2025 in Paris, France

Session 47 of the World Heritage Committee (WHC)

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17th Century Port Royal by Els Slots

Ancient Khuttal by Walter

Cambodian Memorial Sites by Els Slots

Domus de Janas by Astraftis

Faya palace by Randi Thomsen

Faya neolithic archaeological site by Randi Thomsen

Faye Bronze age tombs by Randi Thomsen

Photo in the Public Domain

Carnac by Hubert

Photo by Lithobates

The 2025 WHC Session already went off track months beforehand, as its host, Bulgaria, found out in March that they hadn’t started preparing yet. So the session was moved to Paris, for the 10th time in its 47 sessions history.

Session Information

Session: #47 (2025)

Dates: July 6, 2025-July 16, 2025

Chair: Bulgaria in Paris, France

Chair: Bulgaria

WHC Sessions

Vice Chairs

Rapporteur: Rwanda

Members

Useful Links

UNESCO: UNESCO WHC Session
whc.unesco.org Session Livestream

Links

UNESCO.org

whc.unesco.org — Session Livestream

Forum Discussion

worldheritagesite.org — Forum live thread.
worldheritagesite.org — WHC Session 2025

News Article

July 9, 2025 unesco.org — Three African sites removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger
July 8, 2025 theguardian.com — Lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list
July 7, 2025 koreaherald.com — Seoul fails to bring Japan’s forced labor issue to fore at UNESCO

Community

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Forum

Join the discussions Forum live thread. WHC Session 2025

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:41

The session is wrapping up for the evening, and will resume tomorrow with Mt. Kumgang – Diamond Mountain from the …

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:39

Panama will work next on an extension to this site to add the Camino Real and the fortifications of Portobelo. …

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:35

The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá is inscribed as amended.

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:34

Belgium praises Panama for taking heed of their referral and refining their nomination to meet ICOMOS concerns with a very …

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:29

Mexico makes note with an amendment that the already inscribed Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá …

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:27

This site includes a fluvial route, a land route, and a section outside Panama City. ICOMOS believes that Criteria 2 …

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:21

We're not done tonight. The session continues with The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá.

elsslots@ Jul 12, 2025 16:20

And another one: the Panama case will be finally closed

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:20

elsslots:

You gotta love Jamaica

Absolutely!

Colvin@ Jul 12, 2025 16:20

St. Vincent and the Grenadines speaks up to commend ICOMOS and Jamaica for working hard to turn their 2019 deferral …

WHC Events

The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá July 12, 2025

Revision: The Archaeological Site of Panamá Viejo and Historic District of Panamá, which was previously inscribed on the World Heritage List, is now part of The Colonial Transisthmian Route of Panamá.