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Emanuele Tesauro was born in Turin on January 28, 1592, the son of a wealthy noble family. His father Alessandro was a noted diplomat, poet, and political figure, author of the didactic poem La sereide (1585). [6]
An international network of classicists was being tentatively assembled just before the Second World War.In 1948, Juliette Ernst and Jules Marouzeau (from L'Année philologique) fond support in UNESCO, in Paris, which offered funding and logistical support from organizations such as the International Academic Union or the International Council of Philosophy and Human Sciences (ICPHS).
The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is a UNESCO treaty adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 17 October 2003. The convention entered into force in 2006, after thirty instruments of ratification by UNESCO Member States. [2] [3] Romania was the 30th state, ratifying the agreement on 20 January 2006. [2]
UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. [10] UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. [11]
Through a compendium of the different oral and intangible treasures of humankind worldwide, the programme aims to draw attention to the importance of safeguarding intangible heritage, which UNESCO has identified as an essential component and as a repository of cultural diversity and of creative expression. [3] [4]
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. [1] [2] The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands. [3]
In 2003, UNESCO drafted the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which provides an international framework, source of funding, and strategic overview for the further identification and protection of these masterpieces and other intangible cultural heritages. The convention went into force in 2006 and has since ...
Cultural property is legally protected by a number of international agreements and national laws. There is intensive cooperation between the United Nations, UNESCO and Blue Shield International on the protection of cultural goods. [3] [4] [5]