Story. The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage

The Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARCWH) is a Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO. It provides vital assistance to 19 Arab countries in the protection and management of cultural, natural and mixed sites through technical support and the implementation of the decisions and recommendations of the World Heritage Committee. ARC-WH was established by Bahrain, as an autonomous and independent legal entity to support States Parties of the Arab region to fulfil their obligations as stipulated in the 1972 World Heritage Convention.