World Heritage Committee news

The Great Spa Towns of Europe (GSTE) has announced the successful approval of its funding application under the European Town Twinning Programme. This funding will ... More

The World Heritage Committee has inscribed the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, US on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The ... More

The architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright, the ruins of Babylon, a migratory bird sanctuary on the coast of the Yellow Sea, and a Prosecco wine ... More

The 43rd session of Unesco's World Heritage Committee will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, it has been revealed. Taking place between 30 June and 10 ... More

Germany's Naumberg Cathedral, the Caliphate City of Medina Azahara in Spain and the Sansa Buddhist Mountain Monasteries of Korea are among the 18 new additions ... More

The state parties of Mexico and Central America have adopted a five-year action plan for World Heritage, following a regional gathering of the World Heritage ... More

In a bid to protect its World Heritage status, the City of Liverpool and Historic England have drawn up a heritage action plan, created to ... More

Palestine’s Hebron old city, the UK’s Lake District and the male-only sacred Japanese island of Okinoshima are among 23 new additions to Unesco’s World Heritage ... More

Vienna has been added to Unesco’s list of World Heritage in Danger, while notable sites including Machu Picchu and the Great Barrier Reef have narrowly ... More

Unesco has announced the annual update to its prestigious World Heritage list, adding 21 new locations deemed of cultural and historical importance to its global ... More

Unesco has added a number of sites to its list of World Heritage in Danger, with the body raising concerns over sites in Mali, Uzbekistan ... More

A new UNESCO report has identified climate change as the biggest threat to World Heritage sites, with designated locations in nearly 30 countries at risk ... More

A collaboration of UNESCO groups gathered in Malta last month to deliver training in disaster risk reduction principles, also incorporating heritage professionals in the body’s ... More

Peruvian authorities continue to look for new ways to capitalise on Machu Picchu's popularity as a visitor attraction, having revealed the remote ancient site is ... More

UNESCO has threatened to put Venice on it Heritage at Risk list after expressing concern over development projects relating to shipping near the city. The ... More

A suggestion to extend the opening hours of Machu Picchu – Peru’s most famous landmark – has been met with concern over increased visitor footfall ... More

UNESCO will establish an observatory in Lebanon to monitor and assess Syria’s buildings, artefacts and intangible cultural heritage to combat illicit trafficking of items of ... More

All six of Syria's World Heritage sites have been placed on an endangered list by the World Heritage Committee (WHC). Due to the ongoing civil ... More

Image: Rio de Janeiro has been inscribed by UNESCO A number of international cultural attractions feature among 26 new additions to the United Nations Educational, ... More

Image: Liverpool boasts a number of historic docks Liverpool has joined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's (UNESCO) List of World Heritage in ... More

Image: The resort will be near the Giant's Causeway UNESCO is to call for a new resort scheme in Northern Ireland to be halted until ... More

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) has added 21 new sites to its World Heritage List, comprising 15 cultural, five natural and ... More

A special programme of events to be held throughout 2010 has been organised in order to celebrate the 100th anniversary of a historic railway linking ... More