Much of the information contained on this Internet site has been taken from the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, of 1 February 2005.

The Guidelines pertain to the goals, resources, organisation, procedures, advisory bodies and to the use of the emblem. More information is available on the Internet and at the head office in Paris:

Secretariat UNESCO World Heritage Centre
7, Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP
France
Email: wh-info@unesco.org

The Secretariat publishes an illustrated magazine in English entitled World Heritage.

The World Heritage List, the World Heritage in Danger List and the Tentative List can be consulted on the Internet:

An overview of other publications is provided at:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/publications

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions are provided at:
http://whc.unesco.org/en/faq/

The Internet sites of the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), the Dutch National Service for Archaeological Heritage (ROB) and the Netherlands Department for Conservation (RDMZ) provide information as well. (In 2006, the latter two will merge to become the Dutch National Service for Archaeology, Cultural Landscapes and Monuments) (Rijksdienst voor Archeologie, Cultuurlandschap en Monumenten (RACM)).

The Dutch National UNESCO Committee (NUC) maintains contact between the Netherlands and UNESCO:

Secretariaat van de Nationale Unesco Commissie/Secretariat of the National UNESCO Committee
Kortenaerkade 11
2518 AX The Hague
The Netherlands

Correspondence address:
Post Office Box 29777
2502 LT The Hague
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)70 426 02 63
Fax +31 (0)70 426 03 59
Email: scunesco@nuffic.nl 
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