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UNESCO Partnership with Gansu Province and the World Bank to support Gansu’s Cultural and Creative I...Description: On March 24, UNESCO and the Gansu Provincial Government announced a new partnership to integrate cultural and creative assets into Gansu’s development frameworks, leveraging culture and creativity for economic, social, cultural and environmental gains.
Introduction: This partnership is part of the World Bank’s US$180 million Gansu Revitalization and Innovation Project (GRIP) for China. UNESCO will provide technical assistance in the design and development of Gansu’s cultural policies and programmes, to help build the institutional capacity and skills on cultura... -
ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific SymposiumDescription: ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium (ICOMOS 21st General Assembly and Scientific Symposium) will be held in Sydney from August 31 to September 9, 2023. More than 1,500 professionals from heritage, archaeology, history, urban planning, architecture and other fields are expected to attend the conference to share their expertise and raise the global public's interest in cultural heritage and conservation.
Introduction: ICOMOS GA2023 Fast Facts: Dates: 31 August – 9 September 2023 Venue: International Convention Centre (ICC Sydney) right in the heart of Sydney Audience: Expected up to 1,500 professionals from across the globe representing heritage, archaeology, historians, urban planning, architects and academia... -
UNESCO Marine World Heritage: 2021 in reviewDescription: The 2021 UNESCO Marine World Heritage Annual Overview, made public today, summarises a year of conservation successes for marine World Heritage, but also underscores the urgent need for greater action to protect sites from the rapidly increasing threat of climate change.
Introduction: Consistent with its mandate, the work of the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Programme concentrates on building resilience across the marine World Heritage network through on-the-ground capacity building, sharing of best practices among local management teams, and the evaluation of sites’ conservation ... -
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...
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