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         <title>Preliminary findings of UNESCO mission sent to assess earthquake damage to sites in northern Italy</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Following the earthquakes that struck the region of Emilia in northern Italy, notably since May 20,&amp;nbsp;the&amp;nbsp;UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova&amp;nbsp;dispatched an urgent technical mission with the objective of assessing the overall situation at the affected World Heritage properties. The mission also aimed to evaluate the current risks related to the evolution of the seismic phenomenon and collect information on the strategy put in place by the competent Italian authorities to  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/885</link>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>UNESCO mission assesses earthquake damage to sites in northern Italy </title>
         <description><![CDATA[As requested by Director-General Irina Bokova, a team of experts has traveled to northern Italy to assess damage to World Heritage sites following recent earthquakes.
On 20 May 2012 a powerful earthquake hit the region of Emilia Romagna, in the north of Italy, followed by numerous aftershocks. This caused considerable damage to several important historic buildings. The three World Heritage properties located in the affected region, i.e. Mantua and Sabbioneta; the Cathedral, Torre Civica  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/881</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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         <title>World Heritage Committee Inscribes 46 New Sites on World Heritage List</title>
         <description><![CDATA[The following sites have been inscribed on the World Heritage List by the World Heritage Committee at its 21st session, meeting in Naples, Italy, 1-6 December, 1997. A total of 46 sites were inscribed: 7 natural sites; 38 cultural sites; and 1 mixed site. The work of the 21st Session thus brings the total number of sites on the World Heritage List to 552 (418 cultural, 114 natural and 20 mixed) in 112 States. 4 States Parties have sites on the World Heritage List for the first time:  ...]]></description>
         <link>http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/180</link>
         <author>wh-info@unesco.org (World Heritage Centre)</author>
         <pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 1997 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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