World Heritage Centre News

The UNESCO-Africa-China Workshop on World Heritage, Capacity-Building and Cooperation brought together 26 heritage professionals from 17 African countries in Quanzhou, China, from 20 to 25 October 2026. Through six days of exchanges and practical training with Chinese experts and international partners, participants explored how to strengthen World Heritage nominations, conserva...

A new technical note published by the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), in partnership with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, examines how the World Heritage Convention is reflected in national efforts to implement the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). It also identifies opportunities to further strengthen its contribution to global biodiversit...

From 27 September to 1 October 2026, a Dialogue on Heritage and Authenticity for the Asia-Pacific region took place in Ha Noi and Ninh Binh (Viet Nam). Convened by the Government of Viet Nam with the support of the World Heritage Centre and the UNESCO Office in Ha Noi, it brought together around 250 participants from 29 countries, including members of the World Heritage Committe...

The Colonial City of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic is hosting the first pilot application of the Climate Action Toolkit at a cultural site, and the first in Latin America and the Caribbean. The pilot, taking place from September to November 2026, combines online sessions with an in-person workshop held from 5 to 9 October. The Climate Action Toolkit is being jointly de...

UNESCO and IUCN brought together State Party representatives and site managers from the heart of Eurasia, with support of the UNESCO/Republic of Korea Funds-in-Trust project aiming to enhance transnational cooperation. The capacity-building workshop for natural World Heritage properties in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and Mongoli...