Webinars Series 'Human Rights' by OurWorldHeritage
The registration for the webinars can be done here.

1. Topic: Eviction and resettlement issues in World Heritage Sites: Hampi and Petra
   Date: 19th April 2021
   
   
2. Topic: The protection of heritage in situations of protracted conflict: Mardin & Diyarbakir
   Date: 30th April 2021
   
   
3. Topic: The Protection of Heritage in Situations of Protracted Conflict: Perspectives from Hebron, Battir, Palmyra and Homs
   Date: 17th May 2021

Topic: Censored? Conflicted Concepts of Cultural Heritage

At the 5th Annual Conference of the DFG Research Training Group on "Identity and Heritage" that is on 25th and 26th November 2021 in Weimar (In the case of pandemic-related restrictions, the conference will take place online).

Abstract Submission Deadline: 16th May 2021
Email: cfp@identitaet-und-erbe.org
Paper Submission Deadline: 10th November 2021
Conference Language: German and English

More information can be found here.

Associazione ReUso (A network of professionals and scholars that organizes and manages cultural activities, conferences and editorial works) issues a Call for Papers in Rome, Italy.

IX International Conference ReUso Roma 2021. Rome, capital of Italy 150 years later: Contemporary topics. Rome, 1-3 December 2021.

The principle of compatible use is one of the most emblematic aspects of the conservation of architectural, landscape, archaeological and historical-artistic heritage in Europe and beyond. It represents a key point for the contemporary architectural culture. The tendency to use, and sometimes abuse not only individual architectural complexes but entire urban contexts and historic centers of different sizes, has spread further in the last decades. To this end, ReUso, on the occasion of the historic 150th anniversary of the capital of Rome, wishes to highlight the convergent attention and possible actions on the heritage of the past, on Italian and international architectural and archaeological realities with different criteria and methods of intervention. Since the first edition of Madrid 2013, a group of colleagues who are sensitive to some architectural achievements in progress began to reflect on the importance of the quality of interventions on individual buildings, urban centres, and the landscape by organizing the first conference that laid the foundations for the next nine meetings. Now here in Rome, we want to continue and above all to consolidate the criteria and methodological aspects proposed by ReUso in relation to present needs and above all to possible future orientations.
The eventual remote modality for non-residents in Italy will be arranged in the case of a permanent state of emergency due to COVID-19.

Submit to: reusoroma2021@gmail.com
Paper Submission Deadline: 30th April 2021

The format must not exceed 10 pages and can be written in one of the three official languages of the conference (Spanish, Italian or English). The full instructions and a template can be found here.

UNESCO - 2021 Silk Roads Youth Grant Proposal Submissions

The Grant aims to mobilize young researchers for further study of the Silk Roads shared heritage.
Who can apply? Young applicants under the age of 35
Application Deadline: 18th April 2021

Further information on applications can be found here. 

Hello everyone!

This marks the beginning of a new initiative by ESACH for heritage students/professionals. Starting here on we'll be posting some upcoming and current opportunities such as Job Openings, Internships, Volunteering Opportunities, Webinars, Call for Paper etc. that could be of interest to you. Please keep a lookout for the upcoming posts.

Here are a few recent Job Openings in UNESCO Headquarters:

1. Associate Project Officer (Culture), in the Culture and Emergencies Entity
   Location: UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France)
   Deadline to apply: 22 April 2021
   The vacancy notice can be found here.
   
   
2. Associate Project Officer (Culture), in the Diversity of Cultural Expressions Entity,
   Location: UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France)
   Deadline to apply: 3 May 2021
   The vacancy notice can be found here.
   
   
3. Individual Consultant Contractor, in the Communication and Information Sector
   Location: UNESCO Headquarters (Paris, France)
   Deadline to apply: 19 April 2021
   The vacancy details can be found here.
   
   
4. Liaison Officer, Office of the Director-General, ICCROM
   Location: Rome, Italy
   Deadline to Apply: 30 April 2021
   The vacancy details can be found here.
   
   
   

This month, our ESACH Talks focuses on the challenges and opportunities around the UNESCO World Heritage programme.

The World Heritage Committee is the body responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, the use of the World Heritage Fund, and inscriptions on the World Heritage List.

During their yearly meeting, the committee composed of 21 State Parties examines reports on the state of conservation of inscribed properties and requests actions to improve the management of the properties listed.

Because young people are seldom part of the State Party delegations. UNESCO seeks to incorporate fresh perspectives to join the conversation by introducing initiatives such as the World Heritage Young Professionals Forum. This side event to the Committee Meeting is a flagship activity from the Heritage Education Programme and aims to foster intercultural learning and exchange.

Another important forum that has brought technical expertise from young voices in the World Heritage Site Managers’ Forum. Their experiences from the field are crucial to strengthen heritage protection and their contributions to improve decision-making procedures help the convention remain a favorable tool to those dealing with heritage on a daily basis.

In addition to the forums, interns at the World Heritage Centre, and with the Advisory Bodies: IUCN, ICOMOS, and ICCROM are also invited to join the event. Master and Ph.D. students of specialized programs on heritage management and conservation from around the world provide a further influx of young blood to the event. These students analyze procedures in the committee as part of their research programmes and work helping the complex logistics behind the grand event run smoothly.

To celebrate young voices involved in #WorldHeritage, we have compiled some statements from students of the Brandenburg University of Technology, who attended the 42nd and 43rd sessions of the World Heritage Committee in Bahrain (2018) and Baku (2019) respectively.

Ayman Al-Schweiki
"As is known, the identification and protection of the world's natural and cultural heritage treasures considered to be of Outstanding Universal Value is the spirit of the World Heritage Convention, and that is what should be the guiding principle to the work of the World Heritage Committee. Here, too, international cooperation must come before individual States' interests."

Emilia Sánchez González
“I felt inspired by the work of the advisory bodies grounding the meaning of heritage protection at the committee. Thanks to their efforts, the mechanism of danger-listing is starting to heal from its bad image and recover its constructive aim in the eyes of the State Parties. At the 42COM (Bahrain) we celebrated the Belize Barrier Reef coming off the list after years of impressive collective efforts, and at the 43COM (Baku) we applauded the decision to include the protected areas of the Gulf of California.”

Kelsey Mass
“In Baku, I had the chance to learn from site managers working on remote islands to urban cities. It was wonderful to see the diverse range of World Heritage Sites and the people who manage and advocate for them! ”

Juan Carlos Barrientos
“The Committee meetings I attended were an opportunity to see what really goes on behind closed doors within this particular community of heritage professionals, politicians and diplomats who seem to all know each other. I discovered that more often than not, diplomatic circumstances are an indispensable element to decision making about ‘World Heritage’ or conservation policy. Even so, the advisory bodies usually put up a good fight! ”

As a network developed by youth and for youth, at ESACH we celebrate every effort to bring young people to the table.

Would you like to share your experience at the World Heritage Committee?

Write us an E-mail to compile a 2nd post featuring more young voices actively engaged with #CulturalHeritage and #WorldHeritage awareness, protection, and management.