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Submissions are now being accepted for the 2022 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Con...Description: The UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation (‘Awards’) recognizes exemplary efforts by individuals and organizations to restore or conserve structures, places and properties of heritage value in the region. It encourages other property owners to undertake conservation projects within their communities, either independently or by public-private partnerships.
Introduction: The deadline for the receipt of all materials is31July 2022. Winners will be announced in November 2022 in the following levels of achievement: Award of Excellence, Award of Distinction, Award of Merit, Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts; and Special Recognition for Sustainable Development... -
UNESCO calls for proposals for the 2022 Silk Roads Youth Research GrantDescription: UNESCO calls on young women and men under the age of 35 to apply for the 2022 Silk Roads Youth Research Grant. The grant aims to mobilize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads shared heritage. Twelve grants of USD10,000 will be awarded per research project.
Introduction: Deadline for submitting proposals is 31 May 2022. The research needs to address specific issues relating to: 1. the shared heritage and plural identities developed along the Silk Roads, 2. its internal diversity, 3. its potential in contemporary societies for creativity, intercultural dia... -
World Heritage Capacity-Building ProgrammeDescription: Understanding, managing and conserving World Heritage properties requires up-to-date knowledge and well-honed skills. To help build the capacity of all stakeholders in World Heritage – whether they are practitioners, institutions, communities or networks – the World Heritage Centre has created a number of tools and activities that foster people-centred change, centring on groups of individuals to improve approaches to managing cultural and natural heritage.
Introduction: Over time, many of the capacity-building activities have been supported through extrabudgetary projects funded by the States Parties to the Convention, as well as through the regular activities of the World Heritage Centre. Capacity Building is one of the Strategic Objectives (or “Five C’s”) of t... -
International Day for Monuments and Sites 2021 - Complex Pasts: Diverse FuturesDescription: In 1982, UNESCO’s General Conference established 18 April as the International Day for Monuments and Sites, in many countries also celebrated as World Heritage Day. The day is promoted by ICOMOS globally, and the theme for 2021 is “Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures”.
Introduction: The history of a place can involve many points of view. The conservation of cultural heritage requires careful examination of the past, and its practice demands provision for the future. In recent years, debates on certain narratives, and particular stories over others, have come to the forefront. A... -
The Republic of Korea Pledges 6 million USD for World Heritage-related activities in Asia and the Pa...Description: On 17 March 2021, the Director-General of UNESCO received, via the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO, a letter from Mr KIM Hyun-mo, Administrator of the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea, announcing the creation of a new Framework Agreement to support extra-budgetary projects related to World Heritage in the Asia and the Pacific region.
Introduction: UNESCO and its World Heritage Centre enjoys a very fruitful cooperation with the Government of the Republic of Korea, and especially the Cultural Heritage Administration of the Republic of Korea (CHA), which has supported activities for over 20 years via its Funds-in-Trust (FiT) mechanism. One ...
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