ICESCO Holds Event on List of World Heritage in Danger

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) organized a side event on the sidelines of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee, held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, to showcase its efforts to support the removal of Member States’ properties from the UNESCO List of World Heritage in Danger and promote international cooperation in this field.

Titled “ICESCO Strategy for Supporting the Removal of Properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger within Member States,” the event was organized in partnership with several distinguished partners and was moderated by Somia Djacta, Head of ICESCO’s Office to UNESCO.

Dr. Mohamed Zinelabidine, Head of the Culture Sector at ICESCO, opened the event with a statement of appreciation to the host organizations and underscored ICESCO’s recent accomplishments in assisting Member States in the removal of their sites from the List of World Heritage in Danger. Dr. Zinelabidine reaffirmed the Organization’s unwavering commitment to proactive engagement and international cooperation in the preservation of cultural heritage.