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The UNESCO World Heritage Centre "Official Records" section permits the retrieval of information contained in the reports of World Heritage statutory meetings. To the extent feasible, this searchable online collection reflects the history of the Convention and the deliberations of the Committee and Bureau.

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NEW! All Working Documents from 1977 through 2001 may now be found in the World Heritage Database of Statutory Meeting documents at http://whc.unesco.org/req1.asp. In addition, selected documents concerning the establishment of the Convention are also included.



Index by Year

2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996 | 1995 | 1994 | 1993 | 1992 | 1991
1990 | 1989 | 1988 | 1987 | 1986 | 1985 | 1984 | 1983 | 1982 | 1981
1980 | 1979 | 1978 | 1977 | 1976 | 1972



-2002-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 8 - 13 April 2002, WHC-02/CONF.201/15 (474K)
 

-2001-

Information Meeting for States Parties, 16 February 2001, Paris. (PPT Presentation) (2650K)
Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 25 - 30 June 2001, WHC-2001/CONF.205/10 (1037K)
Report on the Proposed World Heritage Indigenous Peoples Council of Experts (WHIPCOE), WHC-2001/CONF.205/WEB.3 (74K)
13th General Assembly of States Parties, Summary Report, Paris, 30-31 October 2001, WHC-01/CONF.206/8 (121K)
Resolution adopted by the 13th General Assembly of States Parties on on the Protection of the Cultural Heritage of Afghanistan, 31 October 2001 (10K)
Extraordinary Session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Helsinki, Finland, 7-8 December 2001, WHC-01/CONF.208/4 (495K)
25th Session of the World Heritage Committee, Helsinki, Finland, 11-16 December 2001, WHC-01/CONF.208/24 (__K)
 

-2000-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 26 June - 1 July 2000, WHC-2000/CONF.202/17 (645K)
Special Session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Budapest, Hungary, 2-4 October 2000, WHC-2000/CONF.202/4 (SPE) (164K)
Extraordinary Session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Cairns, Australia, 23 - 24 November 2000, WHC-2000/CONF.204/4 (411K)
24th Session of the World Heritage Committee, Cairns, Australia, 27 November - 2 December 2000, WHC-2000/CONF.204/21 (1110K)
World Heritage List, 2000 (162K)
Synthesis Report of the Seminar on Natural Heritage in the Caribbean, Paramaribo, Suriname, 18 - 20 February 2000 [WHC-2000/CONF.204/WEB.1] (60K)
Report of the Regional Thematic Expert Meeting on Potential Natural World Heritage Sites in the Alps, Hallstatt, Austria, 18 to 22 June 2000 [WHC-2000/CONF.204/WEB.2] (1880K)
Synthesis Report of the Meeting on "Cultural Landscapes: Concept and Implementation", Catania, Italy, 8-11 March 2000 [WHC-2000/CONF.204/WEB.3] (98K)
Report of the Regional Thematic Meeting on Cultural Landscapes in Central America San Jose (Costa Rica), 26 to 29 September 2000 [WHC-2000/CONF.204/WEB.4] (73K)
Conclusions of the Global Strategy Expert Meeting on Central Asian Cultural Heritage, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (12-17 May 2000) [WHC-2000/CONF.204/WEB.5] (155K)
Report of the World Heritage Fossil Sites Workshop, Sydney, Australia, 22 September - 1 October 2000 [WHC-2000/CONF.204/WEB.7] (26K)



-1999-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 5-10 July 1999, WHC-99/CONF.204/15 (863K)
Third Extraordinary Session of the Committee, 12 July 1999, WHC-99/CONF.205/5Rev. (835K)
12th General Assembly of States Parties, Summary Report, Paris, 28-29 October 1999, WHC-99/CONF.206/7 (25K)
Resolution adopted by the 12th General Assembly of States Parties on Ways and Means to Ensure a Representative World Heritage List, 28 October 1999
Fourth Extraordinary Session of the Committee, 30 October 1999, WHC-99/CONF.207/2 (31K)
Extraordinary Session of the Bureau, 26-27 November 1999, Marrakesh, Morocco WHC-99/CONF.208/8(369KB)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XXIII, Marrakesh, Morocco, 29 November - 4 December 1999, WHC-99/CONF.209/22 (1.13MB)
 
World Heritage List, 1999 (130K)
Brief Descriptions of sites inscribed (350K)
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1999 (8K)
Second World Heritage Global Strategy Meeting for the Pacific, Port Vila (Vanuatu) 24-27 August 1999 (135K)
Cultural Landscapes in Africa, Tiwi (Kenya) 9-14 March 1999 (Final Report) (14700K)
Summary Report WHC-99/CONF.204/INF.4 (82K)



-1998-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 22-27 June 1998, WHC-98/CONF.201/9 (383K)
Extraordinary Session of the Bureau , 27-28 November 1998, Kyoto, Japan WHC-98/CONF.203/5 (279K)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XXII, Kyoto, Japan, 30 November - 5 December 1998, WHC-98/CONF.203/18 (1.68MB)
World Heritage List 1998 (137K)
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1998 (7K)
Suzhou Declaration on International Co-operation for the Safeguarding and Development of Historic Cities, Suzhou, China, 9 April 1998
Report of the World Heritage Global Strategy Natural and Cultural Heritage Expert Meeting, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-29 March 1998 (250K)
Report of the Regional Thematic Meeting on Cultural Landscapes in the Andes, Arquipa/Chivay, Peru, 17-22 May 1998, (46K)



-1997-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 23-28 June 1997, WHC-97/CONF.204/11 (2.9MB)
11th General Assembly of States Parties, Summary Report, Paris, 27-28 October 1997, WHC-97/CONF.205/7 (25K)
Extraordinary Session of the Committee, 29 October 1997, WHC-97/CONF.206/2 (6K)
Extraordinary Session of the Bureau, 28-29 November 1997, Naples, Italy WHC-97/CONF.208/4B (92K)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XXI Naples, Italy, 1-6 December 1997, WHC-97/CONF.208/17
Annexes
(597K)
 
World Heritage List 1997 (137K)
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1997 (7K)
Operational Guidelines (plain text), February 1997,WHC-97/2 (128K)
Report of the assessment mission to the World Heritage site of Butrinti, Albania (20-24 October 1997), WHC-97/CONF.208/INF.15 (55K)
Asia-Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum, Beijing, China, 15-21 September 1997 (4.9MB)
Identification of World Heritage properties in the Pacific,Findings and Recommendations, Third Global Strategy Meeting, Suva, Fiji, 15-18 July 1997, WHC-97/CONF.208/INF.8
Report from the Government of Ecuador on the Emergency Decree and actions taken for the conservation of Galapagos Islands, 30 April 1997, WHC-97/CONF.204/INF.9 (34K)



-1996-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 24-29 June 1996, WHC-96/CONF.202/10
Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, 29-30 November 1996, WHC-96/CONF.201/5
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XX, Merida, Mexico, 2-7 December 1996, WHC-96/CONF.201/21
World Heritage List 1996 (171K)
List of the World Heritage in Danger January 1996 (6K)
 
Operational Guidelines, February 1996, WHC/2/Rev.
Report of the Expert Meeting on Evaluation of generalprinciples and criteria for nominations of natural World Heritage sites (Parc national de la Vanoise, France, 22-24 March 1966), WHC-96/CONF.202/INF.9
Report on the Expert Meeting on European Cultural Landscapes of Outstanding Universal Value (Vienna, Austria, 21 April 1996), WHC-96/CONF.202/INF.10
Glossary of World Heritage Terms
Report of the World Heritage Managers Workshop (Ravenshoe, Australia, 11-15 April 1996) WHC-96/CONF.202/INF.11
First European World Heritage Youth Forum Dubrovnik, Croatia, 25-30 May 1996
Fortifcaciones del Caribe: Memorias de la reunion de expertos, Cartegena de los Indios, Colombia, 31 July - 2 August 1996 (32MB)
First African World Heritage Youth Forum Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 18-24 September 1996



-1995-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 3-8 July 1995, WHC-95/CONF.201/12
Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, 4 and 9 December 1995, WHC-95/CONF.203./4
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XIX, Berlin, Germany, 4-9 December 1995, WHC-95/CONF.203/16
Summary Record of the Xth General Assembly of States Parties, Paris, 2-3 November 1995
World Heritage List
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1995
Operational Guidelines, February 1995, WHC/2/Rev.
Asian Rice Culture and its Terraced Landscapes (March 1995), WHC-95/CONF.203/INF.8
Asia-Pacific Workshop on Cultural Landscapes (April 1995), WHC-95/CONF.203/INF.9
World Heritage Information Management, Report of the Meeting of Experts (27-28 September 1995), WHC-95/CONF.203/INF.10



-1994-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 4-9 July 1994, WHC-94/CONF.001/10
Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Phuket, 9-10 December 1994, WHC-94/CONF.003/13
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XVIII, Phuket, Thailand, 12-17 December 1994, WHC-94/CONF.003/16
World Heritage List, 1994
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1994
Operational Guidelines, February 1994, WHC/2/Rev. (4.82MB)
Report of the Expert Meeting on the "Global Strategy" and thematic studies for a representative World Heritage List (20-22 June 1994), WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.6
Report on the Conference on Authenticity in Relation to the World Heritage Convention (Nara, Japan, November 1994), WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.008
Information Document on Heritage Canals (September 1994), WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.10
Interregional project "Young People's Participation in World Heritage Preservation and Promotion" (Bergen Youth Forum), WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.11
Information Note:
International Register of Cultural Property under Special Protection: Co-ordination of Implementation of Conventions Protecting Cultural Heritage, WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.12
Report on the Expert Meeting on Routes as Part of the Cultural Heritage (Madrid, November 1994), WHC-94/CONF.003/INF.13



-1993-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 21-26 June 1993, WHC-93/CONF.002/2
Ninth General Assembly of States Parties, 29-30 October 1993, Summary Record, WHC-93/CONF.003/6 (713K)
Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Cartagena, 4-5 December 1993, WHC-93/CONF.002/2bis
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XVII, Cartagena, Colombia, 6-11 December 1993, WHC-93/CONF.002/14
World Heritage List 1993
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1993
Report of the International Expert Meeting on "Cultural Landscapes of Oustanding Universal Value", Templin, Germany (12-17 October 1993), WHC-93/CONF.002/INF.4
Report of the Experts Meeting on "Approaches to the Monitoring of World Heritage Properties: Exploring Ways and Means", Cambridge, U.K. (1-4 November 1993), WHC-93/CONF.002/INF.5
"Managing Tourism in Natural World Heritage Sites", Report of the International Workshop held in Dakar, Senegal (22-26 November 1993) (4.69MB)



-1992-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris 6-10 July 1992, WHC-92/CONF.003/2
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XVI, Santa Fe, USA, December, 7-l4 1992, WHC-92/CONF.002/12
World Heritage List 1992
Operational Guidelines, February 1992, WHC/2/Rev.
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, [1992], WHC/2 (3.45MB)
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1992
Report of the Expert Group on Cultural Landscapes, La Petite Pierre, France (24-26 October 1992), WHC-92/CONF.002/10/Add



-1991-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 7-21 June 1991, SC-91/CONF.002/2
Eighth General Assembly of States Parties, 2 November 1991, Summary Record, CLT-91/CONF.013/6(1.60MB)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XV, Carthage, 9-13 December 1991, SC-91/CONF.002/15
World Heritage List 1991
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1991



-1990-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 11-14 June 1990, CC-90/CONF.003/12
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XIV, Banff, Alberta, Canada, 7-12 December 1990, CLT-90/CONF.004/13
World Heritage List 1990
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1990



-1989-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 27-30 June 1989, SC-89/CONF.003/12
Seventh General Assembly of States Parties, 9 and 13 November 1989, Summary Record, CC-89/CONF.013/6(1.73MB)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XIII, Paris, 11-15 December 1989, SC-89/CONF.004/12
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1989



-1988-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 14-17 June 1988, SC-88/CONF.007/13
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XII, Brasilia, 5-9 December 1988, SC-88/CONF.001/13
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1988
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 1988, WHC/2 (3.41MB)



-1987-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 23-26 June 1987, SC-87/CONF.004/11
Sixth General Assembly of States Parties, 30 October 1987, Summary Record, CC-87/CONF.013/6(1.60MB)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION XI, Paris, 7-11 December 1987, SC-87/CONF.005/9
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1987



-1986-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 16-19 June 1986, CC-86/CONF.001/11
World Heritage Committee, SESSION X, Paris, 24-28 November 1986, CC-86/CONF. 003/10
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1986



-1985-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 3-5 June 1985, SC-85/CONF.007/9
Fifth General Assembly of States Parties, 4 November 1985, Summary Record, CLT-85/CONF.009/5 (1.1MB)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION IX, Paris, 2-6 December 1985, SC-85/CONF.008/9
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1985



-1984-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 4-7 June 1984, SC-84/CONF.001/9
World Heritage Committee, SESSION VIII, Buenos Aires, 29 October-2 November 1984, SC/84/CONF.004/9
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1984
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 1984, WHC/2 (2.9MB)



-1983-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 27-30 June 1983, SC-83/WS/47
Fourth General Assembly of States Parties, 28 October 1983, Summary Record, CLT-83/CONF.022/6 (512K)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION VII, Florence, 5-9 December 1983, SC/83/CONF.009/8
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 1983, WHC/2 (2.66MB)
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1983



-1982-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 21-24 June 1982, CLT-82/CONF.014/6
World Heritage Committee, SESSION VI, Paris, 13-17 December 1982, CLT-82/CH/CONF.015/8
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1982



-1981-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 4-7 May 1981, CC-81/CONF.002/4
World Heritage Committee, First Extraordinary Session, Paris, 10-11 September 1981, CC-81/CONF. 008/2 Rev.
World Heritage Committee, SESSION V, Sydney, 26-30 October 1981, CC-81/CONF/003/6
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1981



-1980-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 19-22 May 1980, CC-80/CONF. 017/4
Third General Assembly of States Parties, 7 October 1980, Summary Record, CC-80/CONF.018/6(1.29MB)
World Heritage Committee, SESSION IV, Paris, 1-5 September 1980, CC-80/CONF.016/10
List of the World Heritage in Danger, January 1980
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 1980, WHC/2 (2.4MB)
General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Rules of Procedure, 18 July 1980, WHC/GA/1 (CC-80/WS/38) (488K)



-1979-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 28-30 May 1979, CC-79/CONF.005/6
Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Cairo and Luxor, 22-26 October 1979, CC-79/CONF.003/12 Rev.
World Heritage Committee, SESSION III, Luxor, 22-26 October 1979, CC-79/CONF.003/13
Rules of Procedure (adoped by the Committee at its first session and amended at its second and third sessions), WHC/1 (990K)
Consideration of nominations to the World Heritage List, 27 August 1979, CC-79/CONF.003/3 (742K)



-1978-

Bureau of the World Heritage Committee, Paris, 8-9 June 1978, CC-78/CONF.O10/3
World Heritage Committee, SESSION II, Washington, 5-8 September 1978, CC-78/CONF.010/10 Rev.
Second General Assembly of States Parties, 24 November 1978, Summary Record, CC-78/CONF.011/6 (1.13MB)
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, 1978, WHC/2 (1.4MB)



-1977-

World Heritage Committee, SESSION I, Paris, 27 June-1 July 1977, CC-77/CONF.001/9
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, Paris, 20 October 1977, CC-77/CONF.001/8 Rev.
Financial Regulations for the World Heritage Fund



-1976-

General Assembly of States Parties, First Session, Nairobi, 26 November 1976, Summary Record, SHC/76/CONF.014/COL.9 (946K)



-1972-

Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
Thirty-third Plenary Session, Report of Commission V [Adoption of the Convention]


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Update: 15/03/2001