36th session of the Committee

Bureau Members

Chairperson: H.E. MrsMitrofanovaEleonora(Russian Federation)
Rapporteur: MrsBeatrizHernández Narváez(Mexico)
Vice-Chairpersons: France , Malaysia , Mexico , South Africa , United Arab Emirates

Committee Members

Algeria, Cambodia, Colombia, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, India, Iraq, Japan, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Qatar, Russian Federation, Senegal, Serbia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates

News

• Representatives from 30 Latin American Countries to prepare World Heritage Action Plan Nov 26, 2012
• Preparations are being completed in Chile for the final meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for LACNov 8, 2012
• Creation of a Special Fund for the Safeguarding of Mali’s World Heritage sitesJul 25, 2012
• End of 36th session of the World Heritage Committee marked by concern for World Heritage sites in MaliJul 6, 2012
• World Heritage Committee calls for end to destruction of Mali’s heritage and adopts decision for its supportJul 3, 2012
• Twenty-six new sites inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List this yearJul 2, 2012
• Four natural and four cultural properties added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on SundayJul 1, 2012
• Bahraini pearling site and the Mosque of Isfahan inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage ListJun 30, 2012
• Sites in Iran, Malaysia, Canada, Slovenia, Spain, Germany, Portugal and France on UNESCO’s World Heritage ListJun 30, 2012
• UNESCO Director-General of UNESCO calls for a halt to destruction of cultural heritage site in TimbuktuJun 30, 2012
• Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route in Bethlehem, Palestine, inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List along with sites from Israel, Palau, Indonesia and MoroccoJun 29, 2012
• Xanadu (China), Bassari Country (Senegal) and Grand Bassam (Côte d’Ivoire) added to UNESCO’s World Heritage ListJun 29, 2012
• Heritage sites in northern Mali placed on List of World Heritage in DangerJun 28, 2012
• Panamanian fortifications inscribed on List of World Heritage in DangerJun 27, 2012
• World Heritage Committee places Liverpool on List of World Heritage in Danger Jun 26, 2012
• Day 1 in St Petersburg: 2012 World Heritage CommitteeJun 25, 2012
• 36th session of World Heritage Committee opens with focus on sustainable developmentJun 24, 2012
• 36th Session of World Heritage Committee Youth Forum: Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan) 1 - 9 July, 2012Jun 24, 2012
• World Heritage Committee to consider inscription of 36 sites on UNESCO’s World Heritage List at forthcoming session (St Petersburg 22 June – 6 July)Jun 1, 2012

Events

• International World Heritage Expert Meeting on Visual Integrity Mar 6, 2013-Mar 9, 2013
• Final Meeting of the Second Cycle of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean, 3-5 December 2012, Santiago, Chile Dec 2, 2012-Dec 5, 2012
• Invitation to the side-event on Astronomy and World Heritage Thematic Initiative Jun 28, 2012-Jun 28, 2012
• 36th session of the World Heritage Committee Jun 24, 2012-Jul 6, 2012
• Information Meeting of the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention towards the preparation of the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee May 15, 2012-May 15, 2012