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Wednesday, June 26, 2002
World Heritage Committee Inscribes 9 New Sites on the World Heritage List
Budapest, Hungary. The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Budapest since June 24, has inscribed today 9 new sites on the World Heritage List. The List now numbers 730 sites of "outstanding universal value" in 125 countries. For the ...

Monday, June 24, 2002
26th Session of the World Heritage Committee opens in Budapest, Hungary; Elects New Bureau
Budapest, Hungary - 24 June 2002. The World Heritage Committee opened its 26th annual session in Budapest, Hungary, on Monday, 24 June. The opening session was attended by 320 participants representing all 21 Committee members, over 50 observers ...

Wednesday, June 5, 2002
Three States Join the World Heritage Convention
Three States have recently signed the World Heritage Convention. This will bring the total of States Parties to the Convention to 170. The three States, with the dates on which they deposited their instrument of ratification or acceptance, are: ...