General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention

As per Article 8(1) of the World Heritage Convention (or Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee), the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention meets every two years during the General Conference of UNESCO (Article 8.3 of the Convention).

There are 21 Committee members represented by 21 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention. Elections to replace outgoing Committee members take place during the General Assembly of States Parties.

Both the General Assembly and General Conference of UNESCO receive a report from the World Heritage Committee on its activities (Rule 49 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee). 

Source(s): https://whc.unesco.org/en/ga