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In 2006, the UNESCO Convention was ratified by an additional state, Portugal, needing international protection for the looting of its underwater cultural heritage sites. At least six international treasure hunting organizations had established themselves off the coasts of Portugal to reap the benefits of the nation's coastline after new ...
2017 Origin of the famous Rooster of Barcelos. Biella [18] [19] Italy: 2019 History of wool manufacturing and textile manufacturing. Bukhara [20] [21] Uzbekistan: 2023 Known for its golden embroidery, ceramics, jewellery, and woodwork. [22] Cairo [23] [10] Egypt: 2017 Ancient history of specializing in pottery, glassblowing, coppersmith ...
UNESCO has published a series of reports that monitor the outcomes of the 2005 Convention and the progress being made within signatory states. [93] UNESCO (2015). Re|shaping cultural policies: a decade promoting the diversity of cultural expressions for development. UNESCO. ISBN 978-92-3-100136-9. (foreword by Irina Bokova) UNESCO (2017).
Now headquartered in Charenton-le-Pont, France, ICOMOS was founded in 1965 in Warsaw as a result of the Venice Charter of 1964 and offers advice to UNESCO on World Heritage Sites. The idea behind ICOMOS dates to the Athens Conference on the restoration of historic buildings in 1931, organized by the International Museums Office .
Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it was created by a collaboration between Université de Montréal, the INRS and UNESCO to provide statistics for the UN. [2] The institute serves member states of UNESCO as well as intergovernmental and nongovernmental organisations, research institutes, universities, and citizens. All data is available for free.
To be approved as a Design City, cities need to meet a number of criteria set by UNESCO. [1]Designated UNESCO Design Cities share similar characteristics such as having an established design industry; cultural landscape maintained by design and the built environment (architecture, urban planning, public spaces, monuments, transportation); design schools and design research centers; practicing ...
Former logo of the Memory of the World Programme. UNESCO's Memory of the World (MoW) Programme is an international initiative to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time and climatic conditions, as well as deliberate destruction. [1]
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance to cultural or natural heritage as described in the UNESCO World Heritage Convention, established in 1972. [1] Denmark ratified the convention on 25 July 1979, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list ...