Paris/Saint-Petersburg – UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee, meeting in St. Petersburg (Russia), unanimously decided, on Friday, to inscribe the site “Rabat, modern capital and historic city: a shared heritage” on the UNESCO-sponsored World Heritage List.
Rabat’s bid did not require a vote, as 21 members of the World Committee acclaimed the decision to inscribe it, while congratulating Morocco on having presented an “exemplary” site.
In its decision, the World Committee followed the recommendation of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) which, in an assessment report issued last May, called for the inscription of Rabat on the World Heritage List.
