site.btaUNESCO World Heritage Committee Continues Review of New Site Proposals

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee is continuing its examination of dossiers of new sites proposed for inscription on the World Heritage List as part of the programme of the 47th session of the Committee, held under the presidency of Bulgaria.

Among the countries with proposals under review are the Republic of Korea, Tajikistan, Vietnam, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Turkiye, Mexico, Jamaica, and Panama.

The Committee will also decide on the extension of two existing World Heritage sites. Bulgaria has no new proposals. As of the start of the 47th session, the World Heritage Committee had inscribed 1,223 sites from 168 countries on the list.

The 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee runs until July 16 at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris. As part of the session, Bulgaria will present elements of its cultural and natural heritage. During this year’s session, the Committee will consider proposals for 30 new sites to be inscribed and the extension of two already on the list, as well as review the state of conservation for 248 existing World Heritage Sites.

UNESCO was founded on November 16, 1945. Bulgaria became a member on May 17, 1956, the same year its National Commission for UNESCO was established. The Commission coordinates activities between Bulgarian institutions and UNESCO.

UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee is one of the two governing bodies responsible for implementing the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. It is composed of representatives from 21 countries elected from among the 196 States Parties to the Convention.