Mapungubwe is set hard against the northern border of South Africa, joining Zimbabwe and Botswana. It is an open, expansive savannah landscape at the confluence of the Limpopo and Shashe rivers.

The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge of Višegrad across the Drina River in the east of Bosnia and Herzegovina was built at the end of the 16th century by the court architect Mimar Koca Sinan on the orders ...

Made in Paris by the French sculptor Bartholdi, in collaboration with Gustave Eiffel (who was responsible for the steel framework), this towering monument to liberty was a gift from France on the ...

World Heritage is the designation for places on Earth that are of outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future ...

UNESCO hosted the International Expert Conference on the Sacred City of Anuradhapura at its Headquarters on 1 April 2025, bringing together over 400 in-person and online participants, including ...

L'UNESCO a accueilli, le 1er avril 2025, la conférence internationale d'experts sur la Ville sainte d'Anuradhapura à son siège, réunissant plus de 400 participants en présentiel et en ligne, dont des ...

As part of the ongoing process of revising the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy (WHCBS), the World Heritage Centre and ICCROM convened a Reference Group meeting on 27 March 2025. This meeting ...

UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 1-8 July 2025 - “World Heritage in an interconnected world: Leveraging digital technologies and innovative approaches” As an integral part of the 47th session of the ...

Siège de l'UNESCO à Paris, 1-8 juillet 2025 - « Le patrimoine mondial dans un monde interconnecté : mobiliser les technologies numériques et les approches innovantes » En tant que partie intégrante de ...

UNESCO expresses its solidarity with the firefighters and the authorities of the Republic of Korea who have been facing unprecedented fires in recent days. In view of the heavy human toll, the ...

L'UNESCO exprime sa solidarité aux pompiers et aux autorités de la République de Corée qui font face ces derniers jours à des incendies sans précédent. Face au lourd bilan humain, l’Organisation ...

1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/8E, 2. Congratulates States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for ...