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ICCROM, UNESCO, and Fondazione Santagata's joint capacity-building efforts in post-conflict contexts have led to 24 international participants graduating from the Post-Conflict Recovery Summer School. The summer programme aims to enable heritage and disaster risk management professionals, public institutions, NGOs and donor organizations to engage effectively in planning and implementing heritage...

Now accepting entries to our regional competition on the “notion and importance of cultural heritage” for school students, entitled: “Our heritage brings us together.”

ICCROM invites applications for the 2024 ICCROM-Sharjah Award for good practices in cultural heritage conservation and management in the Arab Region. This biennial award seeks to honour and reward outstanding work that contributes to the protection and vitality of tangible cultural heritage in the Arab world.

From 11 to 15 September 2023, 80 World Heritage site managers from across the globe met in Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the 5th World Heritage Site Managers Forum held in conjunction with the extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee. The 2023 Forum offered a space to discuss where we are with the on-the-ground implementation of the World Heritage Convention and reflect on...

On 15 September, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro was honoured to meet with HE Ambassador Nosipho Nausca Jean Ngcaba, Ambassador of South Africa to Italy, at ICCROM headquarters.

The first task following the teacher training course will be to implement the methodology through a two-week workshop at the National Museum in Gdansk, with the full support of the National Institute for Museums and the National Museum in Poznan. The objective is to create a long-term plan to develop the pool of specialists able to teach the method across the country and create centres of...

ICCROM is deeply saddened by the recent flooding that has devastated Libya. We offer our sincerest condolences to the government and people of Libya for the lives tragically lost and the extensive damage caused.

On 14 September, ICCROM Director-General Webber Ndoro was honoured to meet with HE Bassam Rady, Ambassador of Egypt to Italy, at ICCROM headquarters.

The 7th edition of the African World Heritage Youth Forum will be held under the theme “Engaging African Youth in Climate Action for World Heritage Conservation,” with an online phase taking place from 23 to 28 October 2023, followed by an in-person meeting in Cairo, Egypt, from 20 to 24 November 2023.

ICCROM is deeply saddened by the recent earthquake that has devastated Morocco. We offer our condolences for the lives tragically lost and the extensive damage caused. We express our solidarity with the affected communities, as well as those engaged in first aid and civil protection activities. When appropriate, we stand ready to offer technical assistance.