By Year
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/10C,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 10A , adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),
3. Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific;
4. Thanks the Government of Indonesia for its contribution to the organization of a sub-regional workshop for the follow-up of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting;
5. Also thanks the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITRAP), the UNESCO ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/10C,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 10A, adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),
3. Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Africa Region;
4. Thanks the Government of South Africa and the UNESCO Category 2 Centre, the African World Heritage Fund (AWHF) for financing and organizing the 40 th anniversary conference on World Heritage and Sustainable Development; and for contributing to the implementation of integrated capacity-building ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37 COM/10C ,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 10C.3 , adopted at its 35th session (Brasilia, 2011) ,
3. Takes note of the progress accomplished in the follow-up of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Arab States;
4. Commends the States Parties of the Arab Region for their commitment and thanks especially all focal points for their effective participation and involvement;
5. Notes with satisfaction the designation of focal points for natural heritage related ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/11 ,
2. Recalling Decisions 35 COM 12B and 36 COM 9A adopted at its 35th (UNESCO, 2011) and 36th sessions (Saint Petersburg, 2012) respectively,
3. Decides to amend Articles 22.6, 22.7, 23.1 and 23.2 of the Rules of Procedure as follows:
Rule 22. Order and time-limit of speeches
22.6 States Parties shall not speak to World Heritage properties in their own territories, except at the explicit invitation of the Chairperson within the allowed time for their speech and in response to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/12,
2. Recalling Decisions 36 COM 13.I , 36 COM 13.II adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012) and 35 COM 12B adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Decides to establish a Consultative Body under Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure during its 37thsession to examine proposed revisions to the Operational Guidelines ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/12,
2. Recalling Decisions 36 COM 13.I and 36 COM 13.II adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012) and 35 COM 12B adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Noting Decisions 7.COM 3 and 7.COM 6 adopted by the Committee for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict at its seventh meeting in December 2012, and welcoming the reflections on the interaction between the World Heritage Convention and the Second Protocol (1999) to the 1954 Hague Convention on the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/13,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 12 adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), which requested to “establish a four-year cycle for updating the Operational Guidelines and that the Operational Guidelines should be restricted to operational guidance, and that a new document, ‘Policy Guidelines’, be developed as a means to capture the range of policies that the Committee and the General Assembly adopt” (Decision 35 COM 12B , point 11) and to “develop ‘Policy ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-13/37.COM/14 and WHC-13/37.COM/INF.14,
2. Expresses its deep concern at the status of the International Assistance budget;
3. Warmly thanks the Governments of Italy and India for their generous contribution to the International Assistance budget, which made the approval of several requests possible since 2010;
4. Encourages other States Parties to follow their example, since without additional contributions being made to the World Heritage Fund, it will not be possible to effectively respond ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/15.Rev,
2. Recalls its budget decisions adopted since the 28th session of the Committee;
3. Also recalls its decision 35 COM 12B paragraph 13 adopted at its 35th session to establish a Budget Working Group as a Standing Consultative Body of the Committee in order to examine item 15 of the Agenda, to formulate its recommendations thereon and to report back to the Committee at its plenary session;
PART I
4. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/15.Rev Part I on the Budget ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Urges the Executive Board of UNESCO to maintain its support for an adequate level of financial allocations for the effective implementation of the World Heritage Convention, as a flagship programme of UNESCO, in the framework of the 2014-2015 biennium
No decision
37 COM 17
Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee (2014)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Recalling its Decision 36 COM 17 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012), which elected its Bureau whose mandate will be until the end of its 37th session (Phnom Penh, 2013),
2. Decides to elect, in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, its Bureau with the following composition:
a) H.E. Sheika Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Al-Thani (Qatar) as Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, whose mandate will begin at the end of the 37th session of the Committee (Phnom Penh, 2013) until the end ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/18A,
2. Decides that its 38th session will take place in Doha, Qatar from 15 to 25 June 2014;
3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to consult with the incoming Chairperson regarding the Provisional Agenda and a detailed timetable;
4. Adopts the Provisional Agenda for the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2014 as contained in Document ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/18B,
2. Recalling Decision 36 COM 12B adopted at its 36th session;
3. Considering the costs inherent to the holding of an additional ordinary session of the World Heritage Committee and the financial situation that UNESCO, including its World Heritage Centre, is facing;
4. Decides not to hold an additional ordinary session in October/November 2013;
5. Requests the World Heritage Centre to re-assess the eventual possibility of holding an additional ordinary session of ...
37 COM 19
Provisional Agenda of the 19th session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention (UNESCO, 2013)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/19,
2. Submits to the consideration of the General Assembly of States Parties the Provisional Agenda for its 19th session as follows:
1. Opening of the session
1A. Opening of the General Assembly by the Director-General
1B. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly
2. Adoption of the Agenda of the 19th session of the General Assembly and Timetable for the elections to the World Heritage Committee
2A. Adoption of the ...