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The World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa on the World Heritage List, with the decision recognising the outstanding universal value of the site and the “duty of all humanity” to protect it.
Tom Anstey | Planet Attractions | 14 Feb 2023
The World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the Historic Centre of Odesa on the World Heritage List, with the decision recognising the outstanding universal value of the site and the “duty of all humanity” to protect it.
The status is designed to help protect the port city’s cultural heritage, which has been under threat since the start of the Vladimir Putin-led Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Under the terms of the World Heritage Convention, the 194 States Parties of the Convention commit not to undertake any deliberate step that may directly or indirectly damage the World Heritage site and to assist in its protection.
“Odesa, a free city, a world city, a legendary port that has left its mark on cinema, literature and the arts, is thus placed under the reinforced protection of the international community,” said Audrey Azoulay, director-general, Unesco.
“While the war continues, this inscription embodies our collective determination to ensure that this city, which has always surmounted global upheavals, is preserved from further destruction.”
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