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  2. UNESCO - Wikipedia

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    UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. [10] 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. [11]

  3. List of World Heritage Sites in Bosnia and Herzegovina

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    The first site, the Old Bridge Area of the Old City of Mostar, was inscribed to the list at the 29th UNESCO session in 2005. [4] The Mehmed Paša Sokolović Bridge in Višegrad was inscribed to the list in 2007. [5] This was followed by the inscription of the Stećci Medieval Tombstones Graveyards in 2016. The latter is a transnational site ...

  4. World Heritage Convention - Wikipedia

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    The International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia, begun after appeals by Egypt and the Sudan in 1959, led to the relocation of 22 monuments. The success of the project, in particular the creation of a coalition of 50 countries behind the project, led UNESCO, together with the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), to prepare a draft convention on the protection of ...

  5. World Digital Library - Wikipedia

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    The World Digital Library (WDL) is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress.. The WDL has stated that its mission is to promote international and intercultural understanding, expand the volume and variety of cultural content on the Internet, provide resources for educators, scholars, and general audiences, and to build capacity in partner ...

  6. World Heritage Site - Wikipedia

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    Based on the draft convention that UNESCO had initiated, a single text was eventually agreed upon by all parties, and the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO on 16 November 1972. [17] The convention came into force on 17 December 1975.

  7. Convention on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage

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    In 2006, the UNESCO Convention was ratified by an additional state, Portugal, needing international protection for the looting of its underwater cultural heritage sites. At least six international treasure hunting organizations had established themselves off the coasts of Portugal to reap the benefits of the nation's coastline after new ...

  8. UNESCO Science Report - Wikipedia

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    The 2021 edition of the UNESCO Science Report provided data for 193 countries, with contributions from more than 70 authors from 52 countries. Published in June 2021, the seventh report in the series arrived at a crucial juncture, as countries were one-third of the way to the 2030 deadline for achieving their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  9. List of World Heritage Sites in Laos - Wikipedia

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    World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location () Year listed UNESCO data Description Town of Luang Prabang: Luang Prabang: 1995 479bis; ii, iv, v (cultural) Luang Prabang, the capital of the Lan Xang kingdom between the 14th and 16th centuries, was the royal and religious seat of the French protectorate of Laos between 1893 and 1946.