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Statement by the US National Commitee of ICOMOS on the Maui Wildfires in Hawaii
The United States National Committee of ICOMOS is horrified at the extent of human suffering and the destruction of heritage resulting from the fires in Maui. Our hearts go out to the many people who...
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G20 India Culture Working Group Meetings: Outcome Documents
Following 6 months of meetings, statements, global thematic webinars and discussions of the Draft Ministerial Declaration, the 'Kashi Culture Pathway' was released at the Culture Minister's Meeting in...
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Earthquake in Morocco affects historic sites
ICOMOS is deeply saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the earthquake on Friday 8 September – whose epicentre is situated in the al-Haouz province, south-east of Marrakech, Morocco....
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Under the new leadership of Prof. Xavier Greffe, the ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Economics of Conservation (ISCEC), is looking to enlarge and diversify its membership, as well as...
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of...
On 17 October 2003, the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was adopted by the 32nd session of the General Conference of UNESCO. Twenty years later, ICOMOS takes this...
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ICOMOS Appeal on the situation in Gaza and Israel
This past week, ICOMOS has witnessed with horror and despair the unspeakable attacks, loss of life and suffering inflicted on Israeli and Palestinian civilians – who are again paying the heaviest...
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AFRICA24 Conference – Call for abstracts
The AFRICA24 Conference is organized by the ICOMOS International Scientific Committees CIAV (ISC on vernacular architecture), ISCEAH (ISC on Earthen architectural heritage), ICTC (ISC on Cultural...
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Celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection...
On 2 November 2001, the UNESCO Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage was adopted by the 31st session of the General Conference of UNESCO. Twenty two years later, ICOMOS...
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Giving Tuesday 2023: Cultural Heritage in Crisis
For this GivingTuesday on 28 November 2023, support 4 ICOMOS National Committees, who have been going through traumatic events in their respective countries. ICOMOS Pakistan is still recovering from...
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In Memoriam - Jukka Jokilehto (1938-2023)
ICOMOS is sad to hear about the passing of Finnish Architect and Urban Planner Jukka Jokilehto. Jokilehto was awarded the ICCROM Award in 2000 as well as the Honorary Membership of ICOMOS in 2014 for...
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ICOMOS Press Release on the Situation in Gaza and Israel
Following ICOMOS’ appeal on 17 October, and in the face of the increasingly distressing developments over the last months, ICOMOS again expresses its sadness and horror at the unacceptable and...
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Information on the situation in Gaza and Israel
This page provides information on the situation in Gaza and Israel. For sharing additional information or signaling an omission, contact crisisresponse@icomos.org. To stay up to date, you can follow...
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Meet the New ICOMOS Committee Presidents for 2024!
ICOMOS is pleased to introduce you to its newly elected National and International Scientific Committees Presidents. Discover their rich professional experience and academic background in the short...
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New publication gathering Arabic translations of major cultural heritage...
ICOMOS and ICCROM, through its Regional Office in Sharjah (ICCROM-Sharjah, U.A.E.) have officially released a new publication gathering Arabic translations of international charters and declarations...
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New ICOMOS-ICCROM Guidance on Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Recovery and...
This new publication by ICOMOS and ICCROM, 'Guidance on Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Recovery and Reconstruction for Heritage Places of Cultural Significance and World Heritage Cultural Properties'...
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ICOMOS Indigenous Heritage Working Group – Call for members
Following the unanimous approval of a resolution to develop practices to better understand and conserve indigenous cultural heritage by the ICOMOS General Assembly in Delhi in December 2017, an ad hoc...
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Apply to the ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize by 31 May
ICOMOS is launching the 2nd edition of the ICOMOS Culture-Nature Prize, which will be awarded to support the most promising Culture-Nature initiatives undertaken by ICOMOS members. The 2024 edition is...
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Implementation of a National Cultural Heritage Inventory in DRC | Phase II
Following the work initiated through a capacity-building workshop in 2022 in Kinshasa and Kongo Central, ICOMOS is implementing the second phase of the national cultural heritage inventory in...
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Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to help support the rehabilitation of Chernihiv's...
From 18-22 March 2024, a UNESCO/ICOMOS mission to Chernihiv on Guidance for Developing a Rehabilitation Plan for the Historic Center of Chernihiv and Methodology for Emergency Preparedness Plans was...
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ICOMOS represented at the 2024 UN Ocean Conference in Barcelona
The 2024 United Nations Ocean Decade Conference - co-organized by UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC/UNESCO) - took place in Barcelona 10-12 April, 2024. The event centred around...
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