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UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATION

CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD
CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE

WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE

Seventh Extraordinary Session

Paris, UNESCO Headquarters, Room II
6 – 11 December 2004

Item 16 of the Provisional Agenda: Review of the provisional agenda of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee (Durban, South Africa, 2005)

SUMMARY

The 29th session of the World Heritage Committee will take place from 11 to 16 July 2005 in Durban, South Africa.

The World Heritage Committee adopted the following provisional agenda for its 29th session at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) (Decision 28 COM 24).

PROVISIONAL AGENDA

OPENING SESSION

1. 	Opening Session

1.1	Opening of the session by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee

1.2	Introduction by the Director-General of UNESCO or his representative

1.3	Welcome by the Host Country

2.	Requests for Observer status

3.	Adoption of the Agenda

REPORTS

4. 	Report of the Rapporteur of the 7th session of the World Heritage Committee 
	(Paris, 11-16 December 2004)

5.	Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and on the implementation of the Decisions of the World Heritage Committee

ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL MATTERS

6.	International Assistance:

	6A	Examination of International Assistance requests

	6B	Follow-up to the evaluation of the Emergency Assistance and evaluation of the other components of the International Assistance

7.	Progress report on the execution of the Budget 2004-2005 and follow-up to the recommendations concerning the administrative and financial issues of the Audit of the World Heritage Centre undertaken in 1997

8.	Presentation of the World Heritage Fund and Budget 2006 - 2007 

EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF CONSERVATION

9.	Examination of the State of Conservation of World Heritage properties

	9A	State of conservation of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger

	9B	State of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

10. 	Establishment of the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger

	10A	Tentative Lists of States Parties submitted in conformity with the Operational Guidelines and as of 15 May 2005 

	10B	Nominations of properties to the World Heritage List

PERIODIC REPORTING

11.	Presentation of the Periodic Report for North America and Part I of Europe (2005) and follow-up to Regional Programmes

	11A	Presentation of the Periodic Report for North America and Part I of Europe (2005)

	11B	Progress Report on the preparation of the Periodic Report for Europe Part II (2006)

11C	Progress Report on the protection of the Palestinian Natural and Cultural Heritage 

CLOSING SESSION

12.	Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur 

13.	Provisional Agenda of the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee

14.	Other business

15.	Adoption of Decisions

16.	Closure of the session