World Heritage in a nutshell

Presentation of the importance of United Nations, Unesco, Organization of World Heritage Cities and Banska Štiavnica-

Budapest World Heritage education school program

Flag of United Nations

Information about United NationsUnited Nations was founded after World War

IIto stop wars between countries and provide a

platform for dialoguean international organization for cooperation

in international law, security, economic development, social, progress, human rights, civil rights, civil liberties, political freedoms, democracy, and achievment of lasting world peace

UN has now 193 member states

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

Unesco World Heritage logo

World Heritage Convention 1972

World Heritage is destignation for places on Earth that are outstanding universal value to humanity and as such, have been inscribed on the World Heritage List to be protected for future generation to appreciate and enjoy.

911 natural and cultural places inscribed on the World Heritage List to date

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest, including the Banks of Danube, the Buda Castle Quater and Andrássy Avenue

Date of inscription 1987 and 2002

Banská Štiavnica, Slovakia

Historic Town of Banská Štiavnica and the Technical Monuments in its Vicinity

Date of inscription : 1993

Interesting places listed by UNESCOBorodubur, Indonesia

Rom, Colosseum

China Danxia’s Landform

Budapest’s Landscape

Spain, Altamira Cave

Indonesia, Comodo Island

Jerusalem, Great Moshe

Eastern Islands, Stone statues

Mexico, Chitzen itza

England, Stonehenge

Banská Štiavnica, historic center

Egypt, Piramids

Paris, Notre Dame

Organisation of World Heritage Cities logo 1993

UNESCO and OWHC goals on the youth levelto encourage young people to become

involved in heritage conservationto promote awareness amoung young people

of importance of preservation of architectural heritage

to develop new and effective approaches, methods and materials

to help establish a network for futher cooperation

Banská Štiavnica-Budapest WorldHeritage education school program

Banská Štiavnica-Budapest school program’s logo ( by Dóra’s plan)

Thank you for your attention!Banská Štiavnica-Budapest World Heritage

education schoolprogram is supported by the Loyalty Reward Program of Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC)

the schoolprogram is realized in 2013participants of the schoolproject : pupils and

teachers of the Jozef Horak (Banská Stiavnica) and Óbudai Harrer Pál (Budapest)primary schools

This presentation was taken by Dr. Katalin Kiss, World Heritage expert, on the 8th of July 2013 in Budapest