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UNESCO World Heritage Committee Adopts Busan Declaration on Cooperation

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  • •The UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously adopted the Busan Declaration on July 20 during its 48th session in South Korea.
  • •The declaration centers international collaboration as a priority for protecting World Heritage sites from climate change, armed conflict, and urbanization.
  • •The adoption is a consensus-based diplomatic framework rather than a binding commitment with enforcement mechanisms or new funding.

Sources

UNESCO Busan Report 2 | UNESCO Adopts Busan Declaration, Making Collaboration a...

Koreaittimes

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