Bangkok, Thailand – Submissions are now being accepted for the 2020 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.

In the upcoming cycle, UNESCO introduces the “Special Recognition for Sustainable Development” and an updated set of Awards criteria to acknowledge more prominently the role and contribution of cultural heritage to sustainable development within the broader framework of Agenda 2030.

The deadline for the receipt of materials is 30 June 2020. Winners will be announced in November 2020 in the following levels of achievement: Award of Excellence, Award of Distinction, Award of Merit, Award for New Design in Heritage Contexts and Special Recognition for Sustainable Development.

Entries for the 2020 Awards programme are required to submit the entry form online before deadline. In addition, the project dossier with supporting documentations including a description of the project in the official format, and drawings and photographs in hard and soft copy formats should be posted to UNESCO Bangkok by mail, postmarked no later than 30 June 2020.

To apply for the 2020 Awards and for relevant resources, visit: http://bangkok.unesco.org/content/apply-awards.