Willemstad Maintains Good Member Designation on Heritage List

The Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) informed the Ministry of Communications, Transport and Regional Planning in Curaçao that Willemstad is a member “in good standing.” This is an important announcement for the city of Willemstad that, since 1997, has been on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The headquarters of OWHC, of which Curaçao is a member, is located in Canada. The government of Curaçao ensured that the island was well represented at the last four meetings of the OWHC. There are 250 other member cities, such as Amsterdam, Cartagena in Colombia, Valparaiso in Chile and Berlin in Germany. In 2015, the bi-annual general meeting is to be held in Peru; the Curaçao government is considering hosting this international gathering in 2017.