Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Hun Sen applauds Cambodia's membership of UN's heritage committee

Oct 27, 2009
DPA

Phnom Penh - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday welcomed his country's appointment as a member of the World Heritage Committee (WHC), the decision-making body of the UN's cultural body UNESCO.
The committee decides what sites will be awarded World Heritage status, and asks member states to take action when listed properties are not properly managed.
'Cambodia was elected as a member of the WHC thanks to her richness in cultural properties and history including intangible cultural properties, several of which were inscribed on the World Heritage List, namely the Royal Ballet, the Shadow Theatre, Angkor [Wat] area and the temple of Preah Vihear,' Hun Sen said.

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