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