History and Significance
It is observed on 18 April to
increase awareness on the importance of diversity of cultural heritage and
preserving it for the generations ahead. Let us have a look in detail about
World Heritage Day, 2020 theme, history and significance.
The day is about preserving human
heritage, diversity and vulnerability of the world’s built monuments and
heritage sites. Also, the efforts required to protect and conserve it and to
draw attention towards it.
We all know that Ancient buildings
and monuments are an asset for us and for the world. Therefore, World Heritage
Day is a collective effort of the communities in the world to do the needful.
This day maintain the cultural legacy and make people think about its susceptibility.
The themes of World Heritage Day
focuses on global unity with the current worldwide health crisis. It also
recognises that whether the heritage is connected with landscapes, place, etc.
it should be valued by multiple and diverse groups and communities.
History and Importance
World Heritage Day is celebrated
every year on 18 April to preserve the human heritage and to recognise all the
efforts of relevant organizations. The International Council on Monuments and
Sites (ICOMOS) in 1982 announced, 18 April as the World Heritage Day. This was
approved by General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983, with an aim of enhancing
awareness about the importance of cultural heritage, monuments and to conserve
them.
The International Council on
Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) organisation was established on the principles set
forth in the Venice Charter, also known as the 1964 International Charter on
the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites.
Celebration
On this day organisation has
decided to celebrate the day by conducting activities like virtual conferences,
online lectures, press releases and social media campaigns can be performed.
People can even post their photographs, information and videos on shared
heritage, cultures from their country. Even it is said that to increase the
reach hashtags can be used, share the message about the importance of heritage
with friends, relatives and family as much as possible. Interested can also
take an initiative and can host webinars related to the topic of heritage.
According to the International
Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS):
Inter-generational transfer of
knowledge, youth leadership, various conferences related to preserving heritage
culture, lectures, training sessions, round-table discussions, poster sessions
etc. will pave the importance of heritage and celebrates it on a wider scale.
World Heritage Day gives us an opportunity to conserve and preserve our heritage culture which paves an ancient importance. They have an outstanding universal value.