https://whc.unesco.org?cid=305&l=en&searchDecisions=&year_start=2017&year_end=2017&action=list&mode=rss World Heritage Centre - Committee Decisions 90 en Copyright 2024 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre Tue, 14 May 2024 12:48:40 EST https://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg https://whc.unesco.org 1. Having examined Document WHC/17/12EXT.COM/2,
2. Adopts the Agenda included in the above-mentioned Document.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7620 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST 1. Recalling its Decision 41 COM 16, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
2. Elects in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure, its Bureau with the following composition:

• Chairperson: H.E. Sheikha Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa (Bahrein)
• Vice-Chairpersons: Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Spain, Zimbabwe
• Rapporteur: Ms Anna Zeichner (Hungary)

whose mandates will begin at the end of the 12th Extraordinary session of the Committee (UNESCO, 2017) until the end of the 42nd session of the Committee (2018);
3. Decides that the Bureau of the 43rd session of the World Heritage Committee (2019) will be elected at the end of the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (2018) in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure;
4. Also decides that its 42nd session will take place in Manama (Bahrain) from 24 June to 4 July 2018.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7621 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/12EXT.COM/4,
2. Decides to approve the International Assistance request from Palau entitled “Responding to the threat of feral cat introduction to the Rock Island Southern Lagoon World Heritage area”, for an amount of US$ 139,505 under the Emergency Assistance budget.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7099 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 15 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST No Resolution.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7600 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Elects E. Mr. Adrian CIOROIANU (Romania) as Chairperson of the 21st session of the General Assembly,
2. Elects Feven TEWOLDE (Ethiopia) as Rapporteur of the 21st session of the General Assembly,
3. Elects Chile and Cyprus as Vice-Chairpersons of the 21st session of the General Assembly.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7601 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/21.GA/2A,
2. Adopts the Agenda included in the above-mentioned Document.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7602 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/21.GA/2B,
2. Adopts the timetable of its 21st session as included in the above-mentioned Document.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7603 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Takes note of the report of the Rapporteur of the 20th session of the General Assembly (UNESCO, 2015).

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7604 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Takes note of the report of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee on the activities of the World Heritage Committee.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7605 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Elects the following 12 States Parties, Australia, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Guatemala, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain and Uganda, as members of the World Heritage Committee.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7606 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST

1. Having examined Documents WHC/17/21.GA/6 and WHC/17/21.GA/INF.6, Resolutions adopted by the 21st session of the General Assembly WHC/17/21.GA/11, p. 3
2. Having in particular examined the accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the financial period ended 31 December 2015,
3. Approves the accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the financial period ended 31 December 2015;
4. Takes note of the financial statements relating to the World Heritage Fund for the period 1 January 2016 to 30 June 2017.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7331 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST

1. Having examined Documents WHC/17/21.GA/7 and WHC/17/21.GA/INF.7,
2. Recalling Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention,
3. Expressing its concern at the financial difficulties that the World Heritage Fund is facing and further recalling that the payment of assessed compulsory and voluntary contributions, as per Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention, is a legal obligation incumbent on all States Parties which have ratified the Convention,
4. Decides to set the percentage for the calculation of the amount of the contributions to be paid to the World Heritage Fund by States Parties for the financial period 2018-2019 at 1% of their contributions to the regular budget of UNESCO;
5. Emphasizing the urgency of securing adequate financial resources to achieve the objectives of the 1972 Convention to identify and conserve the world’s cultural and natural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, in particular in light of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the unprecedented threats such as climate change, natural disasters, and deliberate attacks on cultural heritage in territories affected by armed conflict and terrorism,
6. Notes the status of compulsory and voluntary contributions to the World Heritage Fund as presented in Document WHC/17/21.GA/INF.7;
7. Welcomes the recommendations made by the ad hoc working group in Documents WHC/16/40.COM/13A and WHC/17/41.COM/12A and the related Decisions on the sustainability of the World Heritage Fund (Decisions 40 COM 15 and 41 COM 14), particularly the roadmap for the sustainability of the World Heritage Fund that integrates a set of complementary short-, medium- and long-term actions to be implemented in a phased timeline;
8. Reminds States Parties that they are bound to make compulsory contributions and as such reiterates the plea of the World Heritage Committee to States Parties to the Convention to pay their annual contributions by 31 January in order to facilitate the timely implementation of the activities financed by the World Heritage Fund; 
9. Urges States Parties concerned to settle all outstanding arrears;
10. Invites States Parties to provide supplementary voluntary contributions to the subaccount for enhancing the human capacities of the Secretariat to achieve the target of at least USD 1,000,000 per year, in total, as recommended at the 19th session of the General Assembly of States Parties.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7332 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/21.GA/8,
2. Recalling Resolution 20 GA 11 and Decisions 40 COM 13B and 41 COM 12B adopted by the General Assembly at its 20th session (UNESCO, 2015) and by the World Heritage Committee at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively and the ongoing reflection undertaken by the Governing Bodies of the World Heritage Convention to assess, improve and streamline their working methods,
3. Takes note of the endorsement by the General Conference, at its 39th session (39 C/Resolution 87), of the recommendations of the working group on the governance, procedures and working methods of the Governing Bodies of UNESCO;
4. Calls upon the World Heritage Committee to entrust the ad hoc working group with the follow-up to the progress in the implementation of the recommendations for the working group on governance;
5. Asks the World Heritage Committee to consider broadening the composition of the ad hoc working group and to envisage also opening meetings to all States Parties;
6. Requests that a progress report of the follow up and implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on Governance as endorsed by the General Conference be presented at its 22nd session in 2019.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7607 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Having examined document WHC/17/21.GA/9,
2. Recalling Resolutions 17 GA 9, 18 GA 11, 19 GA 10 and 20 GA 12 adopted during the 17th (UNESCO, 2009), 18th (UNESCO, 2011), 19th (UNESCO, 2013) and 20th (UNESCO, 2015) sessions of the General Assembly of States Parties respectively, concerning the adoption of the Strategic Action Plan and Vision and the monitoring of the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan,
3. Welcomes the continuous progress in the performance of the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan;
4. Requests the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies and the support of the States Parties, to pursue efforts undertaken in the implementation;
5. Also requests that a progress report on the implementation of the Strategic Action Plan be submitted to the General Assembly for consideration at its 22nd session.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7608 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The General Assembly,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/21.GA/10,
2. Recalling Decisions 39 COM 5D, 40 COM 5C, and 41 COM 5C adopted respectively at its 39th (Bonn, 2015), 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions, as well as Resolution 20 GA 13, adopted by the General Assembly at its 20th session (UNESCO, 2015),
3. Takes note of the follow-up activities and the progress made by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in disseminating and mainstreaming the World Heritage Sustainable Development Policy (WH-SDP) into the processes of the World Heritage Convention and in operational and capacity building activities and of the support provided by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to Members States in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;
4. Underlines the need to achieve appropriate balance and integration between the protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage properties and the pursuit of sustainable development objectives;
5. Calls upon States Parties, in their pursuit in the implementation of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, to harness mainstreaming the WH-SDP into their national processes related to World Heritage, in full respect of the Outstanding Universal Value of the World Heritage properties;
6. Also calls upon States Parties to provide funding for the implementation of the WH-SDP at national, regional and international levels;
7. Further calls on States Parties to support capacity-building programmes and activities aimed at providing methodologies and tools for integrating heritage conservation into sustainable development frameworks and mainstreaming the WH-SDP in conservation and management activities;
8. Requests the World Heritage Centre, the Advisory Bodies and the Category 2 Centres to pursue the implementation of the WH-SDP and also requests the World Heritage Centre to report on progress to the World Heritage Committee.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7609 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/2,
2. Taking into consideration Rule 8 (Observers) of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee,
3. Authorizes the participation in the 41st session, as observers, of the representatives of the international governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), non- governmental organizations (NGOs), permanent observer missions to UNESCO and non profit-making institutions in the fields covered by the Convention, listed in Part I of the above-mentioned document.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6862 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 EST The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/3A,
2. Adopts the Agenda contained in the above-mentioned document.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6865 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 EST The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/3B,
2. Adopts the Timetable contained in the above-mentioned document.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6868 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 EST The World Heritage Committee,

1. Takes note of the report of the Rapporteur of the 40th session of the World Heritage Committee (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016).

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6869 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 EST The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/5A,
2. Recalling Decision 40 COM 5A adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
3. Takes note with appreciation of the activities undertaken by the World Heritage Centre over the past year in pursuit of the expected result to ensure that “tangible heritage is identified, protected, monitored and sustainably managed by Member States, in particular through the effective implementation of the 1972 Convention”, and the five strategic objectives as presented in Document WHC/17/41.COM/5A;
4. Notes the results of expert meetings undertaken on criterion (vi) and on memory sites and their interpretation, thanks the authorities of Korea, Poland and Rwanda for organizing expert meetings and welcomes the financial support by the authorities of Germany and Korea for thematic studies on these topics;
5. Also welcomes the proactive role of the World Heritage Centre for enhancing the synergies among the Culture and Biodiversity-related Conventions and programmes and particularly, the integration of relevant synergies aspects in the revised Periodic Reporting format and the launch of a synergy-related web page on the Centre’s website;
6. Invites the States Parties to support the activities carried out by the World Heritage Centre for the implementation of the Convention;
7. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present, at its 42nd session, a report on its activities.

]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6870 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 02 Jul 2017 00:00:00 EST