Celebrating Women in Heritage: Knowledge, Resistance, and the Reframing of Resilience On 7 March, the Task Team 8, SDG5 and Heritage (Gender Equality & Heritage) of the ICOMOS SDG Working Group hosted a webinar celebrating the role of women in heritage and their vital contributions to sustainable development. Organised by Team Task 8, the session […]
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ICOMOS SDGWG is proud to share the first issues of its newsletter with you. The ICOMOS SDG WG newsletter will be published quarterly a year. This is our first attempt to broaden our activities, engage with more audience and involve more people. In this newsletter, you can read about the recent bi-monthly update of the
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ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group is delighted to invite you to submit your abstracts for the ICOMOSGA 2026 Conference, titled ‘Redefining Emergency Response Through Community Leadership’. Organised by ICOMOS, the SDGs working group will discuss the papers dedicated to the ‘Local First Responders: Community and Indigenous Leadership in Heritage Response for the SDGs’ in
2026 Partnership Forum of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) | UN headquarters, NYC, USA On 27 January, ICOMOS, through its International Scientific Committee on Water (ISC Water), in collaboration with the ICOMOS SDG Working Group, took part in the ECOSOC session “SDG Action Segment for Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation.”ISC Water President Meisha
By Kenneth Aidelojie PhD In the Sukur Cultural Landscape of northern Nigeria, a UNESCO World Heritage site, female education is the cornerstone of sustainable development. The ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (SDGWG) provides the global policy framework for this transformation, emphasizing that heritage is not just a relic of the past but a driver
At the RIHN 20th International Symposium: “Knowledge and Training for Green Transformation,” Naima Benkari presented a contribution on capacity building and community-based education for vernacular heritage conservation and management in the Gulf, framed through an area-capability approach. This approach positions threatened vernacular settlements not only as sites at risk, but as training grounds for “green
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ICOMOS is pleased to announce that SDGWG Focal Point Dr Naima Benkari will be an invited speaker at the: 20th International Symposium of the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), titled “Knowledge and Training for Green Transformation”, 10–11 December 2025 in Kyoto, Japan. Her presentation: “Capacity Building and Community-Based Education for Vernacular Heritage Conservation
On the 5th and 6th of November this year, our very own Dr Naima Benkari presented a keynote speech at the WHITRAP/HeritAP’s Annual meeting 2025. In her keynote, she talked about “Heritage that Pays Its Way Fairly — From Advocacy to Shared Practice”. In her presentation, Dr Naima Benkari revealed that the Sustainable Development Goals
The ICOMOS Scientific Symposium in Lumbini, Nepal (16–17 October 2025) featured the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (SDGWG) session titled “Heritage, Peace, and Sustainable Futures: Advancing Cultural Resilience.” Held on 17 October, this session brought together scholars and practitioners who explored the transformative role of heritage in promoting peace, inclusion, and sustainability within the
Where SALA 120-121, BARCELONA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER (CCIB), BARCELONA, SPAIN When Wednesday, October 1st01:30 PM – 02:30 PM (EUROPE/ZURICH)
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