ICOMOS expresses its deep concerns about interventions at the Acropolis, Athens.

The ICOMOS President, Ms Teresa Patrício attended the meeting of G20 Culture Ministers in Rome on July 29 and 30 July 2021. Her intervention focussed on ensuring that culture and heritage are counted in when tackling climate change – as they are both at risk from its impacts and part of the solution.

The Latin American Forum, organised by ICOMOS Peru and ICOMOS Latin American and the Carribean (LAC) group, focuses on People during a discussion on 31 July 2021 (in Spanish).

CHARTER - European Cultural Heritage Skills Alliance has launched its first promotional video to have a quick overview of the Erasmus+ funded project’s context, mission and aims.

Compelled by the increasing severity and urgency of the threats posed by climate change to World Heritage properties across the globe, ICOMOS announces its support for a new draft “Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage.”  The new draft is intended to update the World Heritage Committee’s current climate change policy, which dates to 2007.

On 16 July 2021, the Extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee begins in Fuzhou, China.
The World Heritage Committee session will take place virtually from 16 to 31 July 2021 on the dedicated website.  Some members of the ICOMOS delegation are participating online from the ICOMOS International Secretariat in Paris.