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Monday, April 27, 2009

World Heritage Scholarships in U.S. National Parks

As part of a commitment to sharing its expertise, the US National Park Service (NPS) is offering …

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Director-General inaugurates exhibition celebrating re-installation of the Aksum Obelisk

On 23 April 2009, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura inaugurated an …

Monday, April 20, 2009

UNESCO presents exhibition on reconstruction of Aksum obelisk

An exhibition - photographs and a video installation - at UNESCO will celebrate the reinstallation …

Monday, April 20, 2009

World Heritage Centre expresses condolences for victims of earthquake in Italy

The World Heritage Centre has noted with great concern the news of the earthquake that struck near …

Thursday, April 16, 2009

World Heritage Centre signs agreement with INRAP for site conservation

On 2 April 2009 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris Mr Francesco Bandarin, Director of the UNESCO World …

Friday, April 3, 2009

World Heritage Rainforests in Madagascar threatened by illegal logging and trafficking of precious wood

UNESCO was recently informed of two serious threats at the Marojejy and …