council of Elders, has been awarded the 2025 edition of the UNESCO–Greece Melina Mercouri International Prize for the Safeguarding and ...
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Advancing People- and Heritage-Centred Smart Cities: New case studies on the UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas

To mark World Cities Day 2025 and its theme “People-Centred Smart Cities,” the UNESCO World Heritage Cities Programme is releasing a new set of case studies on the UNESCO Urban Heritage Atlas.
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Mounting climate, invasive species and pathogen risks threaten natural World Heritage – spotlight at IUCN World Conservation Congress

A new assessment by IUCN, released during the 2025 IUCN World Conservation Congress, reveals deepening risks to natural World Heritage sites from climate change, invasive alien species, and emerging ...
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UNESCO supports landmark airborne and field biodiversity mapping in South Africa

In a landmark initiative to advance biodiversity science and conservation, UNESCO has supported the Biodiversity Survey of the Cape (BioSCape), a pioneering research project that combines advanced ...