World Heritage

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21 July 2022 UNESCO names Strasbourg as World Book Capital for 2024
26 April 2022 Cultural heritage: 7 successes of UNESCO’s preservation work
4 April 2022 Gender equality in cultural life in focus of issue 18 of UNESCO Tracker Culture & Public Policy
18 March 2022 Launch of Phase III of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust Project “Support Silk Roads World Heritage Nomination(s) process”
17 March 2022 Hiring: Contractors to carry out the first phase of conservation works
28 January 2022 Call for Projects for World Heritage Volunteers 2022 ‘Resilience and Re-mobilization towards World Heritage’
27 January 2022 Chang’an–Tianshan Corridor: Talgar
24 January 2022 Join the free UNESCO Massive Open Online Course on living heritage and sustainable development!
22 December 2021 Call for Applications "Sustainable Heritage Management Masterclass on Building a Legacy"
20 December 2021 Four nominations from Central Asia inscribed in the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
13 November 2021 Call for articles and podcasts for the 50th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention
28 October 2021 Fourth Asia-Europe Forum on Education “Sustainable Development in Our Society”
13 October 2021 The Registration for the Session of the 2021 Nanjing Peace Forum is Now Open
7 October 2021 UNESCO Earth Network
Call for applications for a roster of volunteer experts
27 September 2021 Discover the Winners of the 3rd edition of the UNESCO "Youth Eyes on the Silk Roads" Photo Contest