Update on the 44th Session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee

The 44th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, which should have been held in China from 29th June to 9 July 2020 but was postponed to a later date due to the Covid 19 pandemic, will now take place in 2020.

This decision was made by an Extraordinary meeting of the Committee that met virtually on 2nd November 2020and decided to hold an extended 44th session in June/July 2021 in Fuzhou, China.

The exact dates will be determined at a later stage by the Chairperson of the Committee in consultation with the World Heritage Secretariat.