UNESCO forum on World Heritage 40th anniv. in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova delivers an opening address at a forum marking the 40th anniversary of the 1972 adoption of UNESCO's World Heritage Convention in Kyoto on Nov. 6, 2012. The three-day meeting will discuss the conditions of world heritage sites and how to preserve them for future generations.

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