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The President of the General Assembly, Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, today condemned the attacks which have damaged historic mausoleums in northern Mali.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his concern over the worsening security and humanitarian situation in northern Mali, and by reports that mausoleums in the ancient city of Timbuktu have been destroyed.

A historic opera house in Germany, a border town and its fortifications in Portugal, and eight interconnected lakes in Chad are some of the sites that have been added to the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).