Asia and the Pacific

On 19 June, the Second Council Meeting of the Alliance for Cultural Heritage in Asia (ACHA) took place in Qingdao, China. The event gathered experts from across Asia and beyond to discuss and promote the preservation of cultural heritage.

On 17 May, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Korean delegation of the Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee of the Gyeonggido Assembly to ICCROM headquarters. The group heard from Eugene Jo, World Heritage Leadership Programme Manager, about ICCROM's area of work and expertise, as well as its activities.

On 9 May 2024, at our headquarters in Rome, ICCROM and ACCU Nara (the Cultural Heritage Protection Cooperation Office of the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to bolster cultural heritage protection efforts in the Asia-Pacific region.

On 9 May 2024, ICCROM formalized a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Urban Planning Education Network (WUPEN), marking a significant milestone in our joint commitment to advancing sustainable development and the protection of cultural heritage globally, especially within rapidly urbanizing areas.

On 16 April 2024, the Director-General of ICCROM met with representatives from the Beijing Forestry University School of Landscape Architecture, including Professor Xi Zheng, Dean, and Professor Xin Cao. The purpose of the meeting was to deepen collaborative efforts and activate the Memorandum of Understanding established between the two institutions in 2023.

We were very pleased to welcome a delegation from the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of the Republic of Korea to ICCROM headquarters on 22 March 2024.

India, as Host Country of the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, ICCROM and IUCN, under the World Heritage Leadership Programme are pleased to announce that the 6th edition of the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum (WHSMF24) will be organized in conjunction with the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee, with the theme: “Heritage and communities...

The 2022 Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessment in the Context of World Heritage is continuing to spread around the world, becoming a fundamental resource for those managing and working with World Heritage. As its dissemination continues, the need for the Guidebook and Toolkit in various languages increases.

From 5 to 16 November 2023, ICCROM, together with the National Cultural Heritage Administration (NCHA) and the China Academy of Cultural Heritage (CACH), in collaboration with the Changping Ming Tombs Administrative Centre, hosted the international course on assessing the effectiveness of World Heritage Management systems.

In the recent course edition held from 28 August to 15 September 2023, participants learned not only Japanese paper conservation techniques but also gained a deeper understanding of their cultural contexts. During the study tour in the second week (dates), the participants gained insight into how traditional techniques are preserved and transmitted through experiencing papermaking and visiting a...