Viet Nam ask UNESCO to fund reservation of its ancient citadel

The PM just agreed that the project "Reservation of the cultural heritage site of Thang Long-Ha Noi" conducted by the People’s Committee of Ha Noi will be included in the list of projects to be financed by UNESCO. The project will receive a non-refundable aid of US $1,124,721. The Ha Noi People’s Committee will allocate a counterpart funding of US $93,198 from its own budget.
The Committee is assigned to set up, approve and sign annual work plans (AWP), implement the master plan and cooperation projects with UN organizations which were ratified by the PM.
In early 2009, the profile on the Thang Long-Ha Noi Imperial Citadel was submitted to the UNESCO Committee of World Heritages for the recognition of the site as a world culture heritage.
The Thang Long-Ha Noi Imperial Citadel is a ten-century historical site. The site covers 18,395 m2, at 18 Hoang Dieu Street, Ba Dinh District, Ha Noi.