UNESCO to add new sites to World Heritage list
FRANCE: World Heritage Committee will meet this month in Cambodia to
consider adding 32 more sites onto UNESCO's World Heritage list, said
the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO) on Monday.
The Committee's debates on June 16-27 will be chaired by Cambodian
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap of Cambodia.
Deputies will also examine conservation of properties on the List.
The Committee published Monday on the official website of UNESCO the
nominations by States Parties to the World Heritage Convention that will
be examined. Among the Natural properties are Xinjiang Tianshan of
China, Great Himalayan National Park of India, Mount Etna of Italy,
Mount Kenya-Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (an extension of "Mount Kenya
National Park/Natural Forest) of Kenya, El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de
Altar Biosphere Reserve of Mexico, Namib Sand Sea of Namibia, Mount
Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary of Philippines, Tajik National Park
(Mountains of the Pamirs) of Tajikistan, and Cat Tien National Park of
Viet Nam.
In addition, there are four candidates for Mixed Natural and Cultural
Properties presented by Canada, Guinea Bissau, Lesotho and South Africa.
The candidates for Cultural properties comprised of 18 sites in the
countries around the world.
Five of the above sites had already been considered for inscription
in the past: Hill Forts of Rajasthan of India, Al Zubarah Archaeological
Site of Qatar, Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong of DPRK, Bolgar
Historical and Archaeological Complex of Russia and Tajik National Park
of Tajikistan.
Three of the nominations to be debated are extensions to existing
World Heritage sites.
A press conference with the Chair of the World Heritage Committee
Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova will be held at the venue of the
session on June 17.
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