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33rd session of the Committee
Sevilla, Spain
22 June - 30 June 2009

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Committee Members

Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Korea, Republic of, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia, United States of America

Bureau Members

Chairperson: Mrs María Jesús San Segundo (Spain)
Rapporteur: Mr Antonio Otavio Sá Ricarte (Brazil)
Vice-Chairpersons: Australia , Barbados , Kenya , Tunisia , United States of America

Decision documents

	Date	Title	EN
	2009	WHC.09 /33.COM /20 Final Decisions of the 33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee (Seville, 2009)

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http://www.33whc.sevilla2009.es

News

Oct 8, 2009
Statement by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre on mission to study conservation and infrastructure development in Ibiza
Jun 28, 2009
Georgia’s Historical Monuments of Mtskheta inscribed on Danger List
Jun 28, 2009
13 new sites have been added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List which lost one site while three were placed on the Danger List
Jun 28, 2009
Cities of Caral-Supe (Peru) and Levoča (Slovakia) added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Jun 27, 2009
Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System and Colombia’s Los Katios National Park enter UNESCO’s Danger List
Jun 27, 2009
Stoclet House (Belgium) inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Jun 27, 2009
Tower of Hercules (Spain) inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List alongside two Swiss watch-making towns
Jun 27, 2009
British Aqueduct and Canal inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, French Saltworks extended
Jun 26, 2009
China’s sacred Buddhist Mount Wutai inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Jun 26, 2009
Cidade Velha becomes Cape Verde's first World Heritage site
Jun 26, 2009
Ruins of Loropéni (Burkina Faso) inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Jun 26, 2009
Sacred mountain in Kyrgyzstan enters List along with Iran’s Shushtar water system and Royal tombs in Republic of Korea
Jun 25, 2009
World Heritage Committee removes Baku from Danger List welcoming improvements in the ancient city´s preservation
Jun 25, 2009
Dresden is deleted from UNESCO’s World Heritage List
Jun 22, 2009
Twenty-seven new sites up for inscription on UNESCO World Heritage List as Committee opens session in Seville
Jun 18, 2009
First Ibero-American World Heritage Youth Forum
May 26, 2009
World Heritage Committee to meet in Seville to review state of conservation of 178 sites and add new sites on List

Events

May 22, 2009
UNESCO UK World Heritage Site Youth Summit 2009
Jun 21, 2009 - Jun 21, 2009
Orientation Session for Committee Members
Jun 22, 2009 - Jun 30, 2009
33rd Session of the World Heritage Committee to meet from 22-30 June in Seville, Spain

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33rd session of the Committee Sevilla, Spain 22 June - 30 June 2009