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• 31.07.10

  World Heritage Committee inscribes Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) as Cultural World Heritage Site

• 31.07.10

  World Heritage Committee inscribes two new sites on World Heritage List

• 30.07.10

  World Heritage Committee inscribes Rainforests of Atsinanana (Madagascar) on List of World Heritage in Danger

• 30.07.10

  World Heritage Committee inscribes Everglades National Park on List of World Heritage in Danger

• 29.07.10

  World Heritage Committee inscribes Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (Georgia) on List of World Heritage in Danger

• 28.07.10

  List of World Heritage in Danger: World Heritage Committee inscribes the Tombs of Buganda Kings (Uganda) and removes Galapagos Islands (Ecuador)

• 28.07.10

  UNESCO Literacy Prize winners for 2010 are announced

• 28.07.10

  Director-General of UNESCO deplores death of Indian journalist Vijay Pratap Singh

• 27.07.10

  UNESCO Director-General condemns car bomb attack on Al-Arabiya’s bureau in Iraq

• 26.07.10

  Thirty-nine properties to be considered for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List