Advocating for the nomination document to inscribe Bethlehem on the World Heritage List

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"THE TANGIBLE AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE THAT EXISTS FROM PREVIOUS GENERATIONS PROVIDES A LINK BETWEEN PEOPLE AND THEIR PAST"

Tuesday, 14 June 2011 00:00

Within the framework of the advocacy campaign to promote inscribing Bethlehem on the World Heritage List (WHL), the Institute for Community Partnership (ICP) at Bethlehem University in cooperation with the Bethlehem Municipality and the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation – Bethlehem (CCHP) have organized a lecture for the students of the English Access Micro-scholarship Program about the history and preparation of the nomination to documents to inscribe Bethlehem on the World Heritage List; Birthplace of Jesus – Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route.

The lecture which was introduced by architect Nada Atrash from (CCHP), was held at Venice hall at Bethlehem Municipality, included a thorough explanation about World Heritage and its role, the history and development of the preparation of the nomination documents of Bethlehem, in addition to an overview on the Inventory of Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites of Outstanding Universal Value in Palestine, an outline of the nomination document as submitted to the World Heritage Committee in January 2011.

It is worth mentioning that the nomination document to inscribe Bethlehem on the World Heritage List was prepared by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in cooperation with the Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation in Bethlehem and Bethlehem Municipality under the technical supervision of the UNESCO Office – Ramallah, and was funded by the World Heritage Fund.