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Last update: 6 hours agoUNESCO World Heritage, Comoros: Big cultural news for the islands: UNESCO’s 48th World Heritage Committee session in Busan added the Medinas of the Historic Sultanates of the Comoros to the World Heritage List, with the Comoros culture minister calling it a “starting point” for protecting living towns where people still pray, trade, and celebrate. The listing also raises preservation obligations while opening new doors for safeguarding fragile heritage. Global Heritage Spotlight: The same UNESCO session inscribed 25 new sites worldwide (19 cultural, five natural, one mixed), including Mount Olympus and the Beaches of the D-Day Landings—and marked first-time inscriptions for Comoros, São Tomé and Príncipe, and South Sudan. Heritage Diplomacy in Action: Korea’s hosting of the committee drew record participation and public interest, with the Busan Declaration framed as a new push for stronger global heritage cooperation.
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