Published November 22,2023
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Türkiye has been elected as a member of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, the Turkish tradition and tourism minister mentioned on Wednesday.
Announcing the event as “good news” on X, Mehmet Nuri Ersoy mentioned: “Our country became a member of the committee with the vote held at the 24th General Assembly of States Parties session held today in Paris, the capital of France.”
During its 4-year membership, Türkiye can have a say within the decision-making course of for the World Heritage checklist on the conferences of the World Heritage Committee, which is the manager physique of the World Heritage Convention and meets every year, he added.
Our nation was within the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from 1983-1989 and 2013-2017 as effectively, Ersoy mentioned.
The Committee is accountable for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines using the World Heritage Fund and allocates monetary help upon requests from states, in response to its web site. It has the ultimate say on whether or not a property is inscribed on the World Heritage checklist.
It examines stories on the state of conservation of inscribed properties and asks nations to take motion when properties are usually not being correctly managed. It additionally decides on the inscription or deletion of properties on the checklist of World Heritage at risk.
Source: www.anews.com.tr