27 COM 20C.2
Proposal to Establish the Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) as a Regional Centre under the Auspices of UNESCO
The World Heritage Committee,1. Welcomes the Nordic World Heritage Foundation's partnership with UNESCO;2. Requests the World Heritage Centre to ensure the coordination of the activities of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation with those of the Committee; 3. Agrees with the use of the World Heritage emblem by the Nordic World Heritage Foundation.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Requests the World Heritage Centre to provide a yearly report on the authorized use of the emblem to the World Heritage Committee in accordance with the Operational Guidelines (Annex 3 "Guidelines and Principles for the Use of the World Heritage Emblem" July 2002).
See Decision 27 COM 2.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking into consideration the following invitations by Committee members to host the sessions of the World Heritage Committee in 2004 and 2005,;(a) For 2004 (in alphabetical order): China, Russian Federation and South Africa,(b) For 2005 (in alphabetical order): Lebanon, Oman and United Kingdom;2. Decides that the venue of the 28th session of the Committee will be Suzhou, China.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Thanking the Chinese authorities for their kind invitation to host the 28th session of the Committee,; 2. Decides that the dates of the 28th session of the Committee shall be 28 June -7 July 2004. These dates will be confirmed following consultation between the World Heritage Centre and the Chinese authorities.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Adopts the Provisional Agenda for the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee as presented in document WHC-03/27.COM/22 Rev and with the amendments suggested by the Committee in its discussion. (see Annex II)
The World Heritage Committee did not discuss any other business.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Adopts the decisions presented in WHC-03/27.COM/24 with amendments aswith amendments as agreed agreed.
1. The 27th session of the World Heritage Committee was closed on 5 July 2003 by the Chairperson, Ms Vera Lacoeuilhe (St. Lucia). She thanked the Committee for their work and paid tribute to the 8 members of the Committee for whom this was their last session (Belgium, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Zimbabwe).2. The Chairperson made special mention of the co-operation of the Committee and the Observers, the exceptional work of the former and current Rapporteurs and of the Secretariat.3. The World Heritage Committee thanked the Chairperson for her skill ...