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31st session of the World Heritage Committee

Christchurch, New-Zealand 23 Juin - 2 July 2007

Working and Information Documents

Date Title Documents
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.1
General Information Document
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/3A
Adoption of the Agenda of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/3A.Rev
Adoption of the Agenda of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/3A.Rev.3
Adoption of the Agenda of the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/3B
Provisional Timetable of the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/3B.Rev
Provisional Timetable of the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/5
Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/5.2
Mechanism proposed by the Director-General to ensure the proper implementation of the World Heritage Committee decisions
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.5A
Report of the Advisory Bodies on their activities
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.5B
Report from the Nordic World Heritage Foundation on its 2006 activities
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.5C
Progress Report on the African World Heritage Fund
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/6
Report of the World Heritage Committee on its activities for the 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (UNESCO, 24-25 October 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.6
Provisional Agenda of the 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (UNESCO, October 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7.1
Issues related to the state of conservation of World Heritage properties: the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage properties
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7.2
Issues related to the state of conservation of World Heritage properties: Strategy for Reducing Risks from Disasters at World Heritage properties
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7.3
Issues related to the state of conservation of World Heritage properties: “Expert Meeting on Benchmarks and Chapter IV of the Operational Guidelines” (Paris, 2-3 April 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7A
State of conservation of the properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.7A.1
Synthesis of the Action Plan for the safeguarding of the cultural
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.7A.2
Mission report and Director-General comments
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.7A.3
Decision of the Executive Board of UNESCO at its 176th session (April 2007) during the Special plenary meeting on Jerusalem
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add
Addendum: State of conservation of the properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add.2
Addendum 2: State of conservation of the properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7A.Add.3
Addendum 3: State of conservation of the properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7B
State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add
Addendum: State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/7B.Add.2
Addendum 2: State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/8A
Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 31 March 2007, in conformity with the Operational Guidelines
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/8B
Nominations to the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B.1
Evaluations of Cultural Properties
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B.1.Add
Evaluations of Cultural Properties
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B.2
IUCN Evaluations of nominations of natural and mixed properties to the World Heritage List
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.8B.3
List of complete nominations received by 1 February 2007 and for examination by the Committee at its 32nd session (2008)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add
Nominations to the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/8B.Add.Rev
Nominations to the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/9
Discussion sur la valeur universelle exceptionnelle
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/9
Reflection on the Outstanding Universal Value
English
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/10
Global Strategy: Evaluation of the Cairns-Suzhou Decision
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/11A.1
Follow-up on the Periodic Report for Europe
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/11A.2
Clarifications of site limits and property sizes by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/11B
Follow up of the Periodic Report for Asia and the Pacific
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/11C
Presentation of the World Heritage Programme for the Pacific
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/11D.1
Main results and recommendations of the Periodic Reporting Reflection Meetings
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.11D.1
Proposal for a revised Periodic Reporting questionnaire (Section II)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/11D.2
Web access to World Heritage Documentation
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/12A
Protection of the Palestinian cultural and natural heritage
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/12B
State of advancement of the Nomination of Qhapaq Ñan – Main Andean Road for inscription on the World Heritage List
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/13A
Evaluation of the results of the implementation of the Strategic Objectives of the Committee
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/13B
Proposal for a ‘Fifth C’ to be added to the Strategic Objectives
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/14
Implementation of the Global Framework Programme for Capacity Building on Natural Heritage
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/15
Internal Evaluation of the World Heritage PACT
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/16
Working methods of the World Heritage Committee
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.16
List of Committee’s Decisions adopted after the entry in force of the Operational Guidelines (2 February 2005) and containing provisions modifying the Guidelines’ rules
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/17
Reflection on the election of members of the World Heritage Committee
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.17
Impact study
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/18A
Examination of International Assistance requests
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.18A
International Assistance requests processed by the World
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/18B
Reform of International Assistance
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/19A
Final report on the management audit of the World Heritage Centre
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/19A.Rev
Presentation of the report on the management audit of the World Heritage Centre
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/19B
Preliminary observations of the Director General of UNESCO on the final report on the management audit of the World Heritage Centre
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/20A
Execution of the 2006 to 2007 Budget
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/20B
Proposal for the World Heritage Funds Budget for the 2008 to 2009 biennium
English
Français
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/21A
Cost-benefit analysis of the current summary record and audio recording
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/21B
Costed, time-bound budget for a new series of World Heritage Resource Manuals
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/21C
World Heritage Programme on earthen architecture
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/24
Decisions adopted at the 31st Session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007)
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc
2007 WHC-07/31.COM/INF.24
Draft Summary Record
English
English .doc
Français
Français .doc

Mission reports

Date State Party Title World Heritage Site Documents
2006 Report of the Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (United Kingdom), 18-20 October 2006
English
2007 Albania
Report on the Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS-ICCROM Mission to Butrint (Albania), 17-21 April 2007
Butrint
English
2006 Austria
Report on the Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Mission to the City of Graz – Historic Centre (Austria), 20 October 2006
City of Graz – Historic Centre and Schloss Eggenberg
English
2007 Austria, Hungary
Report on the ICOMOS/UNESCO/IUCN Reactive Monitoring Mission to Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape (Austria And Hungary), 25-26 February 2007
Fertö / Neusiedlersee Cultural Landscape
English
2007 Azerbaijan
Report on the Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Mission to the Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan), 4-10 March 2007
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
English
2007 Benin
Mission de suivi réactif, Palais royaux d’Abomey (Bénin), 19-24 février 2007
Royal Palaces of Abomey
Français
2006 Cameroon
Rapport de mission Suivi de l’état de la conservation de la Réserve de Faune de Dja en République du Cameroun, site de Patrimoine Mondial 23-30 Juin 2006
Dja Faunal Reserve
English
2006 Côte d'Ivoire
Rapport de mission Suivi de l’état de la conservation du Parc National de Taï en Côte d’Ivoire, 10 - 23 Juin 2006
Taï National Park
Français
2007 Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea
Mission conjointe de suivi réactif UNESCO/UICN à la Réserve naturelle intégrale des Monts Nimba (République de Guinée), 13 – 22 Mai 2007
Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
Français
2007 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Mission conjointe de suivi réactif UNESCO/IUCN au Parc national de la Salonga, République démocratique du Congo (RDC), 27 Février – 10 Mars, 2007
Salonga National Park
Français
2007 Ecuador
Report of the Reactive Monitoring Mission, Galapagos Islands (Ecuador), 8 - 13 April 2007
Galápagos Islands
English
2007 Ethiopia
UNESCO/ICOMOS Mission Report; Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia); 7-12 March 2007
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
English
2006 Honduras
Mission Report to UNESCO, State of Conservation of the Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras, 8-17 December 2006
Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve
English
2007 India
Report on the Joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Group of Monuments at Hampi (India), 11-18 January 2007
Group of Monuments at Hampi
English
2007 Indonesia
Report on the Joint IUCN-UNESCO Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra, 5-11 March 2007
Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra
English
2007 Italy
Report on the Joint UNESCO–IUCN Reactive Monitoring Mission to Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands), Italy, 21-28 March 2007
Isole Eolie (Aeolian Islands)
English
2006 Jordan
Report on the Joint WHC/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to Um er-Rasas and Quseir Amra, 17-21 November 2006
Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a), Quseir Amra
English
2007 Morocco
Rapport de la mission conjointe UNESCO/ICOMOS de suivi réactif au Site archéologique de Volubilis, 23 février 2007
Archaeological Site of Volubilis
English
2007 Nepal
Report on the Joint ICOMOS-UNESCO Mission to the Kathmandu Valley, 24-29 April 2007
Kathmandu Valley
English
2007 Peru
Report on the Joint Unesco – ICOMOS – ICCROM Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Archaeological Zone of Chan Chan, Peru, 19- 23 February 2007
Chan Chan Archaeological Zone
English
2007 Peru
Report on the Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Historic Santuary of Machu Picchu (Peru), 22 - 30 April 2007
Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
English
2007 Russian Federation
Report on the Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to Kizhi Pogost (Russian Federation), 8-17 April 2007
Kizhi Pogost
English
2007 Senegal
Mission Report UNESCO/IUCN Joint Monitoring Mission to Niokola-Koba National Park, Senegal, 21-27 January 2007
Niokolo-Koba National Park
English
Français
2006 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Report of the Joint UNESCO-ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Tower of London and to Westminster Palace, Westminster Abbey and Saint Margaret’s Church (United Kingdom), 1-3 November 2006
Palace of Westminster and Westminster Abbey including Saint Margaret’s Church, Tower of London
English
2007 United Republic of Tanzania
Report of the Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, 29 April - 5 May 2007
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
English
2007 United Republic of Tanzania
Report of the Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Selous Game Reserve (United Republic of Tanzania), 2 - 9 June 2007
Selous Game Reserve
English
2006 Viet Nam
Report on the Reactive Monitoring Mission to the Complex of Hué Monuments, 12-22 October 2006
Complex of Hué Monuments
English
2007 Yemen
Report on the Joint Monitoring Mission to the Historic Town of Zabid (Yemen), 17-26 January 2007
Historic Town of Zabid
English
2006 Zambia, Zimbabwe
Mission Report Mosi-oa- Tunya, Victoria Falls (Zambia/ Zimbabwe) 20-25 November 2006
Mosi-oa-Tunya / Victoria Falls
English

Clarification Maps

“Boundary clarifications” are clarifications of the delimitation of properties at the time of their inscription on the World Heritage List that have been provided retrospectively.

Date State Party Title World Heritage Site Adopted Documents
2007 Belgium
Grand Place de Bruxelles. Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO, Echelle 1:3000
La Grand-Place, Brussels
Adopted
Français .jpg
2007 Bulgaria
Boundaries of Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo, reduced from an original having a 1:5,000 scale
Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
Adopted
English .JPG
2007 Bulgaria
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari, scale 1:5000
Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
Adopted English .wmf
2007 Italy
Localizzazione complesso di S. Maria delle Grazie, scale 1:5,069
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
Adopted
Italiano .jpg
2007 Italy
Aerial photograph fo Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie
Church and Dominican Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie with “The Last Supper” by Leonardo da Vinci
Adopted
Italiano .jpg
2007 Italy
Historic Centre of Urbino - map of the buffer zone
Historic Centre of Urbino
Adopted
Italiano .jpg
2007 Italy
Historic Centre of Urbino - map of the World Heritage property
Historic Centre of Urbino
Adopted
Italiano .jpg
2007 Italy
Historic Centre of Florence - Map of the World Heritage property
Historic Centre of Florence
Adopted
Italiano .jpg
2007 Portugal
Centro Historico de Évora – Area Classificada como Patrimonio Mundial e respectiva Zona de Protecçao, scale 1:5,000.
Historic Centre of Évora
Adopted
Español .jpg
2007 Slovenia
Area proposed by Slovenia in 1985 to be inscribed on the World Heritage List, scale 1:5,000. Zone of the Regional Park Škocjan Caves, scale 1:80,000. Škocjan Caves, scale 1:1,500,000.
Škocjan Caves
Adopted
English .jpg
2007 Spain
Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art, Map of Core and Buffer Zone
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Adopted
English
2007 Spain
Teruel Iglesia de San Pedro
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Adopted
Español .jpg
2007 Spain
Torre de El Salvador
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Adopted
Español .jpg
2007 Spain
Torre de San Martin
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Adopted
Español .jpg
2007 Spain
Teruel Catedral, Torre, techumbre y cimborrio declarados Patrimonio Mundial
Mudejar Architecture of Aragon
Adopted
Español .jpg
2007 Spain
Altamira Cave and its buffer zones
Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain
Adopted
English
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