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10 November 2021
Belfast earns UNESCO City of Music status
The United Nations have officially awarded Belfast the title, and they are the third UK city to earn the accolade.
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24 July 2021
World Heritage Committee decides against placing Great Barrier Reef on danger list
The Great Barrier Reef will not be placed on a list of world heritage sites “in danger” after a global lobbying effort from Australia against the proposed listing.
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22 July 2021
Liverpool stripped of UNESCO World Heritage status
The UN body says years of development have caused ‘irreversible loss’ to the historic value of the city’s Victorian docks.
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28 April 2021
Chernobyl may gain UNESCO World Heritage status
Ukraine has applied to the United Nations for the infamous nuclear wasteland to be given status as a UNESCO World Heritage site.