UNESCO–Africa–China Symposium on World Heritage Capacity-Building and Cooperation
19 October 2025
47th session
of the World Heritage Committee
of the World Heritage Committee
6-16 July 2025
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of the General Assembly of States Parties
of the General Assembly of States Parties
2025
2nd extraordinary session
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of the General Assembly of States Parties
2025
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The Emblem
The World Heritage emblem represents the interdependence of the world’s natural and cultural diversity. It is used to identify properties protected by the World Heritage Convention and inscribed on the official World Heritage List, and represents the universal values for which the Convention stands.
The Emblem