AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUNESCO World Heritage Update: The 48th UNESCO World Heritage Committee session in Busan has added 25 new sites to the World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1,273 across 173 countries. São Tomé and Príncipe Spotlight: Roças of São Tomé and Príncipe were among the notable new listings, marking a historic first for the country. Conflict-Area Protection: New inscriptions also included sites in Iran, Lebanon and Palestine, with some placed on the World Heritage in Danger list alongside emergency protection measures. Global Heritage Governance: The committee approved 28 decisions by consensus, including 25 new listings plus major expansions and a criteria revision, while also launching a $13 million strategy focused on Small Island Developing States. Maritime Tech & Security: In a separate tech-adjacent development, Nigeria’s Navy intercepted an oil tanker (MT FILIA) flagged to São Tomé and Príncipe, arresting 12 crew members after alleged crude theft worth over N660m and reporting pollution during the discharge.
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