Decision-making on the World Heritage File of the Colonies of Benevolence postponed

The corona pandemic also has an impact on the decision-making process of the nomination file for the Colonies of Benevolence. Due to the worldwide outbreak of Covid-19, the members of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee have decided to pospone the annual meeting to a - yet to be determined - later date. The 44the World Heritage Committee meeting was scheduled form Juni 29 to July 9, 2020 in Fuzhou (China). The World Heritage Committee calls for international solidarity.