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UNESCO Adds D-Day Beaches and South Sudanese Wetlands to World Heritage List

cultural-heritage · 2026-07-27

UNESCO has inscribed new sites on its World Heritage List, including the D-Day beaches in Normandy, France, and the Sudd wetlands in South Sudan. Despite Russia's deliberate destruction of World Heritage sites in Ukraine, the country continues to participate in UNESCO's decision-making process. Two of the newly listed sites are located in Russia.

Key facts

  • UNESCO has added new sites to the World Heritage List.
  • The D-Day beaches in Normandy, France, are among the new inscriptions.
  • The Sudd wetlands in South Sudan have been recognized as World Heritage.
  • Russia has deliberately destroyed World Heritage sites in Ukraine.
  • Russia continues to participate in UNESCO's World Heritage decisions.
  • Two of the new World Heritage sites are located in Russia.

Entities

Institutions

  • UNESCO

Locations

  • Normandy
  • France
  • South Sudan
  • Russia
  • Ukraine

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