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ICOMOS SDGWG Newsletter Issue 01 - 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

🏛️ Moving from Advocacy to Action: A New Chapter for Heritage

I am thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural newsletter for the ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group (ICOMOS-SDGWG)!

To access the newsletter, click on the link below:

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From Global Goals to Local Action: ICOMOS Nigeria’s Roadmap for Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction in Sukur - By Kenneth Aidelojie PhD In the Sukur Cultural Landscape of northern Nigeria, a UNESCO World Heritage site, female education is the cornerstone of sustainable

From Global Goals to Local Action: ICOMOS Nigeria’s Roadmap for Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction in Sukur
By Kenneth Aidelojie, PhD.

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Call for Abstracts- ICOMOS GA2026: Redefining Emergency Response Through Community Leadership - ICOMOS Sustainable Development Goals Working Group is delighted to invite you to submit your abstracts for the ICOMOSGA 2026 Conference, titled 'Redefining

📣📣 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’.

Deadline to submitt abstracts: 30th April 26
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💧On 27 January, ICOMOS, through its International Scientific Committee on Water (ISC Water), took part in the ECOSOC session "SDG Action Segment for Goal 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation."

More info: icomossdgwg.com/2026-partner...

Season's Greetings to you all!🎉
Thank you to my colleagues across ICOMOS and the SDGWG for the dedication, collaboration, and impact you brought in 2025. Wishing you a restful holiday season and a happy, healthy, and inspiring 2026!

RIHN 20th International Symposium: “Knowledge and Training for Green Transformation” - icomossdgwg.com At the RIHN 20th International Symposium: “Knowledge and Training for Green Transformation,” Naima Benkari presented a contribution on capacity building and

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.

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🌟Sofia Fonseca, Cecilie Smith-Christensen, Faisal Abd Rahman — “A Peace-Seeking Paradigm Shift in #CulturalTourism”

🌟Bayan El Faouri— “Leveraging Heritage for Peace: Integrating Culture Across the #Post-2030 #SDGs in the Middle East”
🌟Ananya Bhattacharya, Shalini Dasgupta — “Rooted Resilience: Gendered Perspectives on Heritage, Sustainability, and Empowerment in India”

🌟Jana Chaudhuri, Bekeh Ukelina; Shinjini Saha; Linda Shetabi— “Localising SDG 11.4 to Leverage Heritage for Peace: Reimagining Cultural Value through #SDG16 & #SDG17 in Times of Conflict”

🌟Andris Kairiss— “Assessing Damage and Enhancing Resilience through Cultural Heritage Sustainability Indicators: Latvia-Based Study with Global Contexts”

Presentations at the session includes:
🌟Olga Partina; Naima Benkari; Andris Kairiss; Donovan Rypkema; James Ritson; Andrew Mason — “Lost in the Metrics? Critical Reflections on #CulturalIndicators in the #Post-2030 Agenda”

Our session explores how #cultural heritage can serve as catalyst for #peace, #resilience, #sustainabledevelopment, in times of #crisis & #transformation. Focusing on locally grounded values, #community-driven practices, & the roles of #women & #indigenousknowledge in #socialcohesion & #empowerment.

📣ICOMOS AGA, Advisory Committee Meetings & Scientific Symposium📆 Oct 11 -19
📍Sacred city of Lumbini, Nepal
💡Perceptions of Heritage & Resilience - Disaster Risk Reduction & Preparedness.
✨SDGWG Session✨: Heritage, Peace☮️ & Sustainable Futures - Advancing Cultural Resilience
🗓️ Oct 17 🕜1:30–3PM

⏰ICOMOS AGM Advisory & Scientific Symposium
📍Lumbini, Nepal
📆Oct 11-19
📢Heritage for peace, resilience & SDGs
📣SDGWG session Oct 17 “Heritage, Peace & Sustainable Futures(13:30–15:00 Nepal). Hybrid event highlighting #HeritageForPeace #SDGs #CulturalResilience #SocialCohesion #ICOMOS2025 #Lumbini

✨ ICOMOS SDGWG Side Event #MONDIACULT2025
Living the Heritage: Community Voices for Change
Advocating for standalone goal for #culture #postUN2030 Safeguarding heritage as driver for sustainable development, resilience, and long-term economic vitality.
Join us! 🌟
SALA 133-134, CCIB
📆1-Oct⏰13:30

Join us at #MONDIACULT2025🎉
ICOMOS SDG WG Official Side Event
👉Living the Heritage: Community Voices for Change👈
📆 Wed 1 Oct 13:30

Organized in partnership with King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture(ITHRA)

Let's embed #CultureForDevelopment
www.unesco.org/en/mondiacul...

Join us at #MONDIACULT2025🎉
ICOMOS SDG WG Official Side Event
👉Living the Heritage: Community Voices for Change👈
📆 Wed 1 Oct 13:30

Organized in partnership with King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture(ITHRA)

Let's embed #CultureForDevelopment
www.unesco.org/en/mondiacul...