Historic Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list

UNESCO has added sites from Kyiv and L’viv, in Ukraine, to the List of World Heritage in Danger, due to the threat of destruction posed by the war with Russia.

The sites include the iconic Saint Sophia Cathedral and the medieval buildings of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery, in Kyiv, and the historic centre of Lviv with notable buildings from the medieval, Baroque and later periods.

Their inclusion on the List of World Heritage in Danger reminds the 195 States parties to the Convention of their responsibility to monitor and contribute to the protection of these sites. It also opens the door to additional financial and technical aid in order to implement new emergency measures – in line with the measures already taken by Ukraine with UNESCO.

The inclusion of these two sites on the List of World Heritage in Danger comes in addition to that of the Historic Centre of Odesa, already inscribed in January 2023.

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