UN World Heritage Site

Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem

UNESCO/Ko Hon Chiu Vincent

UN cultural agency removes birthplace of Jesus from its list of heritage sites in danger

2 July 2019

The United Nations’ cultural agency announced on Tuesday that it was removing the place that is officially recognized as the Birthplace of Jesus, from its List of World Heritage in Danger – crediting extensive restorative work on Bethlehem’s Nativity Church, in Palestine.

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UN and Africa: focus on Timbuktu, food assistance and children in South Sudan

25 August 2016

UN and Africa

Islamist militant from Mali pleads guilty to Timbuktu war crimes

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Islamist militant from Mali pleads guilty to Timbuktu war crimes

22 August 2016

General News

An Islamist militant has plead guilty to war crimes for ordering the destruction of Timbuktu’s religious and cultural monuments, a spokesperson for the International Criminal Court (ICC) has confirmed.

Mali’s intellectual and spiritual capital is inscribed on the UN World Heritage Site. Fourteen mausoleums of the site were destroyed by armed groups in 2012.

Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi, a member of the Ansare Dine rebel group, could be jailed for 30 years for the crime.

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