For their part, many European countries are committed to support financially the action plan that UNESCO is currently developing for the reconstruction of destroyed heritage and the preservation of manuscripts - a project that Norway also supports.
Princess Sumaya also underscored the importance of sciences for archaeology and, in particular, for long-term cultural heritage preservation referring to the World Heritage site of Petra.
The most significant feature of the 1972 World Heritage Convention is that it binds in a single document the concepts of nature conservation and the preservation of cultural properties and sets out the duties of member-states and the international community for the preservation of monuments of world heritage.
The judge said the council's arguments did not adequately meet the requirements to pay special regard to the preservation of heritage assets.
During his speech, Mohamed Djelid, praised the First Lady of Iraq for her continuous support for UNESCO in the area of the preservation of cultural heritage.
But now prisoners have volunteered to take part in a nationwide programme organised by the prison service and the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland.
The project aims at assisting the Albanian authorities in their efforts to safeguard the historic centre of Gjirokastra through the preparation and improvement of management plans, the restoration of historic monuments and capacity-building activities in the field of heritage preservation and management.
"These sites are an integral part of our heritage and this is what the programme is intended for - education about our heritage and preservation of the sites' critical importance to our national history, " says David Baker, spokesman for the Israeli prime minister's office, which runs the heritage sites project.
In this context, she recalled that Iraq made voluntary contributions to UNESCO amounting to over USD 4 million in the first six months of 2012 alone, notably through self-benefiting projects in the field of cultural heritage preservation, and emphasized that such cooperation would be expanded to the fields of education and sciences.
More recent initiatives, such as the "World Appeal for the Preservation of Broadcast Heritage" (initiated by the International Federation of Television Archives) - which has so far garnered over 10, 000 signatures - will also be embraced in the feasibility study.
At the event, the President of the MBI Al Jaber Foundation, Sheikh Mohamed bin Issa Al Jaber, UNESCO Special Envoy, announced his intention "to organize and sponsor, at UNESCO, a conference of donors for the restoration and preservation of the cultural heritage of Mali, and in particular Timbuktu with all concerned parties, " funded by the Foundation, a longstanding partner of UNESCO.
The Director-General commended deeply the Japanese national and municipal authorities, and in particular the Kyoto Committee for the 40th anniversary of the World Heritage Convention, for their exceptional commitment to heritage preservation and to the values enshrined in the Convention.
The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ICCROM) provides expert advice on conservation and training in restoration techniques.
The aim of the project, which is taking place in cities across the continent, is to sensitise people to the meaning of cultural heritage and interest them in the preservation of ancient monuments.
The main objective when considering such applications should be the protection and sustenance of each World Heritage Site through the conservation and preservation of its Outstanding Universal Value.
Specialists from this Consortium have participated in long-term projects funded by the UNESCO Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of World Cultural Heritage in Cambodia, Afghanistan and Iraq, among others.
While referring to the "Memory of the World" Programme, the official underlined that this UNESCO initiative has contributed to the preservation of the documentary heritage for two decades and has facilitated universal access to it.
In June 2002, the fifteenth session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme welcomed the proposal of creating an international centre on qanats in Yazd, Islamic Republic of Iran, recognizing the potential role of the Centre in raising awareness and helping the preservation of this admirable historical heritage.
The Prize was created to commemorate the inscription of the Buljo jikji simche yojeol - the oldest known book of moveable metal print in the world - on the Memory of the World Register, and to contribute to the preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage as a common heritage of humanity.
The need to balance preservation and promotion of cultural heritage, the central role of cultural tourism and its socioeconomic benefits, were also at the heart of the discussion.
The preservation of audiovisual heritage is a complex task that requires costly resources.
Indigenous land-use agreements, usually involving compensation, employment opportunities, and the preservation of designated heritage sites, have become the new standard in mining.
Deliberations will consider especially community involvement in the preservation of cultural heritage, youth engagement and heritage education with a view to ensuring the sustainable development of cultural heritage worldwide.
With the wealth of material coming in daily to TV broadcast archives and prioritization of profit-making activities, it is easy not to see their role in contributing to the preservation of national heritage.
The prize is awarded to individuals or institutions that have made significant contributions to the preservation and accessibility of documentary heritage.
Speaking of her responsibilities as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal National Museum, Princess Sumaya raised the need to develop a regulatory framework that would enhance the overall responsibility of national museums in the long term preservation and management of national cultural heritage landmarks, stressing the moral obligation each national museum holds with respect to its national heritage.
Along with the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage and the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage this Convention is one of the pillars of the preservation and promotion of cultural diversity.
This meeting is organized within the framework of the UNESCO Office in Uzbekistan programm on preservation of tangible cultural heritage, Coordinating Committee to support the documentation standards and procedures for the serial and transnational World Heritage nomination of the Silk Road in Central Asia.
The Director-General recalled the importance of the World Heritage Convention as one of the most important and deeply innovative international legal treaties forged to create bonds amongst peoples across the world through the mutual appreciation and preservation of the world's most outstanding cultural heritage, beyond domestic, political or territorial divides.
The Director-General underlined that the preservation, protection and the accessibility of documented heritage of the world are key elements for the progress and advancement of knowledge societies.
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