The UN cultural agency on Wednesday added the historic center of Ukraine's port city of Odessa to its World Heritage List despite opposition from Russia.
People take pictures at the fountain of the City Garden in the Ukrainian city of Odessa on October 12, 2022. Oleksandr Gimanov/ AFP
The 21 member states of the UN cultural body's world heritage committee approved inscribing designated areas of the city with six votes in favour, one against and 14 abstentions."While the war continues, this inscription embodies our collective determination to ensure that this city, which has always surmounted global upheavals, is preserved from further destruction," said UNESCO director-general Audrey Azoulay after the decision.
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in October officially requested the listing to protect it from Russian air strikes.
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