Advocates push to list Louisiana's Poverty Point as World Heritage Site
http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20121008/NEWS01/210080311/Advocates-push-list-Louisiana-s-Poverty-Point-World-Heritage-Site
Hamilton was there to drum up interest from communities around the state for Poverty Point as the state pushes to have the site included as a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Site. "This is a big project ...
All Armenian Catholicos receives World Heritage Cities delegation
http://news.am/eng/news/124056.html
The All Armenian Catholisoc Karekin II received the board members of the World Heritage Cities organization accompanied by the Etchmiadzin city Mayor Karen Grigoryan. The president of the organization and mayor of the Bimster City (Netherlands) Harry ...
Aleppo World Heritage Site in Flames in Syria Fighting
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-09-29/syrian-forces-fight-rebels-in-aleppo-as-ancient-souk-burns.html
The medieval souk, with vaulted stone alleyways, carved wooden doors and shops filled with silk, spices and other luxury goods, is part of Aleppo's Old City, a Unesco World Heritage Site. The two sides have blamed each other for damage in Aleppo, one ...
UNESCO''s Board to look into educational, heritage-related issues
http://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?id=2267158&language=en
He said that the Executive Board of UNESCO will consider the issue of exposure of world heritage recently to destruction as a result of the wars in several regions of the world and specifically what happened in the Syrian city of Aleppo, adding that ...
Aachen Cathedral 100 Euro Gold Coin Latest in UNESCO Site Series
http://news.coinupdate.com/aachen-cathedral-euro-gold-coin-latest-in-unesco-site-series-1632/
The text ?WELTERBE DOM ZU AACHEN? (World Heritage Aachen Cathedral) with the text ?UNESCO? just under the primary design. The reverse includes a stylized depiction of an eagle, the national emblem of the Federal Republic ? along with the text ...
Haitians march for better housing, government reforms
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatches/globalpost-blogs/rights/haitians-march-housing-reforms-world-heritage-day
Haitians protest against the government and the cost of living on September 30, 2012 in Port-au-Prince. The next day, a protest to demand better housing opportunities was cancelled because of alleged government intimidation of people living in tent cities.
Greens welcome new conditions imposed by Tony Burke
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/greens-welcome-new-conditions-imposed-by-tony-burke/story-fn59niix-1226490969801
FEDERAL go-ahead for the nation's largest fish farm bordering the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area will create almost 200 jobs, while toughened conditions have won over some critics. Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke yesterday ...
Arab experts call for global action to save ancient city under siege in Syria
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/arab-experts-call-for-global-action-to-save-ancient-city-under-siege-in-syria/2012/10/01/4c7b4370-0bf9-11e2-97a7-45c05ef136b2_story.html
CAIRO ? The pictures shown Monday at a gathering of Arab antiquities experts gave a glimpse into the damage Syria's civil war has wreaked on the heritage of one of the world's most ancient cities. The wooden gates of Aleppo's medieval Citadel are gone ...
