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1 day ago

UNESCO's newly-designated World Heritage Sites have us reaching for our passports once again

Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO's director-general, said: "When sites are removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger, it is a great victory for all. For the countries and communities directly concerned, for UNESCO and, more broadly, for the shared heritage of humanity. We are pursuing a special effort for Africa, both to train experts and facilitate new inscriptions, and to support strategies to bring some sites out of danger. These efforts are paying off today."
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