UNESCO Passes Resolution to Send Expert Mission to Jerusalem
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PARIS, April 10, 2014 – (WAFA) – Palestine and Jordan, thanks to support
from Arab and Islamic groups, successfully passed Thursday a UNESCO
Executive Board resolution to send an expert mission to Jerusalem.

The expert mission is tasked with evaluating the situation of maintenance of
the Old City of Jerusalem’s heritage and is required to submit a report
along with recommendations to the World Heritage Committee slated to be
convened in late June in Doha.

The resolution was overwhelmingly passed in the 194th session of the
Executive Borad of the UNESCO that was kicked off Thursday in Paris.

Delegations of England, France, Italy, Hungary and Spain voted in favor of
the resolution, while only the US delegation voted against it.

Palestine and Jordan successfully issued several resolutions through the
Executive Board and World Heritage Committee, calling upon Israeli
authorities to cease all its illegal violations and stop accusing those
concerned about maintaining the heritage of the Old City of Jerusalem of
“politicizing the work of UNESCO and other international organizations.

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