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- African World Heritage Day is a day declared by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to celebrate the cultural and natural heritage of Africa. The day is celebrated on 5 May each year. UNESCO declared the day in 2018. Proclaimed by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO (November 2015), African World Heritage Day (5 May) is an opportunity for people around the world, and particularly Africans, to celebrate the continent's unique cultural and natural heritage. While Africa is underrepresented on the World Heritage List (African properties account for some 12% of all inscribed sites worldwide), a dis-proportionally high percentage (39%) of these properties are on the World Heritage List in Danger. Faced with various contemporary threats, such as climate change, uncontrolled development, poaching, civil unrest and instability, many of Africa's wonders risk losing their outstanding universal value. It is, therefore, more urgent than ever that this irreplaceable heritage be protected and preserved for the enjoyment of future generations. UNESCO is committed to spearheading international efforts to draw on the vast potential of Africa's cultural and natural heritage as a force for poverty reduction and social cohesion as well as a driver of sustainable development and innovation. Through this international day, UNESCO aims to increase global awareness of African heritage, with a special focus on youth, and to mobilise enhanced cooperation for its safeguarding on the local, regional and global level. The Day was established to raise awareness of the immense potential of the African cultural and natural heritage. It also aims to alert the world to the vulnerability of this heritage: there are 21 African sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger. The preservation and enhancement of this heritage are essential factors in sustainable development, the only kind of development capable of meeting the complex challenges that face Africa today and include climate change, the challenge of education and the economy, and rapid urbanization. Mobilizing local communities, especially young people, around the safeguarding of the heritage, involving them in projects that place value on their cultural identity and natural environment, is one of the best ways of opening up prospects for the future and for development. It is in particular through training and education that this mobilization may eventually prove to be most effective. (en)
- Los Estados Miembros de la UNESCO proclamaron el 5 de mayo Día del Patrimonio Mundial Africano. El Día del Patrimonio Mundial Africano, proclamado por la 38ª Conferencia General de la UNESCO (noviembre de 2015), es una oportunidad para que las personas de todo el mundo, y en particular los africanos, celebren el insustituible patrimonio cultural y natural del continente. (es)
- Le 5 mai a été proclamé journée du patrimoine mondial africain lors de la 38e session de la Conférence générale de l'UNESCO à la suite d'une proposition du Groupe africain. Cette journée représente l'occasion de célébrer le patrimoine culturel et naturel exceptionnel du continent africain, berceau de l’humanité. Elle constitue également le moment privilégié pour la sensibilisation des populations à la richesse, la valorisation et la préservation des sites africains inscrits sur la liste du patrimoine mondial. Lors de cette célébration, communautés locales, acteurs locaux et ONG sont invités à se mobiliser et à prendre part aux activités organisées par les États parties à la Convention concernant la protection du patrimoine mondial culturel et naturel de 1972. (fr)
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- Los Estados Miembros de la UNESCO proclamaron el 5 de mayo Día del Patrimonio Mundial Africano. El Día del Patrimonio Mundial Africano, proclamado por la 38ª Conferencia General de la UNESCO (noviembre de 2015), es una oportunidad para que las personas de todo el mundo, y en particular los africanos, celebren el insustituible patrimonio cultural y natural del continente. (es)
- Le 5 mai a été proclamé journée du patrimoine mondial africain lors de la 38e session de la Conférence générale de l'UNESCO à la suite d'une proposition du Groupe africain. Cette journée représente l'occasion de célébrer le patrimoine culturel et naturel exceptionnel du continent africain, berceau de l’humanité. Elle constitue également le moment privilégié pour la sensibilisation des populations à la richesse, la valorisation et la préservation des sites africains inscrits sur la liste du patrimoine mondial. Lors de cette célébration, communautés locales, acteurs locaux et ONG sont invités à se mobiliser et à prendre part aux activités organisées par les États parties à la Convention concernant la protection du patrimoine mondial culturel et naturel de 1972. (fr)
- African World Heritage Day is a day declared by United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to celebrate the cultural and natural heritage of Africa. The day is celebrated on 5 May each year. UNESCO declared the day in 2018. Proclaimed by the 38th session of the General Conference of UNESCO (November 2015), African World Heritage Day (5 May) is an opportunity for people around the world, and particularly Africans, to celebrate the continent's unique cultural and natural heritage. (en)
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