{"id":17990,"date":"2021-07-25T12:18:26","date_gmt":"2021-07-25T10:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?p=17990"},"modified":"2021-07-25T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-25T10:18:26","slug":"unesco-speaks-out-against-governments-ongoing-urban-project-in-gjirokaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/unesco-speaks-out-against-governments-ongoing-urban-project-in-gjirokaster\/","title":{"rendered":"UNESCO speaks out against government\u2019s ongoing urban project in Gjirokaster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The plan for the construction of the road going in and out of Gjirokaster is threatening the city\u2019s World Heritage status granted by UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>In a draft resolution published prior to the 44<sup>th<\/sup> session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO) that is taking place in China, there\u2019s a recommendation for the Albanian government to stop all work on this site, as it threatens the city\u2019s unique infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>The government however is holding the stance that this project \u2018doesn\u2019t have and won\u2019t have any negative effects on the city. In turn, academic Emin Riza that has devoted his lives to studying and conserving this city, admits that these interventions will definitely put us at a risk of losing the status.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time that experts raise the alarm regarding issues of this nature in Gjirokaster and even though they have asked to stop all roadwork on numerous occasions, the government has never reacted.<\/p>\n<p>The bypass road project for the city of Gjirokaster was announced back in 2016, by the government claiming that it aims to deviate the influx of cars from the area covering the protected site, \u2013 a decision, which since the very start was asked to be reconsidered by UNESCO.<\/p>\n<p>Gjirokastra become part of the World Heritage Sites list back in 2005, when it was recognized for its urban uniqueness and building structures.<\/p>\n<p><strong>YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/07\/22\/halt-construction-in-gjirokastra-unesco-bypass-is-damaging-the-citys-values\/\">\u2018Halt construction in Gjirokastra\u2019, UNESCO: Bypass is damaging the city\u2019s values<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/?s=GJIROKASTER\">Discover the cobblestoned alleyways of Gjirokaster, graced with history and charm<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"title-post\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/albania\/2021\/01\/04\/gjirokastra-bazaar-souvenir-sellers-eyeing-the-vaccine-to-escape-from-covid-19-crisis\/\">Gjirokastra bazaar souvenir sellers\u2019 eyeing the vaccine to escape from COVID-19 crisis<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The plan for the construction of the road going in and out of Gjirokaster is threatening the city\u2019s World Heritage status granted by UNESCO. In a draft resolution published prior to the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO) that is taking place in China, there\u2019s a recommendation for the Albanian government to stop [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":17991,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[153],"tags":[151],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UNESCO speaks out against government\u2019s ongoing urban project in Gjirokaster - Euronews Albania<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/euronews.al\/en\/unesco-speaks-out-against-governments-ongoing-urban-project-in-gjirokaster\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UNESCO speaks out against government\u2019s ongoing urban project in Gjirokaster - Euronews Albania\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The plan for the construction of the road going in and out of Gjirokaster is threatening the city\u2019s World Heritage status granted by UNESCO. 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