Gyeongju City Highlighted for COVID-19 at World Heritage Cities Organization Regular Meeting

4-5 Days OWHC Regular Board Meeting Held via Video Conference
Representing Regional Voices as Secretariat City of Asia-Pacific Region

Mayor Ju Nak-yeong of Gyeongju attending the online meeting of the 50th OWHC (Organization of World Heritage Cities) regular board meeting held on the 4th and 5th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongwook Park] Gyeongju City, Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 7th that Mayor Jun Nak-yeong attended the video conference of the '50th OWHC (Organization of World Heritage Cities) Regular Board Meeting' held on the 4th and 5th, representing the voice of the Asia-Pacific region as a member of OWHC.

Gyeongju, which was re-elected as a 'Board City' for the first time in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region at the 2019 OWHC World Congress, is recognized for greatly contributing to the development of OWHC by hosting the APAC regional secretariat.

At this regular board meeting, more than 30 officials from eight cities including the chair city Krakow, Poland, Brussels, Belgium, Cusco, Peru, and Luxembourg discussed measures against COVID-19 and plans for 2021 projects via video conference.

In particular, Gyeongju explained that they discussed measures that World Heritage Cities can take in emergency situations caused by COVID-19 from various social aspects such as economy, culture, and tourism, and reflected these in the organization's policies.

On this day, Gyeongju City explained Korea's COVID-19 quarantine cases along with Gyeongju's response measures as a historical and cultural city, receiving positive responses from other member cities.

Mayor Jun Nak-yeong of Gyeongju said, "As a representative of the Asia-Pacific region's position, I proposed various measures for the organization and member cities facing a new phase due to COVID-19," adding, "I will present good solutions so that cities possessing world heritage can overcome this difficulty together and fulfill my role for the well-being of the organization."

Meanwhile, the Organization of World Heritage Cities was founded in 1993 in Fez, Morocco, by 315 cities possessing UNESCO World Heritage sites to promote sustainable development.

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