World Heritage Centre News

On 25 June 2026, UNESCO formally handed over a comprehensive suite of strategic tools to support the protection and management of World Heritage in Ukraine. The hand over took place in Gdańsk during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), marking a significant milestone in the Organisation's sustained efforts to safeguard cultural heritage in crisis contexts. This achievemen...

The latest edition of the World Heritage Map is now available to order! This new design, poster-sized wall map features all 1,248 World Heritage properties, illustrated with stunning photographs from across the globe. This map offers a visual journey through the richness of World Heritage sites, the various countries where they are located and key data. The featured image on thi...

The Republic of Korea, through the Korea Heritage Service (KHS), has confirmed a continued voluntary contribution of KRW 5 billion to UNESCO for the period 2026–2030, with annual instalments of KRW 1 billion. This renewed support was reaffirmed at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris in the presence of Mr Huh Min, Administrator of the Korea Heritage Service (KHS); Mr Nayef H. Al-Fayez, ...

In collaboration with ICCROM, UNESCO supported the organization of the International Course on Managing World Heritage: People Nature Culture (PNC), held in Suzhou, China, from 26 May to 4 June 2026. In the framework of the project Sustainable Islands: Building Heritage Disaster and Climate Resilience of Small Island Developing States in the Pacific Region, generously supported ...

In the context of the escalation of the war in Ukraine following the invasion by the Russian Federation, UNESCO condemns the reported strike on 15 June that hit the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, within the World Heritage property "Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra”, one of Ukraine's most significant spiritual and cultural landmarks...