V. Pilkevych, PhD in History, Assistant Professor
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE UNESCO IN THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
The paper looks at the activities of the UNESCO (The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture) in the cultural sphere. Analysing the Convention concerning the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage listed by the UNESCO, the author explores the main steps of nomination cultural sights to List of world heritage, the activities of the World Heritage Committee. Special attention was paid to List of World Heritage in Danger. The main criteria for selection of objects, which can be included to the World Heritage List are analysed. The UNESCO organizes different conferences, projects as to solution of safeguarding cultural heritage on the territory of countries, gives important recommendation for improvements status of cultural sights. Author outlines problems of safeguarding our cultural heritage ("Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra"). In the article The Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict with Regulations for the Execution of the Convention (1954) are analysed. The author emphasizes the high importance of cooperation with the UNESCO for every country. Based on the results of the research the author outlines perspective and directions of the UNESCO's activities.
Key words: the UNESCO, convention, cultural heritage, safeguarding, criteria.
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