The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes the Historic Quarter of the Seaport City of Valparaíso, Chile, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criterion (iii):Criterion (iii): Valparaíso is an exceptional testimony to the early phase of globalisation in the late 19th century, when it became the leading merchant port on the sea routes of the Pacific coast of South America.2. Encourages the State Party to continue its efforts to inventory and protect the infrastructure related to the historic functions of the harbour area and transport systems;3. Further encourages the State ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes Úbeda-Baeza: Urban duality, cultural unity, Spain, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The 16th-century examples of architectural and urban design in Úbeda and Baeza were instrumental in introducing the Renaissance ideas to Spain. Through the publications of Andréa Vandelvira, the principal project architect, these examples were also diffused to Latin America.Criterion (iv): The central areas of Úbeda and Baeza constitute outstanding early examples of Renaissance civic architecture and urban ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Inscribes the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi):
Criterion (i): The Buddha statues and the cave art in Bamiyan Valley are an outstanding representation of the Gandharan School in Buddhist art in the Central Asian region.
Criterion (ii): The artistic and architectural remains of Bamiyan Valley, and an important Buddhist centre on the Silk Road, are an exceptional testimony to the interchange of Indian, Hellenistic, ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Decides to inscribe to the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley, Afghanistan, on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Inscribes Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat), Iraq, on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (iv):Criterion (iii): Founded in the 3rd millennium BCE, the most important role of Ashur was from the 14th to 9th century BCE when it was the first capital of the Assyrian empire. Ashur was also the religious capital of Assyrians, and the place for crowning and burial of its kings;Criterion (iv): The excavated remains of the public and residential buildings of Ashur provide an outstanding record of the evolution of building practice from the ...
Sites: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Decides to inscribe Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat), Iraq, on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Sites: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
With regard to The First Railway Bridge over the Yenisei River, Russian Federation, the World Heritage Committee,1. Considers that the conditions required by paragraph 67 of the Operational Guidelines concerning "damage from disaster caused by natural events or human activities" have not been fully met; 2. Decides not to inscribe The First Railway Bridge over the Yenisei River, Russian Federation, on the World Heritage List on an emergency basis; 3. Encourages the State Party to resubmit the nomination in accordance with normal procedures for ...
The World Heritage Committee [64],1. Defers examination of documents WHC-03/27.COM/9 and WHC-03/27.COM/INF.9 to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004. [64] See also Decision 27 COM 2
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Requests States Parties to the World Heritage Convention to provide final written comments on the revised Operational Guidelines presented in document WHC.03/27.COM/10 to the World Heritage Centre by 15 October 2003;
2. Further requests the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to review the written comments from States Parties, verifying that they comply with the decisions of the Committee, in particular Decision 6 EXT COM 5.1 and Technical Annex, and integrate them into the revised Operational Guidelines in English and French;
3. Requests the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Emphasizing the flagship status of the World Heritage Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (1972) highlighted in the Medium-Term Strategy 32 C/4 document and the public recognition of the value of the Convention,
2. Conscious that, whereas a real increase in UNESCO's budget is proposed to the next General Conference by the 166th Executive Board, there will be a significant reduction in the budget of the World Heritage Fund for technical reasons,
3. Welcomes the recommendation of the Executive Board to the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having considered the 2004-2005 budget of the World Heritage Fund, its estimated income and proposed expenditure;2. Decides that the Contingency Reserve be consolidated into the budget as from 31 December 2003;3. Approves a total expenditure of US$ 7,248,070 for the biennium 2004-2005 from the World Heritage Fund subject to the approval by the UNESCO General Conference of a budget totalling US$ 610 million for the same period;4. Approves the corresponding budget attached in Tables 1 to 3; 5. Notes that the approved budget includes the following amounts for ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Urges States Parties in arrears to pay their overdue contributions to the World Heritage Fund;2. Invites the Director-General to report to it on this matter;3. Further invites the Director-General to encourage States Parties to supplement their contributions to the World Heritage Fund with voluntary donations;4. Encourages the World Heritage Centre to develop bilateral agreements with States Parties as well as partnerships with multilateral organisations, the private sector and other actors with a view to securing additional resources for the following ...
Hungary: Organisation of a workshop for the managers of World Heritage sites in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approve US$ 15,000 from 2003 funds.
Kenya: Second International Experts Meeting on Great Rift Valley
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides, whilst acknowledging the importance of this initiative, not to approveUS$ 50,000 from 2003 funds, and to postpone the examination of the request until the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004.
India: Group of Monuments at Hampi. Elaboration of a management plan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approveUS$ 75,000, of which US$ 28,250 from 2003 funds and US$ 46,750 from 2004 funds.
Sites: Group of Monuments at Hampi
Yemen: Historic Town of Zabid. Follow-up actions for the implementation of safeguarding measures
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approve US$ 40,000 from 2003 funds.
Sites: Historic Town of Zabid
Kazakhstan: Sub-regional Workshop for follow-up to the Periodic Reports on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and the State of Conservation of World Cultural Heritage properties in Central Asia
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approveUS$ 35,000 from 2003 funds under the Technical Co-operation budget, the Training budget for cultural heritage being exhausted;
2. Recommends that the State Party and the World Heritage Centre organise the workshop as a sub-regional workshop for Central Asian World Cultural Heritage to follow-up on the Periodic Reporting Exercise ...
Uzbekistan: Sub-regional Workshop for the elaboration of a specific programme for the first 3 years of the Central Asian Earth 2002-2012 Programme combined with an on-the-job practical training activity in Khiva.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approveUS$ 50,000 from 2003 funds under the Technical Co-operation budget, the Training budget for cultural heritage being exhausted. Approval is subject to verification that the activities foreseen do not duplicate those foreseen for the request from Kazakhstan (see above), that the timing of the two workshops is complementaryare ...
Bangladesh: Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur. Conservation training and organization of a workshop to elaborate a management plan.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approveUS$ 35,000 from 2003 funds under the Technical Co-operation budget, the Training budget for cultural heritage being exhausted. Approval is subject to the request being reformulated with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to meet the priority needs of the property. The final reformulated workplan and budget breakdown will be approved by the ...
Oman: Arabian Oryx Sanctuary. Capacity-building for the staff and rangers to manage the property
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approve US$ 40,000 from 2003 funds.
Iraq: Ashur (Qala'at at Sherqat). Emergency assistance for the establishment of a site management coordination unit and the development of a management plan
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides to approveUS$ 50,000 from 2003 funds.
Sites: Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Noting the Regional Progress Reports (2002-2003) and Action Plans 2004-2005 for the Global Strategy presented in document WHC-03/27.COM/1,3;2. Requests the World Heritage Centre, working in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies and States Parties to the World Heritage Convention to continue to implement the Global Strategy as a contribution to strengthening the credibility of the World Heritage List; (check French - from Belgium)3. Further requests the World Heritage Centre to prepare summaries and assessments of the results of the Global Strategy ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre in WHC-03/27.COM/13 and WHC-03/27.COM/INF.13 on the initiative of five Andean States Parties to collaborate in the process of nominating the Qhapac Nan - Camino Inca road system for inscription on the World Heritage List,;2. Considering the results of the consultation meeting with the Permanent Delegations to UNESCO (29th January 2003 at UNESCO Headquarters), and the documents adopted at the first sub-regional technical meeting held in Lima, Peru, on 1 and 2 April 2003, 3. Welcoming the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Noting with concern the continuing disparities between regions and States Parties in their capacity to prepare Tentative Lists and nominations of properties for inscription on the World Heritage List,;2. Noting the progress made in the analyses of the World Heritage List being undertaken by ICOMOS and IUCN for submission to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004,;3. Recognizing the progress in the preparation of studies to promote the revision of national tentative lists through regional consultations and the periodic reporting exercise, ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Decides to retain the limit of one new and complete nomination per State Party with properties already on the World Heritage List, as the best means of managing the workload of the Committee, the Advisory Bodies, and the World Heritage Centre, and of improving the geographic distribution of properties on the World Heritage List; States Parties that have no properties inscribed on the World Heritage List will have the opportunity to nominate two or three properties;2. Decides to continue to exempt from this limit transboundary and emergency nominations, ...
The World Heritage Committee [67],1. Takes note of document WHC-03/27.COM/15. [67] See also Decision 27 COM 2
27 COM 16
Progress Report on the Revision of Unesco's Medium-Term Strategy and the Preparation of the Unesco Draft Programme and Budget
The World Heritage Committee [68],1. Takes note of document WHC-03/27.COM/16. [68] See also Decision 27 COM 2
The World Heritage Committee[69],1. Takes note of document WHC-03/27.COM/17 [69] See also Decision 27 COM 2
27 COM 18A.1
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the Resolution adopted by the 13th General Assembly (Paris, October 2001) on the "Implementation of the election procedures of the Bureau of the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage", 2. Welcomes the following steps to be taken by the Secretariat for the implementation of this Resolution:(a) The World Heritage Centre will send, during the month of July 2003, a Circular Letter to all States Parties informing them of the Officers to be elected during the 14th ...
27 COM 18A.2
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the aim of the Resolution adopted by the 13th General Assembly (Paris, October 2001) - (on election procedures of the Officers of the General Assembly -) to grant greater transparency and regional representativity to this election process,;2. Recognising that this approach should also be applied to the procedures for the election of members to the World Heritage Committee as this would further facilitate the consultation process amongst States Parties,; 3. Recommends to the General Assembly that it include the following Rule in its Rules of ...
27 COM 18A.3
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking into consideration Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention which calls on the World Heritage Committee to decide, at its session preceding the General Assembly, on the number of seats to be reserved for States Parties who do not have properties on the World Heritage List,; 2. Allocates one seat amongst the seats that have to be filled at the 14th General Assembly (Paris, October 2003) to a State Party who does not have any properties on the World Heritage List; 3. Requests the ...
27 COM 18A.4
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined the proposal made by the UNESCO Secretariat for a more simplified voting system for the election of members of the World Heritage Committee during the General Assembly,;2. Decides not to recommend to the General Assembly any amendments to Rule 13 of its Rules of Procedure on the election of members of the World Heritage Committee.
27 COM 18B
Report of the Activities of the World Heritage Committee to Be Presented to the 32nd Session of the General Conference of Unesco
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking into consideration the information provided in document WHC-03/27.COM/18B as well as in the documents on the relationship between the World Heritage Committee and UNESCO (WHC-03/27.COM/17) and the Progress Report on the 31 C/4 and the draft 32 C/5 (WHC-03/27.COM/16),2. Considering that this Report will be transmitted to the 32nd session of the General Conference (29 September - 17 October 2003) for its information,3. Takes note of the Report and invites the World Heritage Centre to transmit this Report to the Secretariat of the General ...
27 COM 19
Performance Indicators to Assess the Implementation of the 2002 World Heritage Strategic Objectives
The World Heritage Committee [71],1. Defers examination of document WHC-03/27.COM/19 to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004. [71] See also Decision 27 COM 2
The World Heritage Committee [72],
1. Takes note of document WHC-03/27.COM/20A.1.
[72] See also Decision 27 COM 2.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling Document WHC-2000/CONF.204/7, that summarises the results of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for the Arab Region,;2. Approves the Regional Programme for the Arab Region, contained in Document WHC-03/27..COM/INF.20B;3. Recommends that the Assistance Modules and the proposed projects be further designed in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies and the competent national and regional partners;4. Encourages the States Parties of the Arab Region, in conformity with the regional Programme strategy, to develop in close collaboration with the World ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the positive results of Module 1 (Africa 2009) obtained in strengthening institutional capacities in the Africa Region, and its contribution to improved awareness and understanding among the African Cultural Heritage experts on the values and on strategies for heritage protection,;2. Further recalling its satisfaction with the synthesis Periodic Report which gives direction for future World Heritage activities in Africa (see Document WHC-02/CONF.202/16),;3. Noting the training experience of Africa 2009 and its potential for the development of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Congratulates the Asian States Parties, the Advisory Bodies and the Secretariat for the excellent quality of the Synthesis Regional Periodic Report (see Document WHC-03/27.COM/6A Rev);2. Notes with appreciation the increasing interest in heritage conservation among the Asian States Parties;3. Expresses concern, however, on the continued loss of heritage caused by uncontrolled development, in particular urban encroachment, mass tourism and inappropriate public infrastructure projects;4. Takes note of the recommendations and priority action plans elaborated ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Noting with satisfaction that almost all Pacific Island countries have now joined the World Heritage Convention,;2. Acknowledging the needs identified by Pacific Island States Parties in the Periodic Reports summarized in WHC-03/27.COM/6A Rev.,;3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to begin consultations, planning and the first phase of implementation of a new sub-regional Programme called WORLD HERITAGE - PACIFIC 2009;4. Decides to allocate US$100,000 in 2004-2005 from the World Heritage Fund for the development of the new sub-regional Programme called ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the recommendations made at the important Regional Training Course on the Implementation of the Convention and its Role in Sustainable Development and Tourism in the Caribbean, that took place in Dominica (September-October 2001) as part of the Global Strategy Action Plan for the Caribbean and was reported to the Committee at its 25th session in Helsinki in 2001 (see WHC-01/CONF.208/11), 2. Having taken note of the recommendations made at the Thematic Expert Meeting on Wooden Urban Heritage, which took place in Georgetown, Guyana from 4 to 7 ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Acknowledging the limited financial resources available for the implementation of Regional and Thematic Programmes,2. Encourages the World Heritage Centre to make full use of the existing networks of the Advisory Bodies in the design and implementation of Thematic Programmes, so as to ensure exchange of information and experience; 3. Recommends to coordinate Thematic Programmes, in terms of design, methodology and planning of implementation, with existing and planned work, such as the efforts currently being carried out in the framework of the forthcoming ...
The World Heritage Committee [73],1. Defers examination of document WHC-03/27.COM/20C - Section A to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004. [73] See also Decision 27 COM 2.