Report of the second meeting of the open-ended working group on the implementation of the recommendations of the Evaluation of the Global Strategy and the PACT initiative

WHC-13/37.COM/INF.5D

In the framework of the Progress report on the implementaton of the recommendations of the evaluation of the Global Strategy and the Partnership for Conservation Initiative (PACT), the World Heritage Committee at its 36th session took note of the Implementation Plan concerning the Global Strategy prepared by the first meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group established by the 18th session of the General Assembly in 2011.

By its Decision 36 COM 9A.6 the Committee also took note that a second meeting focusing on the PACT Initiative was scheduled to take place prior to the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee.

The second meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group took place on 1 February 2013, and adopted an implementation plan for the recommendations of the External Auditor on the PACT Initiative. The report of the Rapporteur of the Working Group is provided in this document.

All documents of the open-ended working group are posted on the World Heritage Centre website at https://whc.unesco.org/en/open-ended-working-group.