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The World Heritage Committee also added four sites to the List of World Heritage in Danger, and removed the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) from this List.
UNESCO: 21 New World Heritage Sites Inscribed
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The Committee will also review the state of conservation of 147 World Heritage properties, including the 31 sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger and another 36 that are causing serious concern.
UNESCO: Thirty-nine properties to be considered for inscription on UNESCO��s World Heritage List | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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They will also discuss sites on the World Heritage List in Danger, and a selection of those whose state of conservation is up for review.
UNESCO: EDUCATION
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The government of Mali will request the inscription of the two World Heritage sites of Timbuktu and the Tomb of Askia on the List of World Heritage in Danger by the World Heritage Committee during its forthcoming session (24 June to 6 July).
UNESCO: EDUCATION
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The List of World Heritage in Danger helps draw support for sites that are under threat from climate change, conflict, poaching, urban sprawl etc.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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During the session, World Heritage Committee members will examine the state of conservation of 169 properties including the 34 sites inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger because of serious threats to their outstanding universal value.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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These sites have all been on the List of World Heritage in Danger for more than a decade.
UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES
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Just on Thursday, the World Heritage Committee had accepted the request of the Malian government to place Timbuktu on UNESCO's sites in danger.
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In October 2011, the ruins were placed on the World Monuments Fund's Watch List, a catalogue of cultural heritage sites around the globe which are in danger.
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