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UNESCO data Description Mesa Verde National Park: Colorado: 1978 27; iii (cultural) The Mesa Verde plateau was occupied by the ancient Pueblo peoples between the 6th and 12th centuries. More than 4,000 archaeological sites have been discovered, including cliff dwellings. They range in size from small rooms to complexes containing more than 100 ...
UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. [9] UNESCO's founding mission, which was shaped by the events of World War II, is to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights by facilitating collaboration and dialogue among nations. [10]
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance. The sites are judged to contain "cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity".
Logo of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. This is a list of the lists of World Heritage Sites. A World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having special cultural or physical significance.
June 12, 2023 at 6:52 AM. PARIS (Reuters) -The United States plans to rejoin the UNESCO organisation from this July onwards, UNESCO announced on Monday. The United States withdrew from the U.N ...
The largest national park is Wrangell–St. Elias in Alaska: at over 8 million acres (32,375 km 2 ), it is larger than each of the nine smallest states. The next three largest parks are also in Alaska. The smallest park is Gateway Arch National Park, Missouri, at 192.83 acres (0.7804 km 2 ).
Member states of UNESCO. As of July 2023, UNESCO members include 194 member states and 12 associate members. [ 1] Some members have additional National Organizing Committees (NOCs) for some of their dependent territories. [ 2] The associate members are non-independent states. Three UNESCO member states are not UN member states: Cook Islands ...
Below is a list of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in upper North America. Greenland has been included here as part of North America despite its cultural and political associations with Europe. The separate List of World Heritage Sites in Central America covers the continental areas further south. Mexico leads North America hosting 35 ...