Sao Tome and Principe ratifies the World Heritage Convention

On 25 July 2006, the Government of Sao Tome and Principe officially deposited with the Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, its instrument of ratification, becoming the 183rd State Party to adopt the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage.

The World Heritage Convention will enter into force for this State Party on 25 October 2006.