From 27 September to 1 October 2026, a Dialogue on Heritage and Authenticity for the Asia-Pacific region took place in Ha Noi ...

A new technical note published by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), in partnership with the UNESCO World ...

Situated on the Gulf of Botnia, Rauma is one of the oldest harbours in Finland. Built around a Franciscan monastery, where the mid-15th-century Holy Cross Church still stands, it is an outstanding ...

This serial property comprises six archaeological sites on Crete dating from 1900 to 1100 BCE. These sites represent the Minoan civilization, a major prehistoric Mediterranean culture. The palatial ...

The Colonial City of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is hosting the first pilot application of the Climate Action ...

UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee – ICCROM, ICOMOS, and IUCN – have announced the release of a new manual, Managing World Heritage, a foundational reference document to ...

A series of 30 exhibition panels available for World Heritage Exhibits. These posters can be used free of copyright restrictions for non-commercial purposes. They are available for downloading as PDF ...

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 ...

2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis - Map displaying all components of the inscribed property and their buffer zone Clarification / adopted 2008 Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis - Map displaying ...

2023 45COM 7B.154 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2021 44COM 7B.141 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2019 43COM 7B.57 - Historic Centre of Macao (China) (C 1110) 2017 41COM ...

Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru share a common cultural heritage of outstanding value: the Qhapaq Ñan, or Main Andean Road. For the past three years the World Heritage Centre has ...

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 ...