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A successful 33rd General Assembly, marking the beginning of a promising new chapter for ICCROM

A successful 33rd General Assembly, marking the beginning of a promising new chapter for ICCROM

The 33rd session of the ICCROM General Assembly has concluded in Rome. National delegations from our 137 Member States - as well as observers from non-Member States, intergovernmental organizations and other partnering institutions - attended the biennial two-day event hosted at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assess our progress, set...

A heritage-based Net Zero Journey in Kasese, Uganda

A heritage-based Net Zero Journey in Kasese, Uganda

This blog was authored by the team from the Cross Cultural Foundation of Uganda: Ms Barbra Babweteera, CCFU Executive Director; Mr Fredrick Nsibambi, CCFU Deputy Executive Director; and Mr Aliguma Ahabyona Akiiki, CCFU Programme/Communications Coordinator.

Now accepting applications for the Arab Cultural Heritage Award for the Young 

Now accepting applications for the Arab Cultural Heritage Award for the Young 

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

ITB 2023 summer school trainers and participants

ICCROM participates in international summer school centred on youth and heritage

ICCROM Sharjah, alongside the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) and the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme of the University of Cambridge, partnered with the International Forum Bosnia (IFB) in organizing the 18th International Summer School: Youth and Heritage (ISSYH18), held 27 July to 12 August 2023.

ICCROM-led workshop identifies nearly 80 collections endangered and heritage sites at risk in Sudan

ICCROM-led workshop helps identify 77 at-risk heritage sites and collections amid the ongoing conflict in Sudan

From 6 to 10 July 2023, ICCROM – in partnership with UNESCO Paris, UNESCO Cairo and UNESCO Khartoum, and in close collaboration with ICOMOS International and the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF) – co-organized a workshop in Cairo, Egypt, to support Sudan’s National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM) in safeguarding Sudan’s heritage amid the ongoing crisis.

ICCROM in Egypt for Sudan

LIVE: ICCROM in Cairo to help Sudanese heritage professionals respond to crisis

ICCROM, through our First Aid and Resilience for Cultural Heritage in Times of Crisis (FAR) programme and our Sharjah Regional Office (UAE), in close collaboration with the National Corporation for Antiquities and Museums (NCAM), UNESCO and the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF), is organizing a five-day workshop on crisis response, risk mitigation, and first aid for Sudan's endangered...

Sudan workshop, June 2023

ICCROM's FAR programme helps Sudan national crisis response and risk management

From 3 to 5 June 2023, ICCROM’s FAR programme, supported by its alumni and long-standing partner, the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation (EHRF), co-led an emergency workshop and forum at the Child Museum in Cairo, Egypt, aimed at supporting Sudan in safeguarding its heritage sites.

Arab Forum 2023

Built heritage in focus at the 4th Arab Forum

After three days of intense discussions and decision-making, the 4th Arab Forum for Cultural Heritage (2023) concluded its activities at the ICCROM Regional Office in Sharjah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This year's theme was “Culture of Built Environment (Omran) and Resilience of Heritage.”

4th Arab Forum for Cultural Heritage concludes with set of recommendations 

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, the 4th Arab Forum for Cultural Heritage (2023) concluded its activities in Sharjah, UAE. The three-day forum, organized by the Regional Office for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM-Sharjah), in cooperation with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Sharjah Institute for Heritage, was held at ICCROM-Sharjah under the title “Culture of Built Environment (Omran) and Resilience of Heritage.”
ICCROM proudly maintains a robust and enduring relationship with Sudan and its esteemed heritage institutions

ICCROM voices deep concern for the people of Sudan and their heritage

ICCROM proudly maintains a robust and enduring relationship with Sudan and its esteemed heritage institutions