Auschwitz Name Change Stalled

The World Heritage Committee (WHC) clarified media reports on its decision regarding the request by Poland to rename the site of Auschwita Concentration Camp.

"The Committee decided that before changing the name of the site, further international consultations should be conducted together with UNESCO's World Heritage Center," said Chairperson of the WHC's 30th session Ian Marciulionyte at a news conference.
"These consultations should enable us to ensure that if a new name is decided at the next session of the World heritage Committee it will do justice to the outstanding universal value of the site," she explained.

Polish media reports said earlier that UNESCO's WHC approved in Vilnius a new name.