Celebrated on 11 December, International Mountain Day reminds us of the essential role mountains play in sustaining life.

At the start of 2001 the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) and DOCOMOMO (Working Party for the Documentation and Conservation of buildings, sites and ...

Célébrée le 11 décembre, la Journée internationale de la montagne nous rappelle le rôle essentiel que jouent les montagnes ...

After seventeen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) ...

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 ...

Built in the early 8th century, this exceptionally well-preserved desert castle was both a fortress with a garrison and a residence of the Umayyad caliphs. The most outstanding features of this small ...

Après dix-sept ans d’activités fructueuses mettant en avant la jeunesse à travers une coopération internationale, ...

No doubt thousands of statues still remain to be unearthed at this archaeological site, which was not discovered until 1974. Qin (d. 210 B.C.), the first unifier of China, is buried, surrounded by the ...

The 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention is the principal instrument for identifying and protecting, for the benefit of current and future generations, the outstanding natural and cultural heritage ...

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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 ...