Actively assist the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the States Parties of the Subregion of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, Focal Points, Site Managers, Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee (ICCROM, ICOMOS, IUCN), Educational Institutions, Communities, as well as the Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO, for the implementation of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972, in accordance with the strategic objectives of the Budapest Declaration (2002), summarized in Credibility, Conservation, Capacities, Communication and Communities.
The Regional World Heritage Institute in Zacatecas, a Category 2 Institute under the auspices of UNESCO, is internationally recognized for its leadership in promoting capacity building, regional collaboration and effective monitoring for the best implementation of the Convention on the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972, in Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, actively contributing to the integral development of the nations in its area of competence.