World Heritage Centre
Established in 1992, the World Heritage Centre is the focal point and coordinator within UNESCO for all matters related to World Heritage.
Ensuring the day-to-day management of the Convention, the Centre organizes the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee and its Bureau, provides advice to States Parties in the preparation of site nominations, organizes international assistance from the World Heritage Fund upon request, and coordinates both the reporting on the condition of sites and the emergency action undertaken when a site is threatened. The Centre also organizes technical seminars and workshops, updates the World Heritage List and database, develops teaching materials to raise awareness among young people of the need for heritage preservation, and keeps the public informed of World Heritage issues.
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If you are interested in working at the World Heritage Centre or would like to find out more about internships.
In Memoriam
We pay tribute to those who have made an outstanding contribution to World Heritage preservation.
Contact Us
World Heritage Centre
UNESCO
7, Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris CEDEX07
France
Tel.: +33 (0)1 45 68 11 04
Related Organizations
UNESCO Culture Sector
7, place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris CEDEX07
France
tel: +33-1-45 68 37 56
fax: +33-1-45 68 55 96
http://www.unesco.org/culture
UNESCO Division of Ecological Sciences, Natural Sciences Sector
7, place de Fontenoy
75732 Paris CEDEX 15
France
tel: +33-1-45 68 40 67
fax: +33-1-45 68 58 04
Man and Biosphere Programme
Website
ICCROM: The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
Via di San Michele 13
I-00153 Rome,
Italy
Tel: +39 06-585 531
Fax: +39 06-5855 3349
E-Mail : iccrom@iccrom.org
http://www.iccrom.org
ICOMOS: International Council on Monuments and Sites
11 rue du Séminaire de Conflans
Charenton-le-Pont
94220
France
+33 (0) 1 41 94 17 59
+33 (0) 1 48 93 19 16
E-mail : secretariat@icomos.org
http://www.icomos.org/en/
IUCN: International Union for Conservation of Nature
rue Mauverney 28
CH-1196 Gland
Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-999 0001
Fax: +41-22-999 0010
E-Mail : mail@iucn.org
http://www.iucn.org/
ICOM: The International Council of Museums
ICOM, Maison de l’UNESCO
1, rue Miollis
75732 Paris cedex 15,
France
Tel: +33 (0)1 47 34 05 00
E-mail : secretariat@icom.museum
http://www.icom.museum
African World Heritage Fund
1258 Lever Road, Headway Hill, Midrand 1685, South Africa
P.O. Box 1234, Halfway House, Midrand, 1685
South Africa
tel: 27 (0)11 256 3552
Email:info@awhf.net
http://awhf.net/
NWHF Nordic World Heritage Foundation
Fridtjof Nansens plass 4
N-0160 Oslo,
Norway
Tel: +47-24-14-01-09
Fax: +47-24-14-01-01
E-mail:nwhf@nwhf.no
http://www.nwhf.no
German World Heritage Foundation
Postfach 40 18 05
80718 München,
Germany
Tel: +49-89-30765101
Fax: +49-89-30765102
E-Mail:info@welterbestiftung.de
http://www.welterbestiftung.de/
OWHC: The Organization of World Heritage Cities
5, rue Cul-de-Sac
Québec (Québec)G1K 4H6
Canada
Tel: +1-418-692 0000
Fax: +1-418-692 5558
E-mail : secretariat@ovpm.org
http://www.ovpm.org
UNEP-WCMC: The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
219 Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB30DL
United Kingdom
tel: +44-1223 277 314
fax: +44-1223-277 136
E-mail : info@unep-wcmc.org
http://www.unep-wcmc.org
- Lazare Eloundou Assomo appointed Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 06-Dec-2021
- Mechtild Rössler appointed Director Division for Heritage & World Heritage Centre 22-Sep-2015
- Happy New Year from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 20-Dec-2013
- Best Wishes 2013 from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre 21-Dec-2012
- Best Wishes 2012 23-Dec-2011
- Kishore Rao appointed Director of UNESCO World Heritage Centre 30-Mar-2011
- Best Wishes from the World Heritage Centre 2011 01-Jan-2011
- WHC Director Francesco Bandarin appointed new UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture 14-Apr-2010
- Best Wishes from the World Heritage Centre 21-Dec-2007