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Name UNESCO – United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Type International Organisation
Where Paris, FRANCE
About

Founded after the Second World War with the purpose to contribute to peace and security through collaboration among nations, UNESCO World Heritage is a Convention established in 1972 and dedicated to ensure protection to natural and cultural world heritage.

Mission

•Conservation, promotion and presentation of cultural and natural heritage.
•Promotion of better protection and management of World Heritage properties.
•Mobilization of regional and international financial support for these purposes

Partners Centre for Conservation and Restoration of Atlas and SubAtlas Architectural Heritage (CERKAS), Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa Centre for Culture, African World Heritage Fund (AWHS), Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial (FEM), International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), Italian Funds-in-Trust, Università degli Studi di Udine - Dipartimento Politecnico di Ingegneria e Architettura (DPIA), Norway Funds-In-Trust, Spanish Funds-in-Trust, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), Fondation IRIS, Fondation Franz Weber (FFW), Our Place World Heritage
Telephone

+33 1 45 68 24 96

Other contact

<a href=”mailto:wh-info@unesco.org”>wh-info@unesco.org</a>

Email wh-info@unesco.org
Address

Place de Fontenoy 75352 07 SP
Paris - France

Year 2020
Nation Morocco
Category Empowerment of Local Communities Environmental Pollution Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title FITS – Résilience Climatique, Développement Durable et Tourisme Solidaire dans …
Organisation
Year 2015
Nation Saudi Arabia
Category Cultural Heritage Empowerment of Local Communities
Target local
Title Al Ahsa Oasis: Joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2015
Nation
Category Cultural Heritage Water Resources
Target global
Title 2nd IWA Workshop on Evolution of Qanat and Relevant Hydraulic …
Organisation
Year 2013
Nation Libya
Category Cultural Heritage Media
Target local
Title VIDEO – Ghadames Oasis: the Pearl of the Desert
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2012
Nation United Arab Emirates
Category Architecture Cultural Heritage
Target global
Title International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural Heritage
Organisation
Year 2011
Nation United Arab Emirates
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Architecture Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title Al Ain: Inscription to the list of UNESCO World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2008 - 2009
Nation Mauritania
Category Architecture Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title World Heritage Earthen Architecture Program – WHEAP
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2006 - 2015
Nation Morocco
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Education Empowerment of Local Communities Energy Resources Environmental Pollution Gender Water Resources
Target local
Title Les Oasis du Tafilalet: Programme de Développement Territorial Durable. Synthèse …
Organisation
Year 2004 - 2007
Nation Algeria
Category Architecture Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title The Ksour Route
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2002 - 2007
Nation
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target global
Title The Sahara of cultures and people
Organisation
Year 2001 - 2004
Nation Mauritania
Category Architecture
Target local
Title Technical assistance for Urban Management and Rehabilitation of the ancient …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2001
Nation Egypt
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity
Target local
Title Report of the Expert Meeting on Desert Landscapes and Oasis …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2018
Nation Saudi Arabia
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title Al Ahsa Oasis, an Evolving Cultural Landscape: Inscription on the …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2018
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage Water Resources
Target local
Title Les régions du Touat et Tidikelt : Les savoirs et …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2016
Nation Morocco
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Le chapelet d’Oasis de Tighmert: Soumission à la Liste indicative …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2015
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title Gourara: Le Sbuâ, Pèlerinage annuel à la Zawiya Sidi El …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2015
Nation Saudi Arabia
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Al Ahsa Oasis: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2015
Nation Egypt
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Kharga Oasis and the small Southern Oases: Submission to Tentative …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2014
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title Oasis de Djanet: Le rituel et les cérémonies de la …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2014
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Djanet Oasis: Intangible Cultural Heritage. Ritual and ceremonies of Sebeïba
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2013
Nation Morocco
Category Architecture Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title Amazigh‘s architectures of High Atlas
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2012
Nation Tunisia
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title The Roman Limes of the Tunisian South: Submission to Tentative …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2012
Nation United Arab Emirates
Category Architecture Cultural Heritage
Target global
Title Report of the International Expert Meeting on Integrity for Cultural …
Organisation
Year 2011
Nation Morocco
Category Cultural Heritage Education
Target local
Title Oasis de Figuig
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2011
Nation Morocco
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Oasis de Figuig: Soumission à la Liste indicative World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2010
Nation Saudi Arabia
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Al Diriyyah Oasis, Turaif quarter: Submission to the tentative list …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2010
Nation Saudi Arabia
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Dumat Al-Jandal Oasis: Submission to the Tentative List of UNESCO …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2009
Nation Morocco
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Oasis du Sud du Maroc: Assistance préparatoire à l’inscription à …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2008
Nation Tunisia
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Gabès Oasis: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2008
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: Ahellil of Gourara
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2008
Nation Saudi Arabia
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Archeological Site of Al-Hijr: Inscription to the List of UNESCO …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2006
Nation Niger
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title La Réserve Naturelle Nationale de l’Aïr et du Ténéré: Submission …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2006
Nation Niger
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Plateau et Fortin du Djado: Submission to Tentative List of …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2006
Nation Oman
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Architecture Cultural Heritage Water Resources
Target local
Title Aflaj Irrigation System: Inscription to the List of UNESCO World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2006
Nation Niger
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Route du Sel: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2003
Nation Egypt
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Fayyum Oasis: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2003
Nation Egypt
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Great Desert Landscapes: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2003
Nation Egypt
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Southern and Smaller Oases in the Western Desert: Submission to …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2002
Nation Algeria
Category Architecture Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Foggaras Oases and the Ksours of the Grand Erg Occidental: …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2002
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Oued Souf: Submission to Tentative Liste of World Heritage Sites
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2002
Nation Algeria
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Parc des Aurès: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2001
Nation Mauritania
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage
Target local
Title Azougui Oasis: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 2000
Nation Morocco
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity
Target local
Title Réserve de Biosphère des Oasis du Sud du Maroc
Organisation
Year 2000
Nation Oman
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title The Land of Frankincense: Inscription to the List of UNESCO …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1996
Nation Mauritania
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata: Inscription to …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1994
Nation Egypt
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Siwa Oasis: Submission to Tentative List of UNESCO World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1988
Nation Oman
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Archaeological Sites of Bat, Al Khutm and Al Ayn: Submission …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1988
Nation Oman
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title The Forts of Rustaq and al-Hazm: Inscription to the List …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1987
Nation Oman
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Bahla Oasis: Inscription of the Bahla Fort in the World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1987
Nation Morocco
Category Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Ait Ben Haddou Oasis: Inscription to the list of UNESCO …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1986
Nation Libya
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Old Town of Ghadamès: Inscription to the List of UNESCO …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1985
Nation Libya
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus: Inscription to the list of …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1982
Nation Algeria
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title The M’Zab Valley: Inscription to the list of UNESCO World …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1982
Nation Algeria
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Tassili n’Ajjer: Inscription to the list of UNESCO World Heritage …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …
Year 1982
Nation Yemen
Category Agriculture, Landscape, Biodiversity Cultural Heritage Local Enterprises, Tourism
Target local
Title Old Walled City of Shibam: Inscription to the list of …
Organisation UNESCO – United Nations Educational, …