International cultural organizations Current Affairs, GK & News
World Heritage Day observed on 18th April
World Heritage Day, which is also known as International Day for Monuments and Sites is an annual event celebrated on 18th April every year. This year, the theme of the World Heritage Day is “Rural Landscapes”. The aim of the day is to emphasize the importance of safeguarding various sites around the world that have ..
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Culture • Europa Nostra • Heritage • International Council on Monuments and Sites • International cultural organizations • International Day For Monuments and Sites • International Scientific Committee on Cultural Landscapes • Monument • Organizations • UNESCO • World Heritage site
International Council on Monuments and Sites launches an initiative to save cultural heritage in flood-devastated Kerala
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) has launched a Kerala Heritage Rescue Initiative to assess damage to rich cultural and built heritage in flood-devastated Kerala. The initiative aims to set up a platform for emergency response to the cultural heritage damaged by the floods in Kerala. It has also set up a Facebook ..
Topics: Australia ICOMOS • Conservation and restoration • Cultural heritage • Culture • Heritage • Historic preservation • Humanities • International Council on Monuments and Sites • International cultural organizations • Museology
World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, monitors the state of conservation of the World Heritage properties, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties. It is composed of ..
Topics: African World Heritage Day • Cultural heritage • Heritage • International cultural organizations • Law by country • National heritage site • Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention • Politics by country • UNESCO • World Heritage Committee • World Heritage site
France hosts 39th session of General Conference of UNESCO
The 39th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) was held in Paris, France. In it, India has been re-elected as the member of the UNESCO’s executive board, its top decision-making body. The General Conference consists of the representatives of the States Members of the organisation. It ..
Topics: General Conference • International cultural organizations • Michael Omolewa • Non-governmental organization • Organizations • UNESCO • United Nations • United Nations Development Group