S. Korea elected as member of UNESCO World Heritage Committee

한국, 유네스코 세계유산위 또 진출 유산 등재 결정 참여 South Korea has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for a four-year term through 2027. This marks the fourth time South Korea has been elected as a member of the committee. Lee Kyung-eun reports. According to the Cultural Heritage Administration on Wednesday, South Korea has been elected to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for a four-year term through 2027, marking the fourth time the country has been selected as a member. The country was elected as one of the 21 state members of the committee in 1997, 2005 and 2013. The selection was made during the 24th session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. South Korea was able to earn one of the two seats allocated to Asian-Pacific countries. Seoul’s foreign ministry praised the selection of South Korea, calling it a byproduct of active diplomacy, “based on its contribution to the world heritage institution.“ It went on to further say that it “plans to make a leading contribution to the development of the world heritage institution in consideration of the new tasks,“ including responses to climate change and coexistence between regional communities and heritage. The committee has the final say on whether a property is inscribed on the World Heritage List, while also examining conservation condition reports of inscribed properties. Along with South Korea, eight other countries joined the committee, including Ukraine, Vietnam, and Kenya. Lee Kyung-eun, Arirang News. #SouthKorea #UNESCO_World_Heritage_Committee #Cultural_Heritage #World_Heritage_List #Cultural_Heritage_Administration #유네스코 #세계유산위원회 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2023-11-23, 09:00 (KST)