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Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (Arc-Wh) – Bahrain Annual Report 2020 ARAB REGIONAL CENTRE FOR WORLD HERITAGE (ARC-WH) – BAHRAIN ANNUAL REPORT 2020 At-Turaif District in ad-Dir’iyah, Saudi Arabia © Editions Gelbart ARAB REGIONAL CENTRE FOR WORLD HERITAGE (ARC-WH) – BAHRAIN ANNUAL REPORT 2020 ARC-WH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 France Tunisia Algeria Syria Morocco Lebanon Iraq Libya Palestine Egypt Kuwait Jordan Bahrain UAE Mauritania Sharjah KSA Sudan Qatar Yemen Oman Seiyun Sana’a Socotra, Yemen Legend ARC-WH on-site presence and online participation Online participation 3 ARC-WH ACTIVITIES IN 2020 France Tunisia Algeria Syria Morocco Lebanon Iraq Libya Palestine Egypt Kuwait Jordan Bahrain UAE Mauritania Sharjah KSA Sudan Qatar Yemen Oman Seiyun Sana’a Socotra, Yemen Legend ARC-WH on-site presence and online participation Online participation ARC-WH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls. © Editions Gelbart 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAIRPERSON’S INTRODUCTION BACKGROUND FOREWORD BY THE DIRECTOR OUR MISSION & OBJECTIVES PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES: PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES: THE 5 ‘C’S 1.1 ADVISE STATE PARTIES TOWARDS THE PREPARATION OF WORLD HERITAGE NOMINATION AND THE HARMONISATION AND REVISION OF THE TENTATIVE LIST PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES: PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES: PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES: 1.2 SUPPORT THE MANAGEMENTS 1.3 SUPPORTING WORLD HERITAGE 1.4 DEVELOPING AND FOSTERING OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES SITES IN DANGER SYNERGIES PROGRAMMES & ACTIVITIES: ACTIVITIES IN FOCUS: ACTIVITIES IN FOCUS: 1.5 THEMATIC PROGRAMMES ON 2.1 THIRD CYCLE OF THE PERIODIC 2.2 JOINT ORGANISATION OF CULTURE-NATURE REPORTING IN THE ARAB REGION ONLINE EXPERT MEETING: IDENTIFYING THE POTENTIAL OF THE ARAB STATES REGION FOR A MORE BALANCED WORLD HERITAGE LIST (GAP ANALYSIS STUDY) ACTIVITIES IN FOCUS: ACTIVITIES IN FOCUS: ACTIVITIES IN FOCUS: 2.3 PUBLICATION OF THE BOOK: 2.4 PUBLICATION OF BOOK ON 2.5 ORGANISATION OF WEBINAR WORLD HERITAGE IN THE ARAB WORLD HERITAGE CITIES IN THE ON THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND COUNTRIES – SECOND EDITION ARAB REGION PEOPLE – BUILDING RESILIENCE IN THE SUPERIMPOSED TRAUMA COMMUNICATION AND COMMUNICATION AND OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY AWARENESS RAISING: AWARNESS RAISING : 4.1 SUPPORTING THE PEOPLE OF COPING WITH COVID-19 COPING WITH COVID BEIRUT 3.1 CONTRIBUTION TO THE 3.2 LAUNCH OF ARC-WH E-LIBRARY #SHAREOURHERITAGE UNESCO CAMPAIGN PARTNERSHIP AND OTHER ACTIVITIES STATISTICS AND FIGURES COLLABORATION ARC-WH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 “During 2020, ARC-WH continued its efforts to support the international campaign to safeguard Beirut’s cultural and architectural heritage in the wake of the tragic blast that trafficaly occurred in August. ” Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy, Bahrain © Editions Gelbart 7 CHAIRPERSON’S SHEIKHA MAI FOREWORD BINT MOHAMMED AL-KHALIFA Despite the impacts of COVID-19 on the detailed information on the Arab reconstruction of cultural heritage sites cultural sectors across the world, the Regional Centre’s work and its role after armed conflicts. Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in implementing the World Heritage With regard to publications and (ARC-WH) continued to implement Convention in the Arab region, as scientific research on international and follow up on projects aimed at well as fostering communication and heritage sites, the Centre is working protecting the cultural heritage of the coordination with the permanent Arab on a number of publications and Arab world through its digital platforms. delegations to UNESCO. books, such as “World Heritage Cities I wish to express my thanks and ARC-WH also drafted the action plan in the Arab Region”, and the second gratitude to the Government of Bahrain, of the second phase of a project to edition of “World Heritage of the Arab which has been a great supporter of support the World Heritage Site of States Book”, as well as the TABE’A ARC-WH since its establishment in Socotra Archipelago in Yemen after III Report, which examines the latest 2012. I would also express my sincere the conclusion of the first phase developments in natural heritage sites appreciation for the support of our of the project, which is funded by in the Arab region. ARC-WH also main partner, UNESCO and its World UNESCO’s World Heritage Fund in sought to strengthen its presence in Heritage Centre (WHC) thathas been the form of emergency aid following the digital world by modernizing its instrumental in enabling ARC-WH in the extensive damage caused by three electronic library, which includes various successful implementation of the 1972 cyclones in 2015. studies in the field of international World Heritage Convention towards the cultural and natural heritage and safeguarding of cultural and natural During 2020, ARC-WH continued its archaeological sites around the world. heritage in the Arab region. efforts to support the international campaign to safeguard Beirut’s cultural Finally, we trust that ARC-WH will In 2020, ARC-WH implemented various and architectural heritage in the continue its efforts next year to further programmes and activities to support wake of the tragic blast that trafficaly implement its strategy to preserve the Arab States. During July, ARC-WH, occurred in August. The Arab Regional our cultural and natural heritage in in cooperation with ICOMOS, organized Centre participated in many UNESCO the Arab world despite the challenges an online international experts meeting initiatives, including efforts to secure our countries face due to the global on gap analysis study of World Heritage and support Beirut National Museum, pandemic, an end to which we hope to Sites in the Arab region. ARC-WH also and to provide technical assistance see soon. held an online meeting in August on the and advice to restore the architectural Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the heritage in the historical city of Beirut. Arab region, in cooperation with WHC. Following the decision to postpone the In December, ARC-WH organized a Conference on integrated post-disaster Mai bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa virtual regional meeting on its role reconstruction of cultural heritage – and vision to support the efforts of social, economic and psychological Chairperson of the Governing Board Arab countries in preserving heritage, aspects of recovery, the Centre Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage in which participants were given worked to implement a study on the ARC-WH ANNUAL REPORT 2020 INTRODUCTION DR. SHADIA TOUQAN BY THE DIRECTOR The Arab Regional Centre for World as well as Advisory Bodies and other Heritage of the Arab States Book, Heritage , like many institutions, partners ensured the flexibility and launch of ARC-WH E-Library in addition faced many challenges in 2020 and creativity in ensuring the completion to participation in a number of partners had to adapt to extremely difficult and success of the planned objectives. meetings such as the AFHW Board circumstances and restrictions to meeting, ALECSO online conference One of the highlights of the achieved enable the implementation of its on Archeology and Cultural Heritage objectives during most of 2020 was planned activities and programmes in the Arab World in times of crises organizing the joint two-day online that were planned and endorsed by and ICCROM/ ATHAR workshop on meeting with the AB Unit of the the GB which met only few days mechanisms and concepts of the before the nature and extent of the WHC of the 3rd Cycle of the Periodic World Heritage Convention and Risk global pandemic were realized. Reporting in the Arab Region in Management. In cooperation with consultation with focal points and UNESCO WHC, ARC-WH also organized Despite these difficulties and officials in Arab State Parties for the online meeting on World Heritage in unprecedented working conditions, preparation of the regional Action Danger in the Arab Region, Processes the year 2020 was one of the busiest Plan to address the priorities in the and Actions in Support World Heritage years for ARC-WH. Soon after the Arab Region that should be presented Sites in Danger. Additionally, the team initial needed adjustment under the to the next WH Committee session. organized and participated in a few new working conditions, the ARC-WH An expert Meeting was also jointly webinars/meetings on reconstruction team, like most teams and institutions organized with ICOMOS to implement and recovery. In the aftermath of the worldwide, worked mainly from the final meeting for the “Gap devastating blast in Beirut in August, home and started communicating Analysis Study” which aims to identify ARC-WH participated in UNESCO internally and with main partners the potential of the Arab Region for Coordination Meetings and campaign through virtual meetings to decide a more balanced representation on for Emergency Response in Beirut and on rescheduling and reorganizing the World Heritage List and examine contributing to the rehabilitation of many of the planned activities that the institutional and legal structures cultural heritage in the historic quarters were postponed adapting them to in the region relevant to the heritage the available time, tools and means sites. The meeting that was originally As part of ARC-WH commitment to pursue projects and programmes to of communication. New timelines planned at ARC-WH in Bahrain was were soon agreed, and work began in protect natural heritage sites, the replaced by a 3-day online meeting earnest to start the implementation team continued the implementation attended by WHC and advisory of the already planned and agreed of Phase II of the International bodies, international experts and commitments. The perseverance and
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