To date, the World Heritage List recognizes 878 properties of "outstanding universal value, " including 679 cultural, 174 natural and 25 mixed properties in 145 States Parties.

UNESCO: CULTURE

Signatories agree to adopt stringent national policies for the protection of their cultural and natural sites and to nominate properties of "outstanding universal significance" within their territories for inscription on the World Heritage List.

UNESCO: CULTURE

This Convention established the World Heritage List which currently includes 890 properties considered to have Outstanding Universal Value.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO :: Convention on the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972)

Corp took control of NBC Universal and combined its former Versus cable network with the NBC sports properties at the start of the year.

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Unesco's World Heritage List includes 962 properties around the world which are considered as having "outstanding universal value".

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The joint venture, which will consist of the NBC Universal (NBCU) businesses and Comcast's cable networks, regional sports networks and certain digital properties and certain unconsolidated investments, will be well positioned to compete in an increasingly dynamic and competitive media and digital environment.

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