Friday 29 November 2019

Saudi Arabia elected to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee

Saudi Arabia elected to UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, member state of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), was elected to the World Heritage Committee for the first time, days after winning the membership in the UNESCO Executive Board.

The announcement comes a week after the Kingdom was elected to the UN heritage body’s executive board for 2019-2023

There are five sites in Saudi Arabia that are currently on UNESCO’s World Heritage List

The World Heritage Committee meets once a year, and consists of representatives from 21 member states to the convention elected by the general assembly.



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