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         <title>World Heritage Centre expressed concern to the Minister of Cultures of Bolivia on Tiwanaku</title>
         <description><![CDATA[With the objective of addressing issues related to the preservation of Bolivian World Heritage properties, the Head of the Latin America and Caribbean Unit of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Ms Nuria Sanz, met with the new Minister of Culture, Ms Zulma Yugar, during her recent visit to the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France.
The property of Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture, inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2000 under criteria (iii) and (iv)  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/597</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Director-General calls for calm and offers support following fire and subsequent protests at Ugandan World Heritage site</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, today expressed her sorrow over the tragic fire that ravaged the Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi, a World Heritage site in Uganda, and the deaths of two people in protests that followed the blaze. She made an appeal for calm and said UNESCO stands ready to help Ugandan authorities to assess damages and plan remedial action at this major religious centre.
&quot;The Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi is a World Heritage site of great cultural and spiritual  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/596</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Jaeger-LeCoultre launches its second online auction for the preservation of World Heritage sites</title>
         <description><![CDATA[After last year&apos;s groundbreaking Tides of Time campaign, Jaeger-LeCoultre&apos;s second online auction on March 18, 2010&amp;nbsp;will benefit the preservation work of the&amp;nbsp;UNESCO World Heritage Centre. This year, the Manufacture is offering an iconic and unique timepiece: one of two vintage 1958 Geophysic Chronometers tested by professional climber Stephane Schaffter and his team during their recent Geophysic Expedition to the Himalayas. Their successful expedition culminated in the official  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/595</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>Damage to Chilean heritage sites evaluated after earthquake </title>
         <description><![CDATA[The UNESCO World Heritage Centre expresses its condolences for the victims of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Chile on 27 February. While providing humanitarian relief remains the absolute priority for the Chilean Government, recent information has been received on the state of certain heritage sites: Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valpara&amp;iacute;so and Sewell Mining Town, properties inscribed on the World Heritage List in 2003 and 2006, respectively, and the Juan  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/594</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>2009-2010 World Heritage map now available</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The latest version of the World Heritage map, produced by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and National Geographic Maps with support from the United Nations Foundation, can now be ordered for a modest fee from the World Heritage Centre website. All proceeds from sales of the maps will go toward the preservation and promotion of World Heritage sites.
The map is an extremely valuable learning and awareness-raising tool that gives a rich and initial contact with the World Heritage concept,  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/582</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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