via Borneo Post, 05 October 2023: Niah National Park in Malaysia is awaiting a decision from UNESCO scheduled for July 2024 to determine its potential inscription as a World Heritage site. The park, renowned for its historical, cultural, and ecological significance, recently underwent a five-day assessment by ICOMOS.
Len Talif told reporters this after attending the closing of a five-day Icomos Assessment Programme for Niah National Park to be inscribed as a World Heritage site, which was held at Pullman Hotel here yesterday.
He disclosed that the assessment report will be submitted by the assessor to the World Heritage Committee for its review and decision on the status of the site.
Follow-up meetings on the matter will be held in Paris in November, followed by another one in February, before they are finalised and presented in the Unesco convention in July 2024.
“That is why this five-day assessment period is a vital point for us in Malaysia, particularly Sarawak.
Source: Len: Unesco convention to decide nomination for Niah National Park to be World Heritage site
