HERITAGE NEWS

2010 2010 International Tourism Conference on Global Sustainable Tourism CPI (Cultural Partnership Initiative) 2010, International Year for the Rapprochement of Cultures 3rd Course on Conservation of Built Heritage organized by ICCROM ICOM’s 22nd General Conference Nov. 7-12, 2010 Shanghai, China International Museum Day 2010: Museums for social harmony Course Announcement ‘Management Planning for Cultural Heritage’ 7th Session of UNITAR Hiroshima Series on the Management and Conservation of World Heritage sites 2009 Centre for Heritage Development in Africa: Website is Live! CREATE – Development of a directory of arts & culture organisations within the CEMAC region African museum for peace to be built in Chad International Conference on African Culture and Development (ICACD) Angola: Culture Department Controls 121 Monuments and Sites UNESCO - Four Africans Are Running for the Election of the UNESCO Director-General AFRICA 2009 11th Regional Course on Conservation and Management of Immovable Cultural Centre for Heritage Development in Africa (CHDA) hosts first stakeholders meeting African museums: Philip L. Ravenhill Fellowship 2009 Call for Candidates: The Jean-Paul L'Allier Heritage Prize European Commission contributes €2.5 million to Central Africa World Heritage Forest Initiative Revitalisation on the cards for the Centre for Heritage Development in Africa 2008 12th International Seminar of Forum UNESCO - University and Heritage Beads - a showcase of Africa's heritage Africa, Lowcountry connect with Gullah/Geechee heritage School project aims to preserve heritage Head of Ramses II unearthed Conference on the "The Heritage of Migrant Labour in South(ern) Africa"in Johannesburg Two more African World Heritage Sites Listed Mission accomplished Rock art in Sahara and North Africa: Conclusions 9th Africa 2009 Thematic Seminar on intangible aspects of sacred sites Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage will enter into force in January 2009 Second session of the General Assembly of the States Parties First inscriptions on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage Second session of the General Assembly of the States Parties Promoting the Return of Cultural Property Aluka: A Digital Library of Scholarly Resources from and about Africa Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society Promoting the Return of Cultural Property Intangible Heritage Workshop and Ground-breaking at Abasuba museum (Kenya) Mozambique Support Programme to cultural industries in ACP countries 2007 Paris Conference and Evening Event on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage Johannesburg celebrated its heritage Inventorying Intangible Cultural Heritage in Madagascar Namibia’s “Heritage Hunt” World Heritage Committee inscribes 4 new African sites Ethiopia: Authority Renovating Heritages Protection of African Underwater Cultural Heritage Zanzibar Stone Town Heritage Society New Name for SA's First World Heritage Site World Heritage Partners' Day 2007 Funds-in-Trust projects 31st Session of the World Heritage Committee 9th World Congress of the Organization of World Heritage Cities Islands as Crossroads: Cultural Diversity in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) New Report on World Heritage and Climate Change World Monuments Watch 2008 list nominations sought by World Monuments Fund 3rd CHDA Postgraduate Diploma course in the Care & Management of Heritage & Museum Collections AFRICA 2009 Ninth Regional Course on Conservation and Management of Immovable Cultural Heritage (2007) EPA's website redesigned 2006 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage:Tanzania Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage:Cameroon Promotion of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage AFRICOM Web Site wins award! The National Museum of Mali awarded the Prince Klaus Award Underwater Museum in Alexandria 30th Session of the World Heritage Committee The “Habbanae” solidarity loans of north Niger selected for the Harmony List General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Mounir Bouchenaki honoured by the French Government AFRICOM 2nd General Assembly and International Conference Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage enters into force New Assistant Director-General for Culture at UNESCO UNESCO hosts Africa Week Launch of African World Heritage Fund Identification of Intangible Heritage in Sudan New Director-General arrives at ICCROM Redesigned OCPA Website Launched Warning on fake Nok objects and Export Permits Death of Chief Omotoso Eluyemi, Nigeria New Director for National Museums of DRC 18 April 2006: International Day for Monuments and Sites Senegal becomes Member State of ICCROM 2005 Zambia’s Moto Moto Museum wins 2005 US Ambassadors Fund PMDA changes its name to CHDA Plans unveiled for $550 million Great Egyptian Museum 2005 Prince Claus Laureate Professor Abdul Sheriff Mounir Bouchenaki elected Director-General of ICCROM Adopted:Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expression Return of Axum Obelisk Final Result of the election to the World Heritage Committee UNESCO introduces Cultural Heritage Laws Database Africa 05 Celebrations in the UK Death of AFRICOM President