Wednesday, June 29, 2016
As part of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee and in the framework of the UNESCO World Heritage Education Programme, the Turkish National Commission for UNESCO and the Istanbul Site Management Directorate are holding the World Heritage Youth Forum 2016: “At the Crossroads of Multi-Layered Heritage”. It benefits from the financial support of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality.
The aim of the Forum is to deepen youth knowledge and understanding the importance of:
- the implementation of the World Heritage Convention,
- the working methods of the World Heritage Committee,
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the challenges and opportunities of the protection of multi-layered World Heritage sites.
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Dates: 29 June - 12 July 2016, prior to the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee
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Venue: The World Heritage Site of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, the Historic Peninsula and the entirety of the Golden Horn (Haliç)
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Working language: English
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Website: http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/1440
