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UNESCO to send technical mission to assess the situation concerning the work on the access to the al-Haram al-Sharif, Jerusalem
UNESCO Press Release No. 2007-16
UNESCO Headquarters, France
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New Publication "Managing World Heritages Sites"

World Heritage Sites are some of the most recognised locations around the world. They include natural sites such as the Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier and cultural ones such as the Pyramids at Giza, the Walled City of Baku in Azerbaijan and the Historic Centre of Riga in Latvia.

 

The Director-General of UNESCO expressed his satisfaction with the decision by the Mayor of Jerusalem to suspend the construction work on the ramp to the esplanade of the Mosques in the Old City of Jerusalem
Office of the Spokeswoman Flash Info N° 023-2007
UNESCO Headquarters, France
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Just Published: 'World Heritage: Challenges for the Millennium'

Published by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in January 2007
Available in English; French version to be published in March 2007

 

31 January 2007 - 31 December 2007
Exhibition - "Futuroscope de Poitiers" - France (in french)
World Heritage in young hands
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Director-General offers UNESCO’s assistance to repair fire damage at World Heritage City of Valparaiso
Press Release N°2007-11 UNESCOPRESS
UNESCO Headquarters, France
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The Director-General of UNESCO voices his alarm over the resumption of tensions in the Old City of Jerusalem
Press Release N°2007-10 UNESCOPRESS
UNESCO Headquarters, France
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UNESCO list of World Heritage sites: France proposes "The work of Vauban" and "The lagoons of New Caledonia"
The Minister of Culture, Renaud Donnedieu de Vabres, announced on 5 January 2007 the government's decision to put forward proposals for "The work of Vauban" and "The lagoons of New Caledonia: reef system diversity and associated ecosystems" to be included on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.
Val de Loire / International cooperation
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Alberobello (Italy) inspired by the Val de Loire World Heritage management system
Val de Loire / International cooperation
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Japanese translation of the operational guidelines
The translation of the present operational guidelines into Japanese (excluding appendices) was just published. The document is now posted on the web by the Agency for Cultural Properties of Japan at the following address.

 
 
 

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