World
Heritage Expo to be Held in Northeastern China
The city of Shenyang in northeastern China will hold the World Cultural
and Natural Heritage Expo from June 9 to October 9, 2007. Sponsored
by UNESCO, the exhibition will showcase natural and cultural heritage
from around the world including photographs, models as well as written
and video materials related to most of the World Heritage sites
inscribed on the World Heritage list. http://www.whe2007.cn/
UNESCO
sends mission to assess the state of conservation of Machu Picchu
World Heritage Site
UNESCO will send a mission to the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu,
Peru, in view of concerns by the World Heritage Committee for the
conservation of this outstanding Andean archaeological centre and
its natural environment, inscribed as a mixed natural and cultural
site on the World Heritage List in 1983.
UNESCO Press Release No.2007-41. Date publication: 20-04-2007
Director-General
urges syst ematic measures to end poaching and killing of endangered
animals in Democratic Republic of Congo World Heritage Sites
The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has written
to Joseph Kabila, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC), and to Jean-Marie Guehenno, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General
for Peacekeeping Operations, asking for measures to stop the poaching
and killing of endangered animals in the five World Heritage Sites
of the DRC.
UNESCO. Press Release No.2007-43. Date publication: 25-04-2007
Visual
Art Exhibition: The Thousand Mysteries of Borobudur
From 20 April to 09 May 2007, a visual exhibition entitled "The
Thousand Mysteries of Borobudur" will take place in Yogyakarta,
Indonesia. This exhibition is organized jointly by UNESCO Office,
Jakarta, the Department of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of
Indonesia, PT Taman Wisata, the University of Gadjah Mada and Jogja
Gallery. Its main objective is to showcase the importance of the
cultural heritage (tangible and intangible) beneath the living stones
of Borobudur, as a symbol of cultural diversity of Indonesia.
UNESCO. Office of Jakarta. Date publication: 23-04-2007
UNESCO
Executive Board adopts landmark decision concerning the Mughrabi
ascent in the Old City of Jerusalem
UNESCO's Executive Board has adopted a decision reaffirming the
outstanding universal value of the Old City of Jerusalem and the
need to protect and safeguard this World Heritage site. The decision
followed a special meeting of the Board – whose 176th session
has been underway in Paris since 10 April.
UNESCO. Press Release No. 2007-42. Date publication: 22-04-2007
UNESCO
Mission confirms threat to Galapagos Islands
A UNESCO mission has confirmed serious threats to the Galapagos
National Park and Marine Reserve and welcomed ambitious measures
announced by the Ecuadorian authorities to preserve the site on
UNESCO's World Heritage List. Photo
Gallery
UNESCO. Press Release No.2007-38. France. Publication Date:
17-04-2007
Abbaye
de Fontevraud - Newsletter Nº4 April 2007 (only in french)
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud. France. Date publication: 12-04-2007
An
exhibition on the Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam in Afghanistan
An exhibition devoted to the Safeguarding of the Minaret of Jam
in Afghanistan has been organized at UNESCO Headquarters on the
occasion of the 176th session of its Executive Board. The Minaret
of Jam became the first site in Afghanistan to be included on the
UNESCO World Heritage List and simultaneously on the List of World
Heritage in Danger in 2002.
UNESCO. Office of the Spokeswoman Flash Info N° 054-2007.
Publication Date: 12-04-2007 |
