29 COM 8B.43
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List storical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes the Historical Centre of the City of Yaroslavl (Russian Federation) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The historic town of Yaroslavl with its 17th century churches and its Neo-classical radial urban plan and civic architecture is an outstanding example of the interchange of cultural and architectural influences between Western Europe and Russian Empire.Criterion (iv): Yaroslavl is an outstanding ...
This nomination was withdrawn at the request of the concerned State Party(Decision 29 COM 8B.3).
29 COM 8B.45
Extension of Properties Inscribed on World heritage List (The Belfries of Belgium and France)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Approves the extension of The Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia (Belgium) to include The Belfries of Flanders, Artois, Hainaut and Picardy (France), on the basis of the cultural criteria (ii) and (iv);3. Also approves the minor modification to The Belfries of Flanders and Wallonia adding the Belfry in Gembloux, Belgium, on the basis of the existing criteria (ii) and (iv);4. Notes the changing of the name of the property (including the Belfry in Gembloux), which ...
29 COM 8B.46
Extension of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List (Frontiers of the Roman Empire)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Approves the extension of Hadrian's Wall (United Kingdom) to include the Frontiers of the Roman Empire - Upper German-Raetian Limes (Germany) on the World Heritage List on the basis of the cultural criteria (ii), (iii), and (iv), excluding:a) reconstructions carried out since 1965; andb) urban development above Roman remains;3. Recommends that the reconstructed elements excluded from the nomination, together with development above the Roman remains, be ...
29 COM 8B.47
Extension of Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List (Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Approves the extension of Parque Güell, Palacio Güell and Casa Mila in Barcelona (Spain) to include the Works of Antoni Gaudí, notably the following buildings: the Nativity façade and Crypt of Sagrada Familia, Casa Vicens, Casa Battlo, and the Crypt in Colonia Güell, on the basis of the cultural criteria (i), (ii), and (iv):Criterion (i): The work of Antoni Gaudí represents an exceptional and outstanding creative contribution to the development of architecture ...
Sites: Works of Antoni Gaudí
29 COM 8B.48
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Museum-City of Gjirokastra)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Recalling the decision adopted by the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee at its 15th session (UNESCO, 1991) and the report of the rapporteur SC-91/CONF.001/2,3. Inscribes the Museum-City of Gjirokastra (Albania) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (iv):Criterion (iii): The old city of Gjirokastra is an exceptional testimony to a long-lasting, and almost disappeared society and life-style, influenced by the culture and ...
29 COM 8B.49
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (The Old Bridge area of the Old City of Mostar)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Recalling the Decisions adopted by the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee at its 23rd session (UNESCO, 1999), at its 23rd extraordinary session (Marrakech, 1999), and at its 24th session (UNESCO, 2000) and also recalling the Decision adopted at its 24th session (Cairns, 2000) and Decision 27 COM 8C.33 adopted at its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003),3. Inscribes the Old City of Mostar (Bosnia and Herzegovina) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural ...
29 COM 8B.50
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (The Incense Route - Desert cities in the Negev)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.42 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Inscribes the Incense Route and Desert Cities in the Negev (Israel) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (iii) and (v):Criterion (iii): The Nabatean towns and their trade routes bear eloquent testimony to the economic, social and cultural importance of frankincense to the Hellenistic-Roman world. The routes also provided a means of passage not only for ...
29 COM 8B.51
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The development of the saltpeter industry reflects the combined knowledge, skills, technology, and financial investment of a diverse community of people who were brought together from around South America, and from Europe. The saltpeter industry became a huge cultural exchange complex where ideas were ...
29 COM 8B.52
Inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger (Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Considering the ascertained threats to the vulnerable structures forming the property, and in order to support the urgent and necessary consolidation work, as well as to safeguard the authenticity of the property by setting appropriate benchmarks in the conservation plans;3. Inscribes Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) on the List of World Heritage in ...
29 COM 8B.53
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC- 05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Inscribes the Urban Historic Centre of Cienfuegos (Cuba) on the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural criteria (ii) and (iv):Criterion (ii): The historic town of Cienfuegos exhibits an important interchange of influences based on the Spanish Enlightenment, and it is an outstanding early example of their implementation in urban planning in Latin America in the 19th century.Criterion (iv): Cienfuegos is the first and an outstanding example of an ...
29 COM 8B.54
Nominations of Cultural Properties to the World Heritage List (Route of the First Colonial Sugar Mills of America)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/8B, WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add 2 and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.8B.1,2. Defers examination of the nomination of the Route of the First Colonial Sugar Mills of America (Dominican Republic) to the World Heritage List on the basis of cultural values, to allow the State Party to re-submit the nomination once the following are in place:a) legal protection for all the sites;b) management plans that cover conservation;c) management systems that involve local communities; andd) an archaeological strategy that covers the approach to survey ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/8B,2. Recalling paragraph 168 of the Operational Guidelines,3. Encourages States Parties of Estonia and Morocco to submit their nomination files, as much as possible, well in advance of the 1 February deadline;4. Decides to exceptionally include in the list of nominations received for examination at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006) the two following nomination files received after the 1 February 2005 deadline: Baltic Klint (Estonia) and Le Toubkal ...
29 COM 8B.56
Minor Modifications to the boundaries (Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastery Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk )
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/8B.Add;2. Commends the State Party of Ukraine for having proposed the buffer zones;3. Approves the minor modification of the buffer zone of Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastery Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk (Ukraine);4. Welcomes the proposal by the State Party to organise a mission to the property that would as well examine the choice of the eastern boundary of the buffer zone and the existing quality and condition of the urban fabric of the central Kiev both inside and outside the buffer ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling Decision 28 COM 14B.57 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),2. Requests that, starting at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006), ICOMOS organizes adequately its evaluation reports on all properties, along the following aspects:a) the date of receipt of the nomination,b) the dates on which complementary information was officially requested, and then provided by the State Party,c) the literature/sources consulted, for each site presented, the proposed decision of ICOMOS (inscription, referral, deferral, non inscription), the analysis of each of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined the of state of conservation reports of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Rev and WHC-05/29.COM/7B.Add) and of proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-05/29.COM/8B),2. Decides to inscribe the following property on the List of World Heritage in Danger:Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works (Chile) (Decision 29 COM 8B.52)Coro and its Port (Venezuela)(Decision 29 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined the of state of conservation reports of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-05/29.COM/7A and WHC-05/29.COM/7A.Add),
2. Decides to maintain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Afghanistan)(Decision 29 COM 7A.20)
Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan)(Decision 29 COM 7A.21)
Tipasa (Algeria) (Decision 29 COM 7A.16)
Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower (Azerbaijan) ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Cologne Cathedral Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary Everglades National Park Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Garamba National Park Group of Monuments at Hampi Historic Town of Zabid Ichkeul National Park Kahuzi-Biega National Park Kathmandu Valley Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Royal Palaces of Abomey Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Salonga National Park Simien National Park Tipasa Virunga National Park Walled City of Baku with the Shirvanshah's Palace and Maiden Tower
The World Heritage Committee,1. Following examination of state of conservation reports of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-05/29.COM/7A and WHC-05/29.COM/7A.Add),2. Decides to remove the following properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger:Butrint (Albania) (Decision 29 COM 7A.27)Sangay National Park (Ecuador) (Decision 29 COM 7A.11)Timbuktu (Mali) (Decision 29 COM 7A. ...
29 COM 9
Assessment of the Conclusions and Recommendations of the Special Meeting of Experts (Kazan, Russian Federation, 6-9 April 2005) Established by Decision 28COM 13.1
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/9, WHC-05/29.COM/INF.9A and WHC-05/29.COM/INF.9B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM. 13.1 and 7 EXT.COM 4B.2, respectively adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004), which requested the World Heritage Centre to convene a Special Meeting of Experts of all regions on the concept of outstanding universal value, and invited that meeting to make specific proposals for better identification of properties of potential outstanding universal value, for enabling less-represented ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined document WHC-05/29.COM/10,2. Recalling Decision 7 EXT.COM 11, adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Notes that the funding to IUCN foreseen in the Proposed Budget 2006-2007 is inadequate to effectively lead on the implementation of the Global Framework Programme for Capacity Building on Natural Heritage;4. Allocates an amount of US$40,000 to IUCN under the World Heritage Fund budget-line 1.2 for Advisory Bodies' services in addition to the current proposal of US$65,000 for the biennium 2006-2007, to allow for the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/11A,2. Recalling Decisions 25 COM VII.25-27 adopted at its 25th (Helsinki, 2001) session and 7 EXT.COM 5 and 7 EXT.COM 5A.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Welcomes with appreciation the synthesis report of the North American region illustrating very effective cooperation between the States Parties of Canada and the United States of America;4. Takes note of the Periodic Report and its specific recommendations for revised statements of significance, name changes, revisions of criteria and ...
29 COM 11B
Presentation of the Section I (2005) and Progress Report on the Preparation of Section II (2006) of the Periodic Report for Europe
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides, in view of the time constraints, to defer the presentation and the discussion of this item until its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).
29 COM 11C.1
Recommendations of the Periodic Report for Africa 2002-05 and Africa 2009 : Progress Report
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/11C and WHC-05/29.COM/16, 2. Recalling its Decision 7 EXT.COM 5C, adopted at its 7th Extraordinary Session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Bearing in mind that all three modules of the Africa Regional Programme represent means of building in the long-term the capabilities of natural and cultural heritage site managers and other professionals in Africa for the conservation and protection of World Heritage properties,4. Recalling with satisfaction the synthesis Periodic Report published in the World Heritage Paper Series (number 3), ...
29 COM 11C.2
Recommendations of the Periodic Report for Africa 2002-05 and Africa 2009 : Progress Report
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-05/29.COM/11C.1 and WHC-05/ 29.COM/11C.2.Rev,2. Recalling its decisions 7 EXT.COM 5C and 7 EXT.COM 7.2 adopted as its 7th Extraordinary Session (UNESCO, 2004) to support the African initiative to hold a meeting of African experts on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention and on the State of Conservation of World Heritage sites in Africa in March 2005 in Cape Town, South Africa, and to participate in the next summit of the African Union through an exhibit by the World Heritage Centre on cultural and natural World ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/11D and the Draft Decision 29 COM 11D.Rev,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 17B.II adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Takes note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre on the progress made in the implementation of its Decisions 26 COM 6.1, 26 COM 6.2, 26 COM 24.2, 27 COM 5.2 B and 28 COM 17 B.II;4. Commends the Secretariat for the activities carried out for the protection of the Palestinian cultural heritage despite the difficult conditions, and recommends the reactivation of the joint ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/12,2. Recalling Decisions 7 EXT.COM 10 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004) and 27 COM 20B adopted at its 27th session (UNESCO, 2003),3. Emphasizing that setting precise but realistic and measurable results and indicators is essential for effective performance appraisal and monitoring,4. Takes note of the set of performance indicators described in Table 1 of the Document WHC-05/29.COM/12, which constitutes a framework for Performance monitoring with respect to the four Strategic Objectives set at its ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/13,2. Recalling Decisions 26 COM 17.3 adopted at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002) and 7 EXT.COM 12 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Considers that the regulatory framework set out in Document WHC-05/29.COM/13 provides a robust and workable set of guidelines for the development of partnerships in support of World Heritage;4. Decides to add a paragraph to the regulatory framework starting that the overseeing authority for monitoring progress and performance of the World Heritage PACT rests with ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/14A,
2. Recalling paragraph 3 of its Decision 28 COM 10A.1, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),
3. Noting that no funds are available in 2005 for consideration of technical cooperation requests for cultural properties,
4. Aware of the importance of the study to be undertaken for the conservation of the property,
5. Noting that US$ 217,000 are still available under the emergency assistance reserve six months before the end of the biennium and that the financial regulations allow transfers between budget ...
29 COM 14B
Follow-up to the Evaluation of the Emergency Assistance and Evaluation of the other Components of the International Assistance
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/14B,
2. Notes the oral presentation of the item;
3. Decides to put the item ‘Examination of the Recommendations on International Assistance' on the agenda of its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006);
4. Invites the States Parties to submit written comments on Document WHC-05/29.COM/14B to the World Heritage Centre by to be discussed at its 30th ...
29 COM 15A
Report on the Execution of the Budget 2004-05 and Follow-up to the Recommendations of the Audit of the World Heritage Centre
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/15,
2. Notes the state of implementation of the 2004-2005 budget, the current situation of the reserves and contributions as at 31 March 2005;
3. Also notes the conclusions and the recommendations of the Internal Oversight Service (IOS) and the External Auditor;
4. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present, at the next session of the Committee, a report on the follow-up to the recommendations of IOS and of the External Auditor.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/15,2. Encourages States Parties to pay their contributions at the beginning of each year;3. Urges States Parties to pay their arrears to the World Heritage Fund;4. Invites the Director-General to encourage States Parties to make voluntary donations to the World Heritage Fund in addition to their contributions, and also to encourage other parties to make similar donations.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/16 and WHC-05/29.COM/16Corr.,
Aware that the proposed expenditure is higher than the expected income in biennium 2006/2007, and that the reserves of the World Heritage Fund are decreasing for the 4th consecutive biennium,
Approves a total World Heritage Fund expenditure of US$ 6,656,836 for the 2006-2007 biennium and the corresponding budget contained in the annexed Tables 1 and 3 of Document WHC-05/29.COM/16 and table 2 of document WHC-05/29.COM/16 Corr.;
Requests the Director of the World Heritage Centre to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/17,
2. Recalling Decisions 26 COM 15, adopted at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002), and 7 EXT.COM 14, adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),
3. Takes note of the Annual Report on the uses of the World Heritage emblem, included in Document WHC-05/29.COM/17;
4. Further notes with satisfaction that the graphics of the World Heritage emblem, by itself, as well as the graphics of the emblem with the words in any language surrounding such graphics, are now adequately registered under Article 6ter of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling its Decisions 28 COM 13.1 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and 7 EXT.COM 4B.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),2. Having taken note of the debate of the Working group on working methods which met at its current session,3. Aware of the need to specify the submission modalities for the nomination of transboundary or transnational serial properties on the World Heritage List,4. Confirms that, for the purpose of applying paragraph 17 a) of Decision 28 COM 13.1 and paragraph 3 of Decision 7 EXT.COM 4B.1:a) The States ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling its Decisions 28 COM 13.1 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004) and 7 EXT.COM 4B.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),2. Having taken note of the debate of the Working Group on working methods which met at its current session,3. Decides to further examine at its 31st session (2007), in conjunction with the examination of the transitory mechanism set out in paragraph 17 of its Decision 28 COM 13.1 (the « Cairns / Suzhou Decision »), the perception of conflict of interests in the work of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/18,2. Recalling its Decision 7 EXT.COM 4B.1 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Having taken note of the debate of the Working group on working methods which met at its current session,4. Decides that a new article 21.6 be added to the Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure ::a) "Subsidiary Bodies' recommendations to the World Heritage Committee should be made in the form of draft Decisions";5. Also decides that, in accordance with Rule 51 of the Rules of Procedure, the above mentioned ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling Decision 28 COM 23, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), which elected a Bureau whose mandate began at the end of its 28th session until the end of its 29th session (Durban, 2005);2. Decides to elect, in accordance with Rule 13.1 of its Rules of Procedure, a Bureau with the following composition:a) H.E. Ms Ina Marčiulionytė, Lithuania as Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, whose mandate will begin at the end of its 29th session until the end of its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006);b) Prof. Alexander Gillespie, New Zealand as the ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/20,2. Decides that its 30th session will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania, from 8 to 16 July 2006;3. Adopts the following provisional agenda for its 30th session:Provisional agenda of the 30th session of the World Heritage Committee (Vilnius, 2006)Opening Session1. Opening Session- Opening of the session by the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee - Introduction by the Director-General of UNESCO or his representative - Welcome by the Host Country 2. Requests for Observer status 3. Adoption of the Agenda and ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Decides, in view of the time constraints, to defer the presentation and the discussion of this item until its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006).