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World Heritage Day
Context
World Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 18th April to honor and protect cultural and natural heritage. This year theme is “Heritage under Threat from Disasters and Conflicts: Preparedness and Learning from 60 years of ICOMOS Actions.”
About
- World Heritage Day is celebrated every year on 18th April. It is also called the International Day for Monuments and Sites.
- The day is meant to honor and protect human heritage. It also appreciates the people and groups who work to preserve it.
- The day was started in 1982 by ICOMOS(International Council on Monuments and Sites).
- Later, in 1983, UNESCOofficially adopted it.
- Every year, ICOMOS gives a special theme for the day. Based on this theme, people and groups hold events and activities around the world to celebrate and protect heritage.
- World Heritage Convention: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) works to protect and preserve important cultural and natural heritage around the world. To help with this, UNESCO’s member countries adopted the World Heritage Convention in 1972.
- World Heritage Sites: World Heritage Sites are special places on Earth that have great value for all of humanity. These can be cultural, natural, or a mix of both. They are protected under an international agreement led by UNESCO gives the World Heritage title to places that are culturally, historically or scientifically important.
- As of October 2024, there are 1,223 World Heritage Sites across 196 countries (952 cultural, 231 natural, 40 mixed).
- India has 43 World Heritage Sites, with Agra Fort, Taj Mahal, Ajanta, and Ellora Caves among the first listed in 1983.
Government’s Initiatives to Promote India’s Rich Cultural Heritage
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