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A year after the Palestinian state delegation was given full membership in UNESCO, it was granted nonmember observer state status by the UN General Assembly.

"This is the beauty of Unesco: it uses the most basic building blocks of our civilization — education, science, culture and communication — and finds new ways to harness them in the service of peace," Mr. Killion said.

According to Unesco, it takes a rare and rarified combination of editorial initiatives and educational programmes, lashings of libraries, bookstores and cultural centres, plus a vibrant literary event scene.

In coordination with Unesco, it aims to prevent or stop destruction of historical sites, fight trafficking of stolen artefacts and pay for the restoration of sites damaged by war.

Peter Yeo, vice president for public policy at the United Nations Foundation, which supports the organization's goals, said that "what's maddening is that this is not your grandfather's Unesco — it is better managed, more efficient and U.S. leadership in Unesco has made it a better organization".

So when Mr. Dupret embarked on an international mission to photograph the 754 sites, from the Statue of Liberty to the Taj Mahal, that have been registered as World Heritage sites by Unesco, it seemed apt that he would document them as interactive panoramic images.

Baikal's geography, its flora and its fauna are so unusual that Unesco made it a World Heritage Site in 1996, a designation it shares with the Galápagos Islands.

Little wonder that in naming it a world heritage site, Unesco declared it not only "one of the most remarkable feats of civil engineering in modern times", but a "work of art".

At its annual meeting in June, Unesco decided it would give Australia until 1 Feburary next year to prove it was looking after the reef.

Today it serves a vital purpose for local indigenous communities that depend on its waters for fish and other resources; in 1997, citing its rich biodiversity, Unesco listed it as a World Heritage site.

Architectural preservationists howled that it would destroy the city forever, Unesco said it would be a travesty, but the authorities insisted that the project was going ahead.