During the 46th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, held in New Delhi, India, from July 21 to 31, 2024, the Regional World Heritage Institute in Zacatecas (IRPMZ), a Category 2 Center under the auspices of UNESCO, held a series of meetings and outreach events with key stakeholders for world heritage in Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.

 

 

On July 24, a working session was held with the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, attended by Mauro Rosi and Rochelle Roca-Hachem from the Latin America and the Caribbean Unit, and Carlos Augusto Torres Pérez and Erika Rentería Ruiz from the IRPMZ. At the meeting, the IRPMZ presented a proposal for extraordinary activities for the last third of 2024, which UNESCO representatives considered relevant.

 

 

On July 26, a pair of meetings were held with representatives of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). ICCROM Director Aruna Francesca Maria Gujralsu, as well as Valerie Magar, Eugene Jo, and Nicole Franceschini from the World Heritage Leadership Programme, were present. Representatives of the IRPMZ were Carlos Augusto Torres Pérez, Director of the IRPMZ, and Erika Rentería Ruiz and Raúl Rodríguez Márquez, collaborators of the Category 2 Centre.

 

 

The session with ICCROM addressed collaborative prospects for the remainder of the year and 2025, and a copy of the book "Zacatecas, Un Lugar con Valor Universal Excepcional" (Zacatecas, A Place of Outstanding Universal Value) was distributed. Among the topics discussed were the Spanish translation of the Guidance and Toolkit for Impact Assessments in a World Heritage Context and collaboration on several training courses.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

 

 

In addition to participating in side events organized by the World Heritage Institute for Research and Training in Asia and the Pacific (WHITRAP), the World Heritage Natural Management and Training Centre for Asia and the Pacific (WII-C2C), and the International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites (WHIPIC), within the framework of the Committee Session, the IRPMZ met with the delegations of Panama, the Dominican Republic, and Grenada, with whom it was agreed to strengthen relations and avenues for collaboration.

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