29 COM 15A
Report on the Execution of the Budget 2004-05 and Follow-up to the Recommendations of the Audit of the World Heritage Centre
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/15,
2. Notes the state of implementation of the 2004-2005 budget, the current situation of the reserves and contributions as at 31 March 2005;
3. Also notes the conclusions and the recommendations of the Internal Oversight Service (IOS) and the External Auditor;
4. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present, at the next session of the Committee, a report on the follow-up to the recommendations of IOS and of the External Auditor.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/15,2. Encourages States Parties to pay their contributions at the beginning of each year;3. Urges States Parties to pay their arrears to the World Heritage Fund;4. Invites the Director-General to encourage States Parties to make voluntary donations to the World Heritage Fund in addition to their contributions, and also to encourage other parties to make similar donations.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/16 and WHC-05/29.COM/16Corr.,
Aware that the proposed expenditure is higher than the expected income in biennium 2006/2007, and that the reserves of the World Heritage Fund are decreasing for the 4th consecutive biennium,
Approves a total World Heritage Fund expenditure of US$ 6,656,836 for the 2006-2007 biennium and the corresponding budget contained in the annexed Tables 1 and 3 of Document WHC-05/29.COM/16 and table 2 of document WHC-05/29.COM/16 Corr.;
Requests the Director of the World Heritage Centre to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/17,
2. Recalling Decisions 26 COM 15, adopted at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002), and 7 EXT.COM 14, adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),
3. Takes note of the Annual Report on the uses of the World Heritage emblem, included in Document WHC-05/29.COM/17;
4. Further notes with satisfaction that the graphics of the World Heritage emblem, by itself, as well as the graphics of the emblem with the words in any language surrounding such graphics, are now adequately registered under Article 6ter of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling its Decisions 28 COM 13.1 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and 7 EXT.COM 4B.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),2. Having taken note of the debate of the Working group on working methods which met at its current session,3. Aware of the need to specify the submission modalities for the nomination of transboundary or transnational serial properties on the World Heritage List,4. Confirms that, for the purpose of applying paragraph 17 a) of Decision 28 COM 13.1 and paragraph 3 of Decision 7 EXT.COM 4B.1:a) The States ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling its Decisions 28 COM 13.1 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and 7 EXT.COM 4B.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),2. Having taken note of the debate of the Working Group on working methods which met at its current session,3. Decides to further examine at its 31st session (2007), in conjunction with the examination of the transitory mechanism set out in paragraph 17 of its Decision 28 COM 13.1 (the « Cairns / Suzhou Decision »), the perception of conflict of interests in the work of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/18,2. Recalling its Decision 7 EXT.COM 4B.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Having taken note of the debate of the Working group on working methods which met at its current session,4. Decides that a new article 21.6 be added to the Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure ::a) "Subsidiary Bodies' recommendations to the World Heritage Committee should be made in the form of draft Decisions";5. Also decides that, in accordance with Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure, the above mentioned ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling Decision 28 COM 23, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), which elected a Bureau whose mandate began at the end of its 28th session until the end of its 29th session (Durban, 2005);2. Decides to elect, in accordance with Rule 13.1 of its Rules of Procedure, a Bureau with the following composition:a) H.E. Ms Ina Marčiulionytė, Lithuania as Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, whose mandate will begin at the end of its 29th session until the end of its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006);b) Prof. Alexander Gillespie, New Zealand as the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/20,2. Decides that its 30th session will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 8 to 16 July 2006;3. Adopts the following provisional agenda for its 30th session:Provisional agenda of the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee (Vilnius, 2006)Opening Session1. Opening Session- Opening of the session by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee - Introduction by the Director-General of UNESCO or his representative - Welcome by the Host Country 2. Requests for Observer status 3. Adoption of the Agenda and ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Decides, in view of the time constraints, to defer the presentation and the discussion of this item until its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).