Connecting the unconnected! UNESCO elects nine new members to World Heritage Committee
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UNESCO, November 28: During the session of the The 22nd General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, the UNESCO yesterday elected nine new members to the World Heritage Committee including Egypt, Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, Oman, Thailand, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.
The 22nd General Assembly of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention meeting is being held on November 27 and 28 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France, convening the 193 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, under the chairmanship of H.E. Mr Adam Al Mulla, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the State of Kuwait to UNESCO. Representatives of 193 countries cast their votes to fill nine vacant seats on the 21-member World Heritage Committee.
With the inclusion of nine new members, the current composition of the World Heritage Committee has now become as:
Australia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Thailand, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Uganda.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, member state of the UNESCO was elected to the World Heritage Committee for the first time, days after winning the membership in the UNESCO Executive Board. Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan, Minister of Culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia said that the Kingdom's election to the World Heritage Committee shows the international community's confidence in the Kingdom's standing and supportive role for preserving the world heritage.