Centre du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO

L’UNESCO appelle à la protection du patrimoine culturel à la suite des affrontements armés entre le Cambodge et la Thaïlande

L’UNESCO exprime sa vive préoccupation face à la reprise des tensions entre le Cambodge et la Thaïlande, y compris aux abords du temple de Preah Vihear, inscrit au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO. L’Or ...
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UNESCO urges protection of cultural heritage following armed clashes between Cambodia and Thailand

UNESCO expresses strong concern over the renewed tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, including in the vicinity of the Preah Vihear Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site. UNESCO calls for urgent ...
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Join the World Heritage Volunteers 2026 Campaign - Working on the Future

After seventeen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) ...
Centre du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO

Rejoignez la campagne de volontariat pour le patrimoine mondial 2026 - Construire l’avenir

Après dix-sept ans d’activités fructueuses mettant en avant la jeunesse à travers une coopération internationale, ...
Centre du patrimoine mondial de l'UNESCO

26e session de l'Assemblée générale des États parties

Conformément au paragraphe 1 de l'Article 8 de la Convention concernant la protection du patrimoine mondial, culturel et naturel, l'Assemblée générale des États parties à la Convention se réunira pour ...
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Western Tien-Shan

The transnational property is located in the Tien-Shan mountain system, one of the largest mountain ranges in the world. Western Tien-Shan ranges in altitude from 700 to 4,503 m. It features diverse ...
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Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley

Situated in the lush Lenggong Valley, the property includes four archaeological sites in two clusters which span close to 2 million years, one of the longest records of early man in a single locality, ...
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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 UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, convening the 196 States Parties to the ...
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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–Africa–China Symposium strengthens World Heritage capacity-building in Quanzhou, China

Quanzhou, China, 25 October 2025 — The UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation concluded in Quanzhou after a week of exchanges and hands-on training from 19 ...
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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 ...