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Background
The AFRICA 2009 programme, launched in 1998, is aimed at improving
national capacities in sub-Saharan Africa for the conservation and
management of immovable cultural property. AFRICA 2009 is organized
with the financial support of SIDA (through the Swedish National
Heritage Board), the World Heritage Fund, the Ministries of Foreign
Affairs of Norway, Finland and Italy, and ICCROM.
Course aim
The main objective of the course is to familiarize participants
with the process of preparing the nominations of Cultural Properties
to the World Heritage List, especially by enabling them to:
- understand the basics of the World Heritage Convention and those
of the Operational Guidelines for its implementation;
- coordinate the main stages of the process for the inscription
of cultural properties to the World Heritage List;
- understand the role of the various players involved in the nomination
process;
- understand the strong links that exist between the criteria
for the assessment of universal value, the questions of integrity
and/or authenticity, and conservation and management;
- have a good understanding of the format and content of the nomination
procedures, and the importance of the quality and precision of
the information to be provided for each of the sections;
- identify problems that frequently block nominations;
- develop strategies and actions to complete the nomination(s)
in process in their respective countries.
Deadline
30 April 2007. Applications must reach ICCROM by this date. Only
complete applications will be accepted |
