The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/19,
2. Decides that its 36th session will take place in Saint Petersburg (Russian Federation) tentatively between 25 June and 5 July 2012;
3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to consult with the incoming Chairperson regarding the provisional Agenda as well as prepare, in consultation with her a detailed timetable that duly takes into consideration the need to make major changes to the organization of the work of the sessions, in particular by allowing necessary breaks, limiting the number of side events and excluding evening sessions;
4. Adopts the following provisional Agenda for the 36th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2012:
OPENING SESSION
1. Opening session
2. Admission of Observers
3. Adoption of the Agenda and the Timetable
3A. Adoption of the Agenda
3B. Adoption of the Timetable
REPORTS
4. Report of the Rapporteur of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011)
5. Reports of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies
5A. Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee's decisions
5B. Reports of the Advisory Bodies
5C. World Heritage Convention and sustainable development
5D. Report on the World Heritage Thematic Programmes
5E. World Heritage Tourism Programme
6. Progress report on the World Heritage related category 2 centres
EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF CONSERVATION
7. Examination of the State of Conservation of World Heritage properties:
7A. State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger
7B. State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List
7C. Reflection on the trends of the state of conservation
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST AND OF THE LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER
8. Establishment of the World Heritage List and of the List of World Heritage in Danger:
8A. Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April 2012
8B. Nominations to the World Heritage List
8C. Update of the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger
8D. Clarifications of property boundaries and sizes by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
8E. Review and approval of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value
GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR A REPRESENTATIVE, BALANCED AND CREDIBLE WORLD HERITAGE LIST
9. Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List
9A. Implementation of the recommendations of the Evaluation of the Global Strategy and the PACT initiative
9B. Follow up to the Capacity-building strategy
PERIODIC REPORTS
10. Periodic Reports
10A. Final report on the results of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for Asia and the Pacific
10B. Progress report on the follow-up of the first cycle and preparation of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise for Europe and North America
10C. Progress report in the Periodic Reporting exercise for Latin America and the Caribbean
10D. Follow-up of the Periodic Reporting exercise for Africa
SPECIAL REPORTS
11. Protection of the Palestinian cultural and natural heritage
WORKING METHODS AND TOOLS
12. Reflection on the Future of the World Heritage Convention
12A. Reflection on the Future of the World Heritage Convention
12B. Decision-making procedures of the statutory organs of the World Heritage Convention
12C. Progress report on the reflection concerning the upstream process
12D. Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Convention
13. Revision of the Operational Guidelines
FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES
14. International Assistance requests
15. Presentation of the final accounts of the World Heritage Fund for 2010-2011, the interim financial statement and the state of implementation of the 2012-2013 budget.
16. Other business
CLOSING SESSION
17. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (2013)
18. Provisional Agenda of the 37th session of the World Heritage Committee (2013)
19. Adoption of Decisions
20. Closing ceremony