The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee met in Christchurch, New Zealand from 23 June-29 July 2007, to examine the state of conservation of sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List and on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

During its session, the Committee decided to inscribe 22 new sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List, and in an unprecedented decision, the Committee deleted one property from the List, the Arabian Oryx Sanctuary (Oman), owing to Oman’s failure to preserve the outstanding universal value of the Sanctuary. The Committee also announced that The Everglades National Park (US), Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Honduras), Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin) and Kathmandu Valley (Nepal) have been removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Link to further information
UNESCO World Heritage Centre web site, 29 June 2007