01.06.2012 – UNESCOPRESS
World Heritage Committee to consider inscription of 36 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List at forthcoming session (St Petersburg 24 June – 6 July)
The World Heritage Committee will consider the inscription of 36 sites on the World Heritage List during its next meeting from 24 June to 6 July, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation.
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Twenty-eight cultural sites are to be considered:
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- Palestine, Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem;
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Palestine, which became a member of UNESCO in October 2011 and subsequently ratified the World Heritage Convention, will be presenting its first site for inscription on the World Heritage List.
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See also: whc.unesco.org
Media contact: Roni Amelan, UNESCO Press Service,
r.amelan(at)unesco.org, +33 (0)1 45 68 16 50
Document symbol: UNESCO_WHL-Bethlehem
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Document Type: Arabic text, French text, Press Release, Russian text, Spanish text
Document Sources: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Subject: Agenda Item, Education and culture, Holy places
Publication Date: 24/06/2012
Download Document Files: https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/UNESCO_WHL-BethlehemF.pdf https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/UNESCO_WHL-BethlehemR.pdf https://unispal.un.org/pdfs/UNESCO_WHL-BethlehemS.pdf
Document Type: Arabic text, French text, Press Release, Russian text, Spanish text
Document Sources: United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Subject: Agenda Item, Education and culture, Holy places
Publication Date: 24/06/2012