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Sessions. The World Heritage Committee meets once a year for an ordinary session to discuss the management of existing World Heritage Sites, and accept nominations by countries. [3] Extraordinary meetings can be convened at the request of two-thirds of the state members. [6]
The 46th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held at New Delhi, India at the Bharat Mandapam International Exhibition and Convention Centre (IECC), Read more.
The extended 44th session of the World Heritage Committee was held online from 16 to 31 July 2021, with a break on 20 July 2021. The daily plenary sessions of the Committee took place from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm (UTC+2 Paris time).
Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world, where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development, unsustainable tourism practices, neglect, natural calamities, pollution, political instability, and conflict.
This is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites around the world by year of inscription, selected during the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee. The first World Heritage Site in the list is the Galápagos Islands.
CountrySiteCategoryUnesco Reference No.Albania ( Yugoslavia) North Macedonia ...Natural and Cultural Heritage of the ...MixedBelarus PolandNaturalCulturalCulturalThe World Heritage Committee meets many times a year to discuss the management of existing World Heritage Sites, and to look at possible new sites. A special meeting, known as the World Heritage Committee Session, takes place each year where sites are added (inscribed) to the World Heritage List.
SessionYearDateHost City36201225 June-5 July35201119 June-29 June34201025 July-3 August33200922 June-30 JunePeople also ask
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In accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention will hold its 25th session during the 43rd session of the General Conference of UNESCO.
