Multiple reports, including on social media indicate Portugal's long-developing nomination has been submitted.

Vila Viçosa - Ducal Headquarters (Portugal)

A few reports indicate the nomination dossier for Madagascar's nominations have been signed and will be submitted to UNESCO soon.

Catholic Church of Saint Mary (Madagascar)

WHC 2027

Africa (7)
- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- Ehotilé Islands National Park (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Catholic Church of Saint Mary (Madagascar)
- Daures/Brandberg National Monument (Namibia)
- Ikom Stone Monoliths - Alok and Emaghabe (Nigeria)
- Venn's Town (Seychelles)
- Barotse Plains Cultural Landscape (Zambia)

Arab States (3)
- The Royal Mausoleums of Numidia, Mauritania and pre-Islamic funerary monuments (Algeria)
- Baiheliang and Rawda Island Nilometer (Egypt, China)
- Bisya Oasis Archaeological Landscape (Oman)

Asia and the Pacific (12)
- Flinders Ranges (Australia)
- Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group (China)
- Maungaroa Cultural Landscape (Cook Islands)
- Historic Relics of Koguryo's Capital City in Pyongyang (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)
- Desert Landscapes of the Mongolian Great Gobi (Mongolia)
- Eastern Mongolian Steppes (Mongolia)
- Samar Island Natural Park (Philippines)
- Capital Fortifications of Hanyang (Republic of Korea)
- Chiang Mai, Capital of Lanna (Thailand)
- Koytendag Mountain Ecosystem (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan)
- Zomin Mountains (Uzbekistan)
- Oc Eo (Vietnam)

Europe and North America (13)
- The State of the Pyrenees (Andorra, France, Spain)
- Memorials to the Heroes of the Great Patriotic War: Brest Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan (Belarus, Russia)
- Una National Park (Bosnia)
- Workers' Assembly Halls (Australia, Belgium, Denmark)
- The Pic du Midi and its Observatory (France)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests [Extension] (France, Montenegro, Serbia)
- Early Medieval Benedictine Settlements (Italy)
- Maltese Fortifications of the Knights of St John (Malta)
- Vila Viçosa - Ducal Headquarters (Portugal)
- Divnogorye Historical and Cultural Complex (Russian Federation)
- The Hadrianic City of Italica (Spain)
- Archaeological Site of Kültepe-Kanesh (Türkiye)
- Derzhprom, the State Industry Building (Ukraine)

Latin America and the Caribbean (4)
- Cuban Caribbean Reef System (Cuba)
- Las Labradas, Sinalao Archaeological Site (Mexico)
- Santa Bárbara Mining Complex (Peru)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

A few additional thoughts to your list, winterkjm. I have it almost 1-on-1 on the WHC 2027 page:
- Where shall we place Iznik now on the timeline? Kultepe-Kanesh as Turkiye's candidate for 2027 seems quite firm. I am inclined to move it back to normal tentative status and not move it forward under 'nominated'. (it got a rejection advice in 2023 and was then withdrawn).
- Koytendag. LOL. Talked about for so long. Last news I could find is that they're exploring a transnational nomination with Surkhan (Uzbekistan). Does not seem firm enough to me to move it to Nominated.
- Bagh-e Babur: the Taliban nomination that was overlooked (on purpose?). It is still out there somewhere, but I could not find any recent news.
- Civil Rights Movement Sites: on Hold as reported by you; I've moved it back to 2028 but of course unsure
- Grossglockner: seems a difficult site to nominate. Very few news updates, we would have heard it if they had made progress. Propose to move it back to Tentative status.
- Lake Chad CL: no change in the situation on the ground. Formally it will still be on the table but no evaluation can take place.
- Tabon Cave (Philippines): unsure. Our Filipino members may know more.

And an immediate update: they will nominate Samar Island NP for 2027
https://pia.gov.ph/news/sinp-nomination-to-unesco-enters-final-submission-stage/

I am trying to get final confirmation if anything will move forward (regardless if a nomination dossier is complete or not) and if the US 2026 nomination will be withdrawn (which is likely not out of the question at this point). I was told recently by a former NPS staff member that there is no longer a 'World Heritage program' in the US. One caveat is I got new contact info with active staff to make new inquiries. Hoping to hear back soon. Either way its looking grim.

Do we feel confident this nomination is still moving forward? I couldn't find much to indicate a nomination file ready for submission.

Have you Googled in Belarusian? (LOL)

Mongolian, Belarusian . . . Not for the first time did I wish various countries published a steady stream of reports on World Heritage similar to what I see in Korean on a routine basis. I don't have X or Instagram, which seems to be more commonly used these days in regards to World Heritage announcements.

When I am in 'travel purgatory', I have more time to do some deep-diving to discover what nominations may show some activity. Currently, not going anywhere until late March (Puerto Rico).

Looks like Italy's serial nomination will be decided in 2028. Additionally, the components have decreased from 8 to 4.

https://www.isnews.it/2026/01/18/monasteri-benedettini-patrimonio-dellunesco-san-vincenzo-al-volturno-resta-in-corsa/


Confirmed and a new title, Italica, Ceremonial City

https://www.elmundo.es/andalucia/2026/01/18/696ccb2be9cf4adf558b4581.html

Belarus has a few more years yet in regards to Brest Fortress.

"Given the lifting of the ban on considering sites that participated in military events in 2023, a nomination for the Brest Hero Fortress and Mamayev Kurgan memorials was prepared in collaboration with Russian colleagues. "In 2024, they were added to the UNESCO Tentative List. I believe that by 2029-2030, it will be possible to include these two sites on the UNESCO List," concluded Sergei Sarakach."

https://belta.by/society/view/brestskaja-krepost-muzykalnaja-i-gastronomicheskaja-traditsii-kakie-elementy-mogut-dopolnit-spisok-759608-2026/

India has submitted Jingkieng Jri / Lyu Chrai Cultural Landscape for 2027! Also seen on social media posts.

https://hubnetwork.in/meghalayas-living-root-bridges-take-major-step-towards-unesco-world-heritage-status/

I am starting to wonder about Armenia's nomination Tatev Monastery and Vorotan Gorge. I'm getting the feeling that this nomination will be submitted in time (or perhaps already has) for 2027. There are plenty of articles and Facebook posts confirming a 'submission' at various points from Spring to Winter 2025. Based on the 2024 Preliminary Assessment submissions, The Vishaps and the Cultural Landscape of Tirinkatar will be Armenia's next candidate (potentially 2028). So does the Tatev Monastery submit before the required preliminary assessment for 2027 or is it aiming for 2029?

I will remove the markers from our map and put in a note. Good find!

P.S.: this means that we don't have an Italian candidate listed for 2027. Have we overlooked one?

Confirmed! Facebook post from the Department of Foreign Affairs, Republic of the Philippines

Kibiro Salt-Producing Village (Uganda)

Multiple posts on social media confirming the pending submission of the nomination dossier.