The election took place during the 18th General Assembly of State Parties to the World Heritage Convention held at the Unesco headquarters in Paris on Monday, November 7, 2011.
In Japan, during the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention in Hiraizumi, I saw how culture and heritage help to heal the wounds of people affected by disaster.
"UNESCO has a special place, not only in our hearts but also in our minds, " she continued, referring to the valuable Work UNESCO does through the World Heritage Convention.
As early as 2001, UNESCO and the European Space Agency initiated the Open Initiative on the Use of Space Technologies to Support the World Heritage Convention and set up a large network of UNESCO space partners.
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In its decision, the 21-member Committee responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, called on the Director-General of UNESCO to create a special fund to help Mali in the conservation of its cultural heritage.
Palestine, which became a member of UNESCO in October 2011 and subsequently ratified the World Heritage Convention, will be presenting its first site for inscription on the World Heritage List.
The UK National Commission for UNESCO (UKNC) supports the effective implementation of the World Heritage Convention within the UK and works to strengthen international links and expertise in the protection and promotion of World Heritage Sites.
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Joanne Orr, Chair of the UK National Commission for UNESCO in Scotland talks about the World Convention safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) and an initiative to record ICH in Scotland using an online wiki style inventory.
They have included the granting of the National Monument Conservation and Restoration Award, a National Workshop on the 1972 Convention, a travelling photograph exhibit of Cuban spots declared World Heritage Sites by UNESCO, and the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the declaration of Old Havana and its colonial fortress system as World Heritage Sites.
On the 40th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the 30th anniversary of the declaration of Old Havana and its fortress system as World Heritage Sites, and the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Programme "Memory of the World", a press conference was held on Tuesday, November 30.
The drafting of the World Heritage Convention was inspired by the international synergy of this great project as well as subsequent UNESCO campaigns during the 1960s to conserve treasures such as the city of Venice, Italy, after the great flood of 1966, the threatened Bronze Age city of Moenjodaro in Pakistan, and the Buddhist temple compounds of Borobodur, Indonesia.
In 1972, UNESCO adopted the Convention Concerning the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, which has since been signed by many countries, including Pakistan.
However, on the basis of the 1966 Declaration, the success of the Nubia campaign and the principles established in Venice in 1970 the most important action undertaken by UNESCO in 1972 was the adoption of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.
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