World Heritage Centre https://whc.unesco.org?cid=305&action=list&searchDecisions=&index=61&maxrows=20&mode=rss World Heritage Centre - Committee Decisions 90 en Copyright 2024 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:50:48 EST UNESCO, World Heritage Centre - Decisions https://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg https://whc.unesco.org 1 COM VII.F.69 Report of the Rapporteur The Rapporteur's oral report has been incorporated into the present summary record, of which it forms a substantial part. 

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/2089 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 27 Jun 1977 00:00:00 EST 1 EXT.COM III.5 Election of two Vice-Chairmen elected by acclamation Bulgaria and Senegal as Vice-Chairmen.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8039 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 10 Sep 1981 00:00:00 EST 1 EXT.COM IV.11/14 Nomination of The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls on the World Heritage List
11. The Committee registered this confirmation. It agreed that "The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls" constituted an historic ensemble which should be considered in its totality as a coherent whole whose balance and specific character depend on the synthesis of the elements of which it is composed and where the preservation should be carried out taking into account the manifestations of all the different historical periods.

14. The Committee decided to inscribe the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls on the World Heritage List.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8040 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 10 Sep 1981 00:00:00 EST 1 GA 6 Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly and adoption of the Rules of Procedure

6. After the meeting had been opened by Mr. John E. Fobes, Deputy Director General of Unesco, the General Assembly adopted its Rules of Procedure, with the amendments to Article 12, paragraphs 3 and 6, proposed by the representative of the Director General of Unesco. The Assembly thereafter elected by acclamation His Excellency Ambassador Hamid Rahnema (Iran) as its Chairman, the representatives of Algeria Bulgaria, Ecuador, Senegal and the United States, as Vice-Chairmen, and Mr. Michel Parent (France) as Rapporteur.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6604 wh-support@unesco.org Fri, 26 Nov 1976 00:00:00 EST 1 GA 15-18 Elections to the World Heritage Committee

Number of States Parties present and voting                      25

Number of valid voting papers                                             25

France                                                                                   25 votes

Iran                                                                                       23 votes

Nigeria                                                                                  23 votes

Tunisia                                                                                  23 votes

United States of America                                                     23 votes

Egypt                                                                                     22 votes

Ecuador                                                                                 21 votes

Yugoslavia                                                                             19 votes

Australia                                                                               18 votes

Canada                                                                                  17 votes

Federal Republic of Germany                                              17 votes

Ghana                                                                                   17 votes

Poland                                                                                   17 votes

Senegal                                                                                 17 votes

Iraq                                                                                       15 votes

Jordan                                                                                   14 votes

Switzerland                                                                           14 votes


16. The Chairman declared elected the first fifteen States mentioned above which had obtained the majority of votes required.

17. At the opening of the second meeting, the representative of the Director General recalled the procedure foreseen for the renewal, of members of the World Heritage Committees designated at the first election. In conformity with Article 9 of the Convention, the term of one-third of the members of the Committee shall cease at the end of the first ordinary session of the General Conference following that at which they were elected, and the term of office of a further third of the members designated at the same time shall cease at the end of the second ordinary session of the General Conference following that at which they were elected. The names of the outgoing members shall be chosen by lot by the President of the General Conference after the first election.

18. The choice by lot took place in Nairobi on 30 November 1976. The official record thereof is set out in Annex I.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6605 wh-support@unesco.org Fri, 26 Nov 1976 00:00:00 EST 1 GA 20 Determination of the amount of the contributions to the World Heritage Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention .be fixed at 0.75% of the contribution to the Regular Budget of Unesco, whereas the delegations of Zaire, Nigeria, Algeria, Syria and Australia proposed 1%. Since no objection was lodged when the Chairman asked the General Assembly if it accepted this latter percentage, this was adopted without recourse to a vote. The delegation of Switzerland stated that, had a vote occurred, it would have abstained.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6606 wh-support@unesco.org Fri, 26 Nov 1976 00:00:00 EST 1 GA 21 Examination of the proposed Financial Regulations for the World Heritage Fund https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8448 wh-support@unesco.org Fri, 26 Nov 1976 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR IV.21 Emergency assistance - Guatemala (request n°65-3) was granted by the Bureau.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8028 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR V.23 Technical co-operation requests - Ecuador (request n°I.I) recommends that the Committee should grant this technical cooperation for the site which is included in the List.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8029 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR V.24 Technical co-operation requests - Tanzania (request n°39.I) recommended that the Committee grant this technical co-operation if the property is inscribed on the List.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8030 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR V.25 Technical co-operation requests - Egypt (request n°89.I) recommends that the Committee accept this request if the property is entered on the List.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8031 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR V.26 Technical co-operation requests - Ethiopia (request n°18.I) considered it advisable to defer its decision.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8032 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR V.27 Technical co-operation requests - Ethiopia (requests n°III.I and II2.I) decided to defer its decision until the nominations to the World Heritage List, which had been received too late, could be examined.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8033 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 BUR V.28 Technical co-operation requests - Syrian Arab Republic (requests n°20.I, 21.I, 22.I, 23.I) preferred to defer its decision until the information required had been received.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8034 wh-support@unesco.org Mon, 28 May 1979 00:00:00 EST 2 COM .1 Introduction The second session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (hereinafter referred to as "the Committee") was held in Washington from 5 to 8 September 1978. The session was attended by the following members of the World Heritage Committee: Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Federal Republic of Germany, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Poland, Tunisia, United States of America and Yugoslavia.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/2090 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 05 Sep 1978 00:00:00 EST 2 COM .2 Introduction Representatives of the International Centre for Conservation, the International Council of Monuments and Sites, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (hereinafter referred to as "ICCROM", "ICOMOS" and "IUCN" respectively) attended the meeting in an advisory capacity.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/2091 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 05 Sep 1978 00:00:00 EST 2 COM .3 Introduction Observers from five States Parties to the Convention not members of the Committee, namely Brazil, Morocco, Panama, Switzerland and the Syrian Arab Republic, also attended the session, as well as observers from ten international governmental and non-governmental organizations and a wider public audience.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/2092 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 05 Sep 1978 00:00:00 EST 2 COM .4 Introduction The full list of participants will be found in Annex III to this report.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/2093 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 05 Sep 1978 00:00:00 EST 2 COM .5 Opening of the session The second session of the Committee was opened by its Chairman, Mr. Firouz Bagherzadeh. In welcoming members of the Committee, representatives of advisory organizations and all other participants, he recalled the great progress already achieved in the implementation of the Convention thanks to the efforts of the States Parties, Bureau members, the Secretariat and the advisory organizations. He concluded by expressing his confidence that the session would be both fruitful and enjoyable.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/2094 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 05 Sep 1978 00:00:00 EST 2 COM .6 Opening of the session Mr. David Hales, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, welcomed delegates to Washington on behalf of the United States of America. He conveyed to the Committee a written message from the President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter, the text of which is given in Annex I. The Committee greatly appreciated the personal message from the President of the United States of America and requested the Chairman to convey to the President its gratitude for the message with which he had honoured the opening of the second session.

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