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UNESCO Committee Session in S. Korea Closes with 25 New Heritage Sites
The committee raised the global total to 1,273 properties and placed six sites on the danger list after a 10-day review.
- The 48th UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting wrapped up Wednesday in Busan, South Korea, adding 25 new sites to the global heritage list during the 10-day session.
- Turkey was selected as the next host country, with the nation previously hosting the 40th meeting in Istanbul in July 2016 before a military coup attempt disrupted proceedings.
- New inscriptions include the "Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals and Related Properties" and the "Beaches of the D-Day Landings, Normandy, 1944," while the "Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats" expansion brought the total to 1,273 properties across 173 countries.
- Delegates reviewed 148 properties, placing six on the List of World Heritage in Danger, including Lebanon's Tyre and Suriname's Paramaribo, while voting to remove "Vienna's historic centre" from the list following urban development debates.
- To boost representation for Africa and Small Island Developing States, the committee elected Armenia, Grenada, Vietnam, Tanzania, and Kuwait as vice-chairs. Chair Lee Byong-hyun said the session reaffirmed "our firm will to protect humanity's outstanding universal value is united as one despite differing perspectives.
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Unesco adds 25 new World Heritage Sites
Unesco has added 25 new sites to its World Heritage List following the conclusion of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan, Republic of Korea. The new inscriptions include the first World Heritage sites for Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, and South Sudan.
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