CAMPAIGN FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF VENICE 1966
UNESCO's involvement with the City of Venice initiated the same day of the disastrous flood which devastated Venice on 4 November 1966 when the Italian Government made an appeal for aid to the 14th. Session of the UNESCO General Conference.

MEMORANDUM UNESCO & THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT 1967
On 15 March 1967, in a memorandum concerning Venice (doc. 76EX/13 Add.) the Italian Government invited UNESCO to play an active role in an international action.

PRIVATE COMMITTEES FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF VENICE, UNESCO LIAISON OFFICE 1973
In the first 7 years of the Campaign for the Safeguarding of Venice, UNESCO brought international public awareness to the difficulties and problems the City of Venice was continually facing.

VENICE & ITS LAGOON INCLUDED IN THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST 1987
During the 24th. Session of the General Conference, a strategy for International Safeguarding campaigns was approved.

UNESCO REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 1989
As a follow up to the MINESPOL I Conference and in accordance with Resolutions on European co-operation adopted by the UNESCO General Conference in its 15th Session, it was decided to establish within UNESCO an appropriate mechanism to act as a regional bureau for scientific co-operation.

FOLLOW UP TO RESOLUTION 2.2-26TH. SESSION OF THE UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE 1991
ROSTE's role was identified in accordance to various recommendations elaborated by consultative meetings and decisions taken by the 24th, 25th and 26th Sessions of the UNESCO General Conference on Regional Co-operation in Science and Technology with Particular Reference to the New Situation in Europe.

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNESCO & THE ITALIAN GOVERNMENT 1995
In 1993, with the support the Italian National Commission for UNESCO and the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the idea of an international agreement between UNESCO and the Italian Government concerning the development and strengthening of ROSTE and UNESCO's role was moved within the Italian territory.

UNESCO VENICE OFFICE 1998
In order to better identify field offices located throughout the world, the UNESCO decided that decentralised offices and units would be recognised using the name of the city which hosts their premises.

ROSTE IN THE PROCESS OF DECENTRALISATION 2001
Within the frame of UNESCO field strategy set out in the Decentralization Action Plan endorsed by the governing bodies (Report 161 EX/5, 18 May 2001), the structure of the decentralization system at UNESCO was based on the concept of cluster, i.e. a group of countries served by a single multidisciplinary office.

ESTABLISHMENT OF A SINGLE OFFICE IN PALAZZO ZORZI 2002
In March 2002, ROSTE and LO successfully transferred their activities to Palazzo Zorzi, the extended facilities freshly-restored by the Government of Italy and under commodatum of the Municipality of Venice.

MEMORANDUM OF AGREEEMENT BETWEEN UNESCO & THE GOVERNMENT OF ITALY 2002

REGIONAL BUREAU FOR SCIENCE AND CULTURE IN EUROPE 2006

SIGNATURE OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN UNESCO AND THE ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE COMMITTEES (ACP) 2006
Cooperation Agreement for the Joint Programme for the Safeguarding of Venice between UNESCO and the Association of International Private Committees for the Safeguarding of Venice Paris 17 February 2006

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