28 January. The eight-week course on Conservation of Archaeological Sites concluded in Beirut held under the patronage of the Lebanese Minister of Culture HE Dr Tarek Mitri, ICCROM, the UNESCO Beirut Office and the Université Libanaise (UL).

24 January. The French version of 'Traditional Conservation Practices in Africa' is now available from our Bookshop.

24 January. ICCROM welcomes Dr Hicran Topçu who has been awarded a three-months ICCROM Fellowship from February to April 2006.

Redesign and new address for Africa 2009 website

23 January. Following Africa 2009's policy of transferring the responsibilities of programme activities to African regional training institutions, the Africa 2009 website is now being maintained by EPA. It has been redesigned to improve access and ease of surfing from sub-Saharan African countries. The new address is: www.africa2009.net

12 January. The eight-week course on archaeological conservation resumes in Tripoli, Lebanon, after a short break.