The 4th World Heritage Youth Forum focusing on the
implementation of the World Heritage Convention was held from 10
to 20 June 2012 in Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) and Mollina,
(Málaga). Forty-six young people aged from 12 to 15 years old,
with Spanish as a common language, attended from Colombia,
Chile, Croatia, Ecuador, France, Germany, Honduras, Mexico,
Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, Russia, Spain and the United
States, representing World Heritage sites of their countries.
The activity was carried out in line with the Patrimonio Joven
program of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
and under framework of the World Heritage Education Programme.
It began in 2009 when Spain hosted the 33rd session of the
UNESCO World Heritage Committee and organized the 1st Ibero-
american World Heritage Youth Forum. This year, the event was
held as part of the celebrations of the 40th anniversary of the
World Heritage Convention. The 4th World Heritage Youth Forum
benefited from the collaboration between the