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UNESCO Celebrates "50 years of World Heritage - 30 Years of Ratification by the Republic of Austria".
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Published: October 24, 2022; 22:41 ♦ (Vindobona)
At the invitation of the Austrian Commission for UNESCO, the celebrations of this year's double World Heritage anniversary took place. The motto of the event was "50 years of World Heritage - 30 years of ratification by the Republic of Austria" and took place in the historic Kursaal of the town of Baden near Vienna, itself part of the transnational World Heritage site "Great Spa Towns of Europe".
Lazare Eloudou Assomo, Director of the UNESCO World Heritage Center delivered a speech via video message at the event. / Picture: © ÖUK
The evening was opened by Mayor Stefan Szirucsek (City of Baden) and the President of the Austrian UNESCO Commission Sabine Haag. Greetings followed from Section Head Jürgen Meindl (BMKÖS), who represented Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler, as well as Christoph Thun-Hohenstein, designated Section Head representing Secretary General Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal (BMEIA). Provincial Councilor…
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