Culturescope.ca - Organization of World Heritage Cities

Home Directories Organizations Directory Organization of World Heritage Cities "The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) was founded on September 8, 1993 in Fez, Morocco. As of December 31, 2001, the organization was made up of 203 cities in which are located inhabited sites, included on the UNESCO World Heritage List."

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"These 203 World Heritage Cities have a combined population of 122 million. The OWHC’s headquarters are located in Québec City, which hosted the First International Symposium of World Heritage Cities in July 1991. The OWHC’s initiatives, which are geared to the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, cover several areas, including the information and the training of municipal managers. To this end, the OWHC organizes symposia and seminars dealing with the challenges to be met in the realm of management and strategies pertaining to the development and preservation of historic sites. The OWHC also strives to heighten awareness among UN, UNESCO, World Bank and The Council of Europe, officials of the importance of better protecting historic cities in the event of armed conflicts. In the coming years, the Organization will focus on the establishment of an electronic communications network linking member cities through the Internet and the creation of a data bank on historic cities."