Consider the following statements. UNESCO's World Heritage mission is to 1. take over the management, maintenance and preservation of World Heritage sites. 2. encourage State parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage to nominate sites within their national territory for inclusion on the world Heritage List. 3. provide emergency assistance for World Heritage sites in immediate danger. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

UNESCO's World Heritage mission is defined by the 1972 Convention. Statement 1 is incorrect because UNESCO does not take over the management or ownership of sites; properties remain under the jurisdiction and management of the respective State Party [t5, t6]. Statement 2 is correct as a core mission is to encourage State Parties to nominate sites within their national territory for the World Heritage List [t1, t4]. Statement 3 is also correct; UNESCO provides emergency assistance for sites in immediate danger through the World Heritage Fund [t2, t3, t4]. The mission focuses on international cooperation, technical assistance, and monitoring rather than direct administrative control [t1, t7]. Therefore, only statements 2 and 3 are accurate representations of UNESCO's role.

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1. [2] https://whc.unesco.org/en/about/
2. [3] https://whc.unesco.org/en/convention/
3. [4] https://www.noaa.gov/gc-international-section/heritage-world-heritage-convention
4. [5] https://www.fws.gov/story/2024-04/becoming-world-heritage-site