YEMEN UNESCO HERITAGE SITES

UNESCO-listed sites in Yemen remain vulnerable due to conflict, climate change

epa11296284 People walk past UNESCO-listed historic buildings in the old city of Sana'a, Yemen, 23 April 2024. Yemen's World Heritage Sites remain highly vulnerable due to the nine-year long armed conflict and natural disasters, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has warned. Yemen's World Heritage properties, including the old city of Sana'a, the old walled city of Shibam and the historic town of Zabid, have been inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage in Danger since 2015 due to armed conflict, lack of economic resources for maintenance and continued vulnerability to climate disruption. The old city of Sana'a was listed as a world heritage site by UNESCO in 1986 as it is one of the oldest continuously-inhabited cities in the world, with a legacy of more than 6,000 multi-story tower buildings. EPA/YAHYA ARHAB

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