Map of 22 components of the nomination. Original nomination is 28 locations, not sure the 6 sites that have been cut off.

https://www.bunka.go.jp/koho_hodo_oshirase/hodohappyo/pdf/94111101_03.pdf

They are trying again:
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/bid-for-normandys-d-day-beaches-to-gain-unesco-status/687439

Mongolia: Burial complexes of Hunnu aristocrats (on the T List as Funeral Sites of the Xiongnu Elite) firmly on their way for 2026
https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/357885

Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan (Thailand)

https://www.nationthailand.com/blogs/life/art-culture/40045271

Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia) might be for 2026 based on several recent reports of a meeting to 'present the most important components of the file' on January 2025.

Water Landscape: Ribeira Sacra (Spain) confirmed

https://www.elprogreso.es/articulo/ribeira-sacra/xunta-muestra-convencida-que-ribeira-sacra-sera-mundial/202501181141381822255.html

A few news reports breaking in Korean. So it looks like Korea will be making plenty of effort in the next fews months to ensure they will officially be hosting the WHC in 2026. No 'gift' WHS for the host. Korea plans to submit a nomination file before the February deadline to extend the Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats for 2026, which was always likely to be approved by IUCN. Still not certain about what city in Korea would actually host the conference.

"The National Heritage Administration is also preparing to host the World Heritage Committee in 2026."

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2025/01/135_390842.html

Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi (India)
CONFIRMED by Indian Ambassador to UNESCO

WHS 2026 [Potential host - Republic of Korea]

Africa (5)
- Tarrafal Concentration Camp (Cabo Verde)
- Zakouma National Park (Chad)
- Historic Sultanates (Comoros)
- Catholic Mission of Ambodifotatra (Madagascar)
- Volcanic Islands of Sao Tome and Principe (ST)

Arab States (3)
- Gebel Qatrani Area (Egypt)
- Aqaba Marine Reserve [AMR] (Jordan)
- Wadi Wurayah (UAE)

Asia and the Pacific (10)
- Flinders Ranges (Australia)
- Hainan Tropical Rainforest and the Traditional Settlement of Li Ethnic Group (China)
- Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath, Varanasi (India)
- Asuka-Fujiwara: Archaeological Sites of Japan's Ancient Capitals (Japan)
- Silk Roads: Fergana-Syrdarya Corridor (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & Uzbekistan)
- Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats [Extension] (Korea)
- Burial Complexes of Hunnu Aristocrats (Mongolia)
- Ancient Port of Banbhore (Pakistan)
- The Tabon Cave Complex (Philippines)
- Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahawihan (Thailand)

Europe and North America (15)
- The State of the Pyrenees (Andora, France, Spain)
- Großglockner-Hochalpenstraße (Austria)
- Una National Park (Bosnia)
- Wanuskewin (Canada)
- The Architectural Works of Alvar Aalto - a Human Dimension to the Modern Movement (Finland)
- Fortresses of Carcasonne (France)
- D-Day Landing Beaches, Normandy, 1944 (France)
- Via Francigena (Italy)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests [Extension] (France, Montenegro, Serbia)
- Mount Olympus (Greece)
- Bastioned Fortresses of Raia (Portugal)
- The Bashkir Shikhans of Toratau, Kushtau and Yuraktau (Russia)
- Water Landscape: Ribeira Sacra (Spain)
- The Historical Port City of Izmir (Türkiye)
- Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge (USA)

Latin America and the Caribbean (4)
- La Payunia, Campos Volcánicos Llancanelo y Payún Matrú (Argentina)
- Brazilian Fortresses Ensemble (Brazil)
- Patzcuaro, Site of Humanistic Memory and Cultural Confluence (Mexico)
- Isla de Flores Cultural Landscape (Uruguay)

This one still seems to have to compete with Vila Vicosa which also has delivered a full file to the Portuguese UNESCO committee
https://odigital.sapo.pt/presidente-da-assembleia-da-republica-a-candidatura-de-vila-vicosa-importa-ao-pais-como-um-todo-c-fotos/

Most of the earlier reports mentioned that the Cabinet should approve the nomination on 21 Jan before 1 Feb deadline of UNESCO, but I have checked with the government website, no agenda or resolution on this matter! But there is one more Cabinet meeting on 28 Jan so let's see.

Aalto buildings (Finland) confirmed
https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-proposes-group-of-buildings-designed-by-aalto-architects-as-unesco-world-heritage-site

Patzcuaro, Site of Humanistic Memory and Cultural Confluence (Mexico) confirmed

https://latinus.us/estilo-de-vida/2025/1/25/mexico-postulara-al-centro-historico-de-patzcuaro-como-patrimonio-mundial-de-la-humanidad-133439.html

https://cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/2025/01/25/que-sitios-contempla-el-expediente-para-nombrar-patzcuaro-como-patrimonio-mundial/

This feels like Portugal may send both dossiers to Paris and then simply prioritize one candidature?

https://radioportalegre.pt/marvao-fortalezas-mais-perto-da-classificacao-mundial/

Either way, we should know in a few days if both nominations are officially submitted and perhaps which takes priority.

Bulwarked Fortifications
Vila Viçosa

I forgot to update this, but Mayon Volcano Cultural Landscape (Philippines) has officially been submitted to UNESCO.

Thai Government just approved the nomination, so now is official.