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The Decisions adopted at the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee, held in Durban, South Africa from 10 to 17 July 2005, are now available online at the following address:htpp://whc.unesco.org/archive/2005/whc05-29com-22e.pdf
News Score 13.0540085 Date 09/2005
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Merida, Mexico,During the 20th Section of the World Heritage the exhibition Africa Revisited took place. It was designed and produced by Galia Saouma-Forero. The exhibition “Africa Revisited” was produced from information drawn from the first Global Strategy meeting in Harare in 1995 and the preparation of the meeting of Addis Ababa. The exhibition highlighted ...
Events Score 12.979557 Date 12/1996
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The rich archaeological remains of the Iranian city of Bam, where 26,000 lost their lives in the earthquake of December 26, 2003, was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, alongside 12 other new cultural sites listed today by the World Heritage Committee holding its 28th session in Suzhou. This brings to 788 the number of cultural, natural and mixed sites now on the ...
News Score 12.870489 Date 07/2004
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In order to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of the UNESCO Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, known as the 1972 Convention, the UNESCO Cluster Office in San Jose collaborated with the National Museum of Costa Rica in the framework of a World Heritage Festival, which took place on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November ...
News Score 12.859323 Date 11/2022
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The World Heritage site of Hatra in Iraq has been inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to damage inflicted to the property by armed groups. During debates today, many World Heritage Committee members voiced concern about the state of Iraqi heritage following acts of intentional destruction. They also declared their willingness to help Iraq as soon as the ...
News Score 12.802856 Date 07/2015
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Located at the edge of a wide and sheltered gulf, İzmir connects to a rich hinterland extending north, east and south through a series of rivers and valleys. İzmir's geographical position is surrounded by Madra Mountains and Balıkesir provincial border to the north, Kuşadası Gulf and Aydın provincial border to the south, Çeşme Peninsula and the Gulf of İzmir, which derives ...
Tentative Lists Score 12.802521 Date 04/2020
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,During the extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, the side event, ‘Looking into the future: Highlights of the Regional Action Plan for Africa (2021 – 2027)’ will take place on 30 July. The event will take place on Zoom platform from 4pm to 5.30pm (Paris Time, GMT +2) and will reflect the Regional Report and Action Plan (2021-2027) for Africa, which is the ...
Events Score 12.780574 Date 07/2021
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From 18 to 29 October, the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity is taking place in Nagoya, Japan. The COP marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention and is one of the highlights of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.  An important objective of the meeting is to adopt a revised and updated Strategic Plan including ...
News Score 12.737223 Date 10/2010
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The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, inscribed four cultural sites on the World Heritage List this morning. The inscription of sites will continue through 1 July. The new World Heritage sites, in order of inscription, are: Victorian Gothic and Art Deco Ensemble of Mumbai (India) – ...
News Score 12.712805 Date 06/2018
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Australia, Road construction  Expansion project of a holiday resort Proposed mine ,[Oral report during the session]  
State of Conservation Score 12.711891 Date 12/1994
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During its meeting in Baku this afternoon, the World Heritage Committee, inscribed two cultural sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, ending this year’s inscriptions on the List. The newly added sites, by order of inscription: Le Colline del Prosecco di Conegliano e Valdobbiadene (Italy) — Located in north-eastern Italy, the site includes part of the vinegrowing landscape ...
News Score 12.701617 Date 07/2019
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The World Heritage Committee, meeting in Manama since 24 June under the chair of Shaikha Haya Bint Rashed al-Khalifa of Bahrain, inscribed three cultural sites on the World Heritage List this afternoon. The inscription of sites will continue through 1 July. The new World Heritage sites, in order of inscription, are: Thimlich Ohinga archeological site (Kenya) – Situated ...
News Score 12.683936 Date 06/2018
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The proposed site is situated in Piemonte, in the provinces of Novara , Verbania and Pallanza, on the eastern side of  the Pre-Alpine lake district, at 200-220 m above sea level (Lake Maggiore) and 280.300 m above sea level (Lake d'Orta).There are several very small islands (the largest ones measure 200-300m), and villas and gardens have  remodelled the gentle slopes ...
Tentative Lists Score 12.639082 Date 01/2006
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UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France,In the framework of the World Heritage Earthen Architecture Programme (WHEAP), the UNESCO World Heritage Centre has organized an exhibition entitled “20 years contributing to World Heritage” by CRAterre-ENSAG, which will be on display in the Gallery Space “Miro 3” at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from 4 to 23 ...
Events Score 12.565741 Date 01/2013
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The World Heritage Committee today inscribed two sites in Yemen on the List of World Heritage in Danger: the Old City of Sana’a and the Old Walled City of Shibam. The Old City of Sana’a sustained serious damage due to armed conflict in the country. The neighbourhood of al Qasimi near the famous urban garden of Miqshamat al Qasimi sustained particularly serious damage. The ...
News Score 12.458254 Date 07/2015
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The World Heritage Committee continued its work from 24 to 26 October 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, thus completing its 40th session which began in Istanbul, Turkey from 10 to 17 July 2016. The Committee finished its deliberations, including discussions concerning the budget and revision to the Operational Guidelines of the World Heritage Convention. The ...
News Score 12.398832 Date 10/2016
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18th session of the World Heritage Committee Phuket, Thailand 18COM 12 December - 17 December 1994 Committee Members Brazil, China, Colombia, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Niger, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Senegal, Spain, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, United States of America Bureau Members ...
Committee Score 12.379472 Date 12/1994
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The Tai-Ahom clan upon their migration from China established their capital in different parts of the Brahmaputra River Valleybetween 12th to 18th CE. Usurping the Barahi tribe, Chau-lung Siu-ka-pha established the first capital of the Ahoms at the foothill of Patkai hills and named it Che-rai-doi or Che-tam-doi, meaning “a dazzling city above the mountain” in ...
Tentative Lists Score 12.241411 Date 04/2014
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20th session of the World Heritage Committee Mérida, Mexico 20COM 02 December - 07 December 1996 Committee Members Australia, Benin, Brazil, Canada, China, Cuba, Cyprus, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Niger, Philippines, Spain, United States of America Bureau Members Chairperson: ...
Committee Score 12.219326 Date 12/1996
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