The UNESCO effect

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4.4 • 796 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

Delegates will soon descend on Saudi Arabia for perhaps the most consequential meeting in UNESCO’s history. With an extended agenda after last year’s cancellation, it’s the first World Heritage Committee meeting to be held in-person for four years.

In this episode we examine the so-called ‘UNESCO effect’ - and hear from entrepreneurs around Angkor Wat, in Cambodia, about the mixed consequences of its listing. We also hear from officials in Liverpool, in England, about UNESCO's decision to remove World Heritage status from the city's historic centre and docklands.

Presenter / producer: Laura Heighton-Ginns Image: Angkor Wat; Credit: Getty Images

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0:30.5	On September 10th, hundreds of delegates
0:33.4	will descend on Saudi Arabia
0:35.1	with a lofty mission
0:36.4	to preserve our cultural heritage.
0:39.3	It's perhaps the most consequential meeting in UNESCO's history,
0:44.3	an extended agenda after last year's cancellation, the first one to be held in person in four years.
0:51.3	Since 1978, countries have clamoured for world heritage inscription of their ancient
0:57.3	sites. The recognition comes with legal protection, help with preservation and what's known as
1:03.0	the UNESCO effect. In this episode, we'll examine the appeal of UNESCO status and investigate
1:09.9	its unintended consequences.
1:12.7	I'm Laura Heighton Jins. You're listening to Business Daily from the BBC.
1:22.7	Outstanding Universal Value.
1:25.7	1,157 sites around the world have been recognised for this by UNESCO,
1:31.3	including the Taj Mahal and Great Wall of China.
1:35.3	Only three sites have ever had a listing revoked.
1:38.3	One of those is the city I'm in now.
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