5. Le Comité a élu par acclamation la Bulgarie et le Sénégal comme Vice-Présidents.
1 EXT.COM IV.11/14
Proposition d'inscription de la Vieille Ville de Jérusalem et de ses remparts sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial
10. ICOMOS a confirmé que la description du site comprend la Vieille Ville et ses remparts dans sa totalité et englobe la liste des édifices soumise avec la proposition d'inscription originale ainsi que la liste supplémentaire mentionnée ci-dessus.11. Le Comité a enregistré cette confirmation et a été d'accord que la "Vieille Ville de Jérusalem et ses remparts" constituent un ensemble historique qui doit être considéré dans sa globalité comme un tout cohérent dont l'équilibre et le caractère spécifique dépendent de la synthèse des éléments qui le composent, et où la préservation devrait ...
Le Comité a élu M. Francesco Francioni (Italie), Président du Comité du patrimoine mondial, et M. Noël Fatal (Liban), Rapporteur. Le Bénin, l'Equateur, les Etats-Unis d'Amérique, le Japon et Maroc ont été élus Vice-Présidents.
[Uniquement en anglais] The Chairperson drew the attention of the Committee to the two main documents of relevance to their deliberations. WHC-99/CONF.205/5 entitled "Report on the state of conservation of Kakadu National Park, Australia" provided a summary of information and deliberations concerning Kakadu up until the date of finalization of the document at the end of May. WHC-99/CONF.205/INF.4 included the record of the deliberations of the twenty-third session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee (5-10 July 1999).
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
[Uniquement en anglais] The Chairperson reminded Committee members that a mission was sent to Kakadu National Park in late 1998, at the request of the twenty-second session of the Bureau in June 1998. The mission was led by the former Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Professor Francioni of Italy. Professor Francioni reported on the mission at the twentysecond session of the Committee in Kyoto in 1998.
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
[Uniquement en anglais] The mission report (WHC-99/CONF.205/INF.3A) focused primarily on ascertained and potential dangers to the World Heritage values of Kakadu National Park posed by the Jabiluka mining proposal, and presented a total of 16 recommendations.
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
3 EXT.COM XI.1
[Uniquement en anglais] Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee,(a) Emphasizes the importance of Articles 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11 of the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention. In particular the Committee emphasizes Article 6 (1) which states that:Whilst fully respecting the sovereignty of the States on whose territory the cultural and natural heritage (...) is situated, and without prejudice to property right provided by national legislation, the States Parties to this Convention recognize that such heritage constitutes a world heritage for whose protection it is the duty of the international community as a whole to ...
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
3 EXT.COM X1.2
[Uniquement en anglais] Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee,(a) Recognizes, with appreciation, that the Australian Government, Australian Supervising Scientist, advisory bodies (IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM) and independent scientific panel (ISP) established by the International Council of Science (ICSU) have provided the reports requested by the twenty-second session of the Committee (Kyoto, 1998);(b) Acknowledges that there are indications that a new dialogue between the Mirrar Aboriginal people and the Australian Government has begun in relation to issues concerning the Jabiluka uranium mine and mill. The ...
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
3 EXT.COM XI.3
[Uniquement en anglais] Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
[Uniquement en anglais] With consideration of 1 and 2 above, the Committee will remain vigilant in reviewing and assessing the progress made by the Australian Government. To this end the Committee requests that the Australian Government submit a progress report on the following issues by 15 April 2000 for examination by the twenty-fourth session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee:(a) progress made with cultural mapping of the Jabiluka Mineral Lease and the Boyweg-Almudj site and its boundaries and the completion of the cultural heritage management plan with the necessary ...
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
3 EXT.COM XI.4
[Uniquement en anglais] Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
[Uniquement en anglais] To resolve the remaining scientific issues, such as those raised in the ISP report, the Committee asks ICSU to continue the work of the ISP (with the addition of any additional members) to assess, in co-operation with the supervising Scientist and IUCN, the Supervising Scientist's response to the ISP report. The report of the ISP's assessment should be submitted to the World Heritage Centre by 15 April 2000 for examination by the twenty-fourth session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee in 2000.
Sites : Parc national de Kakadu
Le Comité a élu M. Abdelaziz Touri (Maroc) Président du Comité du patrimoine mondial et Mme Anne Lammila (Finlande) Rapporteur. Les vice-présidents élus sont : l'Australie, la Grèce, la Hongrie, le Mexique, et le Zimbabwe.
La quatrième Assemblée générale des États parties à la Convention pour la protection du patrimoine mondial, culturel et naturel a eu lieu le 28 octobre 1983 au Siège de l’UNESCO à Paris, lors de la 22e session de la Conférence générale.
Soixante-quatre des soixante-quinze États qui étaient parties à la Convention au 28 octobre 1983 et possédaient donc le droit de vote étaient représentés lors de la réunion, à savoir : Afghanistan, Algérie, Argentine, Australie, Bénin, Bolivie, Brésil, Bulgarie, Burundi, Canada, République centrafricaine, Chili, Colombie, Costa Rica, Cuba, Chypre, ...
7. L’Assemblée générale a élu par acclamation M. Beschaouch (Tunisie) comme Président, les représentants du Brésil, de la Bulgarie, du Malawi et du Pakistan comme Vice-Présidents et Mme Mireille Jardin (France) comme Rapporteuse.
8. L’ordre du jour de la session a été adopté sans amendement.
9. Le représentant du Bureau du Contrôleur financier a présenté le document CLT‑83/CONF.022/2 par lequel les comptes du Fonds ont été soumis à l’Assemblée générale, conformément au Règlement financier du Fonds du patrimoine mondial. Il a attiré l’attention sur les comptes pour l’exercice qui s’achevait le 31 décembre 1980, figurant à l’annexe I du document, ainsi que sur l’état intérimaire pour l’exercice triennal 1981-1983 arrêté au 31 juillet 1983, figurant à l’annexe II. L’Assemblée a été informée des contributions versées par plusieurs États parties depuis le 31 juillet 1983, à ...
4 GA 12
Détermination du montant de la contribution au Fonds du patrimoine mondial prévue à l'article 16 de la Convention
12. Sur proposition du Président, l’Assemblée générale a décidé à l’unanimité de maintenir pour l’exercice 1984-1985 le montant des contributions devant être versées au Fonds du patrimoine mondial, qui conformément à l’article 16, paragraphe 1 de la Convention, s’élève à 1 % de la contribution des États parties au budget ordinaire de l’UNESCO.
17. Le Sous-Directeur général pour la culture a félicité les États élus au Comité. Il a souhaité que l’intérêt porté à la Convention par les États, qui avait été palpable durant la quatrième Assemblée générale, et notamment au vu du nombre de candidatures présentées pour l’élection du Comité, se traduise par la participation active de l’ensemble des États parties à la mise en œuvre de la Convention.
18. Avant de prononcer la clôture de la réunion, le Président a félicité le Secrétariat pour ses efforts en faveur de la mise en œuvre de la Convention. Il a espéré que le Secrétariat continuerait à recevoir, de la part de l’UNESCO comme du Fonds du patrimoine mondial, l’assistance nécessaire pour poursuivre les travaux accomplis. Pour conclure, il a annoncé que la 7e session du Comité du patrimoine mondial se tiendrait du 5 au 9 décembre 1983 à Florence, à la généreuse invitation des autorités italiennes.
5 BUR III..14.A
[Uniquement en anglais] Requests for technical co-operation - Technical co-operation projects recommended for approval
[Uniquement en anglais] 14. The Bureau examined the deferred and new requests received from the States Parties to the Convention and made the following recommendations to the Committee.
A. Technical Co-operation requests projects recommended for approval
- Malta - Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (request n°130.1)
The Bureau recommended that the Committee grant technical co-operation consisting of equipment and one month's consultant mission for a total amount of $9,000 to help with the preservation of the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum.
- Malta - Ggantija and Valetta (request ...
[Uniquement en anglais] B. Technical cooperation requests deferred
- Algeria - The Qal'ah of Beni Hammad (request n°102.1)
The Algerian authorities had submitted a request for assistance in connection with the preservation of the above site. The Bureau was informed that a preparatory assistance consultant mission would take place in July 1981 in order to prepare a revised, detailed request for technical co-operation for this site, which will be submitted to the Bureau at its 6th session.
- Algeria - Dey's Palace and Citadel Quarter of Setif (requests n°101.1 and 103.1)
These ...
[Uniquement en anglais] Guinea - Mount Nimba (request n°155.1)
The Guinean authorities had requested equipment amounting to $48.510 for a scientific research programme for Mount Nimba. However, the Bureau felt that priority should be given to protective measures and to the establishment of a management plan for this site. The Bureau therefore encouraged Guinea to re-formulate and to re-submit a request along these lines.
[Uniquement en anglais] 16. The Bureau granted emergency assistance to
(a) Pakistan: Salaries for workmen and purchase of equipment for emergency restoration work at Lahore Fort and Shalimar Gardens at the cost of $44,000 and $12,000 respectively.
[Uniquement en anglais] 16. The Bureau granted emergency assistance to:
(b) Tunisia: Contribution of $95,000 for emergency restoration work at the Dar Haddad Palace in the Medina of Tunis.
Sites : Médina de Tunis
La cinquième session du Comité du patrimoine mondial s'est tenue à Sydney, Australie du 26 au 30 octobre 1981, à l'aimable invitation du gouvernement australien. Les États membres du Comité dont la liste suit étaient présents à la réunion: République fédérale d'Allemagne, Argentine, Australie, Brésil, Bulgarie, Chypre, Egypte, États-Unis d'Amérique, France, Guinée, Irak, Italie, Jordanie, Jamahiriya arabe libyenne, Népal Pakistan, Suisse et Tunisie.
[Uniquement en anglais] Representatives of the International Centre for Conservation in Rome (ICCROM), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), and the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) attended the meeting in an advisory capacity.
[Uniquement en anglais] Observers from seven States Parties to the Convention not members of the Committee, namely Canada, Chile, India, Iran, Malta, Poland and Portugal also participated in the session, as well as observers from one intergovernmental organization, the Arab Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (ALECSO) and two international non-governmental organizations, the International Council of Museums (ICOM); and the International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA). The full list of participants will be found in Annex I to this report
[Uniquement en anglais] The meeting was formally opened by the Prime Minister of Australia, The Rt. Hon. Malcolm Fraser, who welcomed delegates and observers to his country. The Prime Minister referred to the concept of a World Heritage as a profound expression of co-operation between people and a willingness to share, and stated that the World Heritage Convention was an important milestone in the modern history of man's concern, not only for his environment, but also for his cultural roots and origins. The Prime Minister also spoke of the first nominations by Australia for the World ...
[Uniquement en anglais] In reply, the representative of the Director-General of Unesco, Mr. G. Bolla, thanked the Prime Minister for his welcome and expressed the profound gratitude of the participants for the kind invitation to hold the meeting in Sydney and for the generous hospitality of the Australian people. He also recalled the concern of Mr. Amadou Mahtar M'Bow, Director- General of Unesco, for the conservation of the cultural and the natural heritage and expressed the Director-General's appreciation for the active participation of Australia in all the activities of ...
[Uniquement en anglais] Professor R. O. Slatyer (Australia) was elected Chairman of the Committee by acclamation and he delivered a brief address.
[Uniquement en anglais] 7. The Committee adopted the agenda for the session.
8. A delegate suggested that two working groups be set up in order to examine a number of questions of principle relating to the implementation of the Convention, and, in particular, the procedures for the evaluation of nominated properties and the way to strike a better balance between the cultural heritage and the natural heritage.
9. The Chairman suggested that this proposal be examined by the Bureau as soon as it was established. It was subsequently decided to set up two working groups, one to study the ...
5 COM IX.17
[Uniquement en anglais] Proposed modification of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee
[Uniquement en anglais] At its fourth session (Paris, 1-5 September 1980), the Committee elected five Vice-Chairmen including the representatives of Ghana and Yugoslavia. However, at the Third General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, which met in Belgrade on 7 October 1980, Ghana and Yugoslavia, whose term of office was due to expire at the end of the 21st session of the General Conference, were not candidates for re-election to the Committee and thus ceased to be members. Therefore, in accordance with Rule 12.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, these ...
5 COM IX.18
[Uniquement en anglais] Proposed modification of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee
[Uniquement en anglais] To avoid a repetition of this situation a number of proposals were put forward, in particular to amend the Rules of Procedure of the Committee. At the end of the debate, the Committee was of the opinion that Rule 12.1 of the Rules of Procedure should not be amended. It decided that henceforth, in the year when the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention is held, the ordinary session of the Committee should be held as soon as possible after the meeting of this Assembly.
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee thereafter elected by acclamation the delegates of the following States members of the Committee as Vice-Chairmen: the Federal Republic of Germany, Brazil, Bulgaria, Guinea and Nepal. Mr Azedine Beschaouch (Tunisia) was re-elected Rapporteur by acclamation.
[Uniquement en anglais] The Rapporteur, Mr A. Beschaouch, referred to the main points of the report on the fifth session of the Bureau of the Committee, held in Paris from 4 to 7 May 1981. In particular, he draw attention to the twenty-seven properties recommended for inclusion in the World Heritage List.
[Uniquement en anglais] 13. The Committee examined one by one the nominations of those properties which the Bureau had recommended for inclusion on the World Heritage List. In each case, the Committee took note of the comments of the representatives of ICOMOS and/or IUCN, who had made an evaluation of each property in relation to the criteria for inscription. The Committee also noted, for each case, the point of view of the Bureau as presented by the Rapporteur.
14. The Chairman informed the Committee that he had received a letter from an Australian non-governmental organization asking ...
[Uniquement en anglais] In reporting on the activities undertaken during the last twelve months relating to the implementation of the Convention, the representative of the Director-General informed the Committee that a total of sixty-one States had now adhered to the Convention. There were however some regions in which only a few countries had ratified the Convention and the Secretariat assured the Committee that it would do its utmost to urge other countries to participate in this activity. Eighty-six sites, proposed by twenty-nine countries, had already been inscribed on the World ...
Le Comité a décidé d'inscrire sur la Liste du patrimoine mondial tous les biens dont l'inscription avait été recommandé par le Bureau. Deux propositions d'inscription, celles du Fort de Lahore et des Jardins de Shalimar à Lahoreon eté réunies et par conséquent les vingt-six suivants ont été inscrits :
[Uniquement en anglais]
Name of Property
Nomination submitted by
Id No.
Los Glaciares
Argentina
145
Kakadu National Park
Australia
147
NB The Committee noted that the Australian Government intended to proclaim additional areas in the ...
Sites : Abbaye cistercienne de Fontenay Arles, monuments romains et romans Cathédrale d'Amiens Cathédrale de Spire Fort et jardins de Shalimar à Lahore La Grande Barrière Le précipice à bisons Head-Smashed-In Médina de Fès Monuments historiques à Makli, Thatta Palais et parc de Fontainebleau Parc archéologique et ruines de Quirigua Parc national de Kakadu Parc national de Los Glaciares Parc national de Mammoth Cave Parc national de Serengeti Parc national des oiseaux du Djoudj Parc national du Darien Parc national du Niokolo-Koba Parc national Olympique Région des lacs Willandra Réserve naturelle intégrale du mont Nimba Résidence de Wurtzbourg avec les jardins de la Cour et la place de la Résidence Ruines de Kilwa Kisiwani et de Songo Mnara SGang Gwaay Théâtre antique et ses abords et « Arc de Triomphe » d'Orange Val de Loire entre Sully-sur-Loire et Chalonnes
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee took note of the decision of the Bureau to defer twenty nominations because additional information was required. The meeting was informed that the Australian Government had withdrawn the nomination of the Sydney Opera House in its setting and that it hoped to submit a revised nomination in due course. In addition, the Rapporteur and the Secretariat informed the Committee that the Algerian Authorities intended to revise the nomination relating to the Dey's Palace at Algiers in order to extend it to cover the whole of the Casbah; this revised nomination ...
Sites : Opéra de Sydney
[Uniquement en anglais] 19. The Secretariat reported on public information activities under- taken in implementation of the decisions taken by the Committee at its fourth session. The attention of the Committee was drawn, in particular, to the problem of obtaining adequate visual material on World Heritage sites . With respect to future activities the Secretariat proposed to continue the implementation of the programme as undertaken and to focus a major part of its efforts on the establishment in each State Party of private foundations or associations for the purpose of promoting the ...
5 COM XI.21
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee heard the report of the working group set up to examine the above agenda items as well as the question of protecting world heritage properties. After discussing the different recommendations formulated by the working group, the Committee adopted the following guidelines relating to these questions :
5 COM XI.22
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee agreed that there was a need for a statement on the dual concepts of representativeness and selectivity to guide the Committee in the development of the World Heritage List. During the discussion, many delegates spoke of the need to ensure that the List was fully representative of all natural systems and cultures. Whilst it was acknowledged that the Convention itself implied selectivity and that in the short term at least there were other important reasons for limiting the overall size of the List, several delegates argued that the form of words used ...
5 COM XI.23
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee agreed to support the holding of meetings which could :
help to create interest in the Convention within the countries of a given region ;
create a greater awareness of the different issues related to the implementation of the Convention to promote more active involvement in its application ;
be a means of exchanging experiences ;
stimulate critical evaluation and comparative assessments prior to the submission of tentative lists and nominations ;
stimulate joint promotional activities.
The Committee agreed to make funds available for this ...
5 COM XI.24
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee decided to remind States Parties of the desirability of submitting tentative lists which should contain the following information :
the name of the property
the geographical location of the property
a brief description of the property
a brief justification of the outstanding universal value of the property in accordance with the criteria set out in the Operational Guidelines (including a comparative assessment of similar properties inside and outside State boundaries).
The Committee also recommended that natural properties should be grouped ...
5 COM XI.25
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] To prevent the World Heritage list from becoming increasingly imbalanced, the Committee decided to encourage those countries which have several properties already inscribed on the list to exercise restraint in putting forward additional nominations (especially cultural nominations) at least for a limited period of time. This should not be interpreted as suggesting that countries which have not yet proposed properties for inscription on the List should in any way be deterred from bringing forward nominations. On the contrary, the Committee was anxious to ensure that ...
5 COM XI.26
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] On the question of evaluation and protection, the Committee decided :
to encourage ICOMOS and IUCN to be as strict as possible in their evaluations and to request the Secretariat to support the NGOs to this end ;
to encourage informal discussions between the State Party, the Secretariat and the NGO to advise the State Party on a nomination wherever it seems useful ;
to request the Secretariat to distribute as soon as possible after the Bureau Meeting the statement of justification on each property recommended for inclusion on the World Heritage List ;
to ...
5 COM XI.27
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee furthermore decided :
a) to request that representatives of a State Party, whether or not a member of the Committee, should not speak to advocate the inclusion in the list of a property nominated by that State, but only to deal with a point of information in answer to a question ; and
b) to ask that the manner of the professional evaluation carried out by ICOMOS and IUCN should be fully described when each nomination is presented.
5 COM XI.28
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] With particular reference to the evaluation and protection of cultural properties, the Committee requested that :
(a) ICOMOS in the future make comparative evaluations of properties belonging to the same cultural phase or area ;
(b) ICOMOS prepare for the next Bureau Meeting guidelines for evaluating contemporary architectural structures ;
(c) the Secretariat examine with ICCROM and ICOMOS the question of protection and management of listed properties and report back to the Committee.
5 COM XI.29
[Uniquement en anglais] Procedure for the evaluation and examination of Nominations to the World Heritage List
[Uniquement en anglais] With regard to natural areas, the representatives of IUCN informed the Committee that their expectation was that, according to the criteria currently adopted, approximately 5 to 10 per cent of the 2,000 natural areas which are listed on the United Nations List of National Parks and Protected Areas would meet the criteria for inscription on the World Heritage List. They also informed the Committee that they expected to present the first world list of potential natural World Heritage sites at the World National Parks Congress in October 1982. They explained that this ...
5 COM XII.30
[Uniquement en anglais] Technical co-operation requests statement of accounts of the World HEritage Fund and adoption of the Budget
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee took note of the report of the working group entrusted with the task of examining technical co-operation requests and of proposing a budget for the period from the 5th session to the 5th session of the Committee
5 COM XII.31
[Uniquement en anglais] Technical co-operation requests statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund and adoption of the Budget
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee took note of document CC-81/CONF.003/4 which presented the interim statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the three-year financial period 1981-1983 as at 31 August 1981. It also took note of the fact that as at that date funds available as cash in hand amounted to $1,907,600.75, which did not include some contributions due for 1981. In view of this satisfactory financial situation, the Committee adopted for the period 1 November 1981 to 31 October 1982 a budget amount- ing to $1,940,000 .
[Uniquement en anglais] 32. On the basis of the recommendations of the Bureau and the report of the working group, the Committee approved the following technical co-operation requests:
- Cyprus - Paphos (request n°79.1) $54,000
- Egypt - Historic Centre of Cairo (request n°89.1(2)) $30,000
- Malta - Hal Saflieni Hypogeum (request n°130.1) $9,000
- Malta - City of Valetta and the Temples of Ggantija (request n°131.1/132.1.) $3,250
- Poland - Historic Centre of Cracow (request n°29.1) $75,000
- Senegal - Island of Gorée (request ...
Sites : Ancienne ville de Damas Centre historique de Kraków Île de Gorée Ipogée de Ħal Saflieni Le Caire historique Paphos Parc national de l'Ichkeul Parc national de Sagarmatha Parc national du Simien Réserve naturelle intégrale du mont Nimba Temples mégalithiques de Malte Ville de La Valette
[Uniquement en anglais] 33. Two members of the Committee expressed reservations about the content of the technical co-operation programme for the Old City of Damascus. The Committee shared their opinion in regard to the need for a master plan for the preservation of the traditional urban fabric of the city, and recommended that the competent Syrian authorities establish such a plan.
Sites : Ancienne ville de Damas
[Uniquement en anglais] One member of the Committee expressed reservations about the constant need for temporary assistance to the Secretariat for the implementation of the Convention and recommended that the necessary services for the implementation of the Convention be as far as possible provided for under the Regular Programme of Unesco In this connection the Rapporteur drew the attention of the Committee to the considerable increase in the workload and the Secretariat observed that financial support from the Regular Programme to the Convention is also constantly on the increase.
[Uniquement en anglais] 35. The Committee decided to substantially increase the funds allocated to training activities, considering the shortage of qualified personnel as noted in many countries.
On this subject the representative of the Director-General indicated that a large-scale world training programme at both the regional and national levels for specialists in the conservation of cultural property could be envisaged within the framework of UNESCO, of the Convention and of ICCROM. This latter organization would be willing to participate in a programme of this type. The Committee ...
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee adopted the following budget for the period 1 November 1981 to 31 October 1982 :
BUDGET
$
I.
Preparatory assistance and regional studies
150,000
II
Technical co-operation
760,500
III
Training
500,000
IV
Emergency assistance
220,000
V
Promotional activities
100,400
VI
Programme support
- ICOMOS
- ...
5 COM XIII.37
[Uniquement en anglais] Guidelines for the evaluation of technical co-operation requests
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee examined guidelines for the evaluation of technical co-operation requests as proposed by the Bureau and adopted the text set out in Annex II - This text will replace paragraphs 45 to 49 of the "Operational Guidelines for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention" and the following paragraphs of that document will be re-numbered accordingly.
5 COM XIII.38
[Uniquement en anglais] Guidelines for the evaluation of technical co-operation requests
[Uniquement en anglais] 38. Furthermore, the Committee decided that in each future annual budget a sum equivalent to one quarter of the total amount approved for technical co-operation projects will be added to this amount to finance projects costing not more than $20,000 each.
[Uniquement en anglais] The nomination of "Los Glaciares" National Park and the delimitation of the Park were the subject of an intervention and a statement by the observer of Chile and a statement by the delegate of Argentina. The intervention and the statement of the observer of Chile are set out in Annex III ; the statement of the delegate of Argentina' is reproduced in Annex IV in its original Spanish version and in ...
Sites : Parc national de Los Glaciares
[Uniquement en anglais] The representative of ALECSO informed the Committee of the activities undertaken by this organization in the field of the cultural heritage and stated that it was determined to strengthen its co-operation with Unesco, in particular in regard to the training of technicians and specialists.
[Uniquement en anglais] The Rapporteur informed the Committee that, with the addition of the twenty-six properties approved by the Committee during its fifth session, a total of 112 cultural and natural properties had so far been included in the World Heritage List. The list of properties inscribed should be widely disseminated and it would be necessary, for this purpose, to decide whether the properties should be grouped by category and, if so, what categories should be established. The representative of the Director-General stated that, according to the terms of the Convention, it was ...
[Uniquement en anglais] The Secretariat informed the Committee of the invitation from Sri Lanka, a State Party to the Convention but not a member of the Committee, to hold the sixth session of the Committee in Colombo. The Committee took note of this kind invitation and recalled that its Rules of Procedure foresee that it is only members of the Committee who may extend such invitations.
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee was informed that the Secretariat had received from the Jordanian Delegation an official letter inviting the Committee to hold its next session in Amman. Two other members of the World Heritage Convention, Pakistan and Tunisia, expressed the intention of their respective governments to invite the Committee to hold its sixth session in their countries. The delegate of Brazil, for his part, informed the Committee that he had consulted his Government about holding that session in his country.
[Uniquement en anglais] After consultations among the representatives of Brazil, Jordan, Pakistan and Tunisia, it was proposed that the Committee hold its sixth session in Pakistan and consider holding its seventh session in Brazil. The Committee decided, as far as it was concerned, to accept for 1982 the invitation of Pakistan and warmly thanked the authorities of Pakistan.
4. Le Comité a élu M. Henrik Lilius (Finlande) Président du Comité du patrimoine mondial et M. Francisco Lopez Morales (Mexique) Rapporteur. Les vice-Présidents élus ont été : l’Afrique du Sud, l’Egypte, la Grèce, la Hongrie et la Thaïlande.
La cinquième Assemblée générale des États parties à la Convention concernant la protection du patrimoine mondial, culturel et naturel s'est tenue à Sofia (Bulgarie) le 4 novembre 1985, pendant la vingt-troisième session de la Conférence générale.
Soixante-huit des 87 États parties à la Convention à la date du 4 novembre 1985 et disposant ainsi du droit de vote étaient représentés à cette réunion, à savoir : Afghanistan, Algérie, Allemagne (République fédérale d'), Arabie saoudite, Argentine, Australie, Bangladesh, Bénin, Brésil, Bulgarie, Burundi, Cameroun, Canada, Chypre, Colombie, ...
7. L'Assemblée générale a élu par acclamation S. Exc. M. Gough Whitlam (Australie), président, les représentants du Bangladesh, de la Hongrie, de la Jamahiriya arabe libyenne et de Madagascar, vice-présidents, et S. Exc. M. Marino Jaramillo (Colombie), rapporteur.
8. L'ordre du jour de la session a été adopté sans modification.
5 GA 9-10
Examen de l’état des comptes du Fonds du patrimoine mondial, y compris du statut des contributions des Etats parties
9. L'Assemblée générale a examiné le document CLT-85/CONF.009/2 par lequel les comptes du Fonds du patrimoine mondial étaient soumis à l'Assemblée, conformément au Règlement financier de ce Fonds. L'attention de l'Assemblée a été appelée sur les comptes de l'exercice financier qui s'était terminé le 31 décembre 1983 (annexe I du document), sur l'état intérimaire des comptes de l'exercice financier 1984-1985 établi à la date du 31 juillet 1985 (annexe II) et sur l'état récapitulatif des contributions reçues des États parties au 31 juillet 1985 (annexe III). L'Assemblée-a été informée de ce ...
5 GA 11
Détermination du montant de la contribution au Fonds du patrimoine mondial prévue à l'article 16 de la Convention
11. L'Assemblée générale a décidé à l'unanimité que, pour l'exercice 1986-1987, le montant des contributions obligatoires à verser au Fonds du patrimoine mondial, conformément à l'Article 16, paragraphe 1, de la Convention, serait maintenu à 1 % du montant des contributions des États parties au budget ordinaire de l'Unesco.
12. L'Assemblée générale a été appelée à élire sept membres du Comité du patrimoine mondial, en remplacement des sept membres ci-après, dont le mandat devait expirer à la fin de la vingt-troisième session de la Conférence générale : Argentine, France, Italie, Pakistan, Panama, Sénégal et Suisse.13. Lecture a été donnée à l'Assemblée de la liste des États parties qui avaient présenté leur candidature. L'Argentine et le Costa Rica ont retiré leur candidature en faveur de l'Equateur et du Mexique, et l'Egypte en a fait de même en faveur du Yémen. Conformément à l'Article 16, paragraphe 5 de ...
17. Les représentants de la Bulgarie, de la Grèce, de l'Inde, du Mexique, de la République-Unie de Tanzanie et du Yémen ont assuré l'Assemblée générale que leur pays avait la ferme intention de contribuer activement aux travaux du Comité du patrimoine mondial et à la mise en œuvre de la Convention. Le représentant des États-Unis d'Amérique a souligné que son pays continuerait de favoriser la mise en œuvre de la Convention, qu'il considérait comme un instrument irremplaçable de développement de la coopération internationale pour la protection des sites d'une valeur universelle ...
19. Avant de prononcer la clôture de la réunion, le Président a évoqué l'insuffisance des ressources du Fonds du patrimoine mondial qui, d'après lui, tenait au fait que certains des États qui versaient les plus fortes contributions au budget ordinaire de l'Unesco n'étaient pas parties à la Convention, et que certains de ceux qui versaient des contributions volontaires ne s'étaient pas acquittés de la totalité du montant qu'ils avaient pris l'engagement moral de verser. Il a exprimé l'espoir que l'intégralité des contributions serait régulièrement versée au Fonds, de sorte que le Comité du ...
[Uniquement en anglais] 15. The Bureau granted emergency assistance to the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen amounting to $20,000 for elaborating a plan for the installation of a waste water drainage system within the Old City of Shibam.
La sixième session du Comité du Patrimoine mondial s'est tenue à Paris, au siège de l'Unesco, du 13 au 17 décembre 1982. Les États membres du Comité dent la liste suit étaient présents à la réunion : République fédérale d'Allemagne, Argentine, Australie, Brésil, Bulgarie, Chypre, Egypte, États-Unis d'Amérique, France, Guinée, Irak, Italie, Jamahiriya arabe libyenne, Jordanie, Népal, Pakistan, Panama, Sénégal, Suisse, Tunisie et Zaïre.
Des représentants du Centre international pour la conservation a Rome (ICCROM), du Conseil international des Monuments et des Sites (ICOMOS) et de l'Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature et de ses ressources (UICN) ont participé à la réunion à titre consultatif.
[Uniquement en anglais] Observers from 18 States Parties to the Convention not members of the Committee, namely Afghanistan, Algeria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Mauri- tania, Morocco, Niger, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sri Lanka and Syrian Arab Republic also participated in the session, as well as observers from two intergovernmental organizations, the Arab Educational, Cul- tural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) and the Council of Europe, and three international non-governmental organizations, the Interna- tional Council of Museums ...
[Uniquement en anglais] The meeting was declared open by the outgoing Chairman, Professor R.O. Slatyer (Australia) who welcomed the delegates and observers. The Chairman recalled the conditions in which it had been decided that the meeting would be held in Paris and expressed the regret he shared with the authorities of Pakistan that it had not been possible to hold the sixth session of the Committee in Pakistan.
[Uniquement en anglais] In his welcome address on behalf of the Director-General, Mr.Makaminan Makagiansar, Assistant Director-General for Culture,once again drew attention to the importance of the role of the Committee. He referred to the World Conference on Cultural Policies (Mexico City, August 1982), to the IUCN World National Parks Congress (Bali, October 1982) and to the Extraordinary Session of the General Conference of Unesco (Paris, November 1982), at which special attention was called to the safeguarding of the cultural and natural heritage. After having assured the Committee of ...
[Uniquement en anglais] The Chairman informed the Committee of requests he had received from organizations which did not have an official status of observer to meetings of the Committee that they should be allowed to address the Committee. The Secretariat explained the decisions which the Committee had taken at previous sessions when similar requests had been received, namely that such groups would not be authorized to address the Committee direct nor to circulate material in the meeting room and that they should be requested to contact their national delegations; since the meeting of the ...
Le Comité a adopté l'ordre du jour de la réunion.
[Uniquement en anglais] 8. Professor R.O. Slatyer (Australia) was re-elected Chairman of the Committee by acclamation, and gave a brief speech. Professor Slatyer informed the Committee that he would stand down from the Chair when the two Australian nominations were considered by the Com- mittee.
9. The Committee thereafter elected by acclamation the delegates of the following States members of the Committee : Argentina, Bulgaria, Guinea, Italy and Pakistan as Vice-Chairmen.
10. Mr. Azedine Beschaouch (Tunisia) was re-elected Rapporteur by acclamation.
6 COM IX.26
Orientations pour l'inscription de biens culturels et naturels sur la liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril
En présentant l’élaboration d'orientations établie conjointement par l'UICN et l'ICOMOS, le représentant de l'UICN a signalé que la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril a trois objectifs :
a) Seconder les efforts consentis au niveau national, pour sauvegarder l'intégrité des biens ;
b) Attester devant l’opinion mondiale la réalité du péril menaçant certains biens
c) Aider à l'efficacité des campagnes internationales de collecte de fonds en identifiant les biens au profit desquels la générosité du public est sollicitée.
Il a déclaré que la liste était connue comme ...
6 COM IX.27
Orientations pour l'inscription de biens culturels et naturels sur la liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril
Au cours du débat qui s'est instauré sur les critères et la procédure proposes pour l'inscription de biens sur la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril, plusieurs amendements ont été proposes au texte qui figure au paragraphe 5.5 du document UICN/ICOMOS et dont on avait proposé l'inclusion dans les "Orientations devant guider la mise en œuvre de la Convention du Patrimoine mondial". Ces amendements concernaient la difficulté d'inscrire des biens sur la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril lorsque de grands travaux n'étaient pas nécessaires et que l'Etat en question n'avait pas besoin ...
Le Rapporteur, M.A. Beschaouch, a rappelé les grandes lignes du rapport sur la 6e session du Bureau du Comité, tenue à Paris du 21 au 24 juin 1982. Il a, en particulier, attire l'attention sur les vingt-quatre biens qui ont été recommandes pour inclusion dans la Liste du Patrimoine mondial et sur la demande, adressée par le Bureau a l'UICN et a l'ICOMOS, d'élaborer des orientations pour l'inscription de biens culturels et naturels sur la Liste du Patrimoine mondial en péril. Il a ajouté que, en réponse à la demande du Bureau, un rapport établi par ces deux organisations sur cette question ...
6 COM VI.12
Rapport du représentant du Directeur-général sur les activités entreprises depuis la 5e session du Comité du patrimoine mondial
Dans son rapport sur les activités entreprises depuis la 5e session du Comité du Patrimoine mondial pour la mise en œuvre de la Convention, le représentant du Directeur général, M. Michel Batisse, Sous-Directeur général adjoint (Secteur des Sciences), rappelle qu'au total soixante-neuf États avaient maintenant ratifie, accepte ou adhère à la Convention. Cent douze biens proposés par trente-trois États parties figuraient désormais sur la Liste du Patrimoine mondial. Il a décrit les activités entreprises pour donner suite aux décisions du Comite adoptées lors de sa cinquième session ...
[Uniquement en anglais] The Committee noted that, with the withdrawal by the Italian authorities of their list, only seven States Parties had so far submitted tentative lists of cultural and natural properties considered suitable for inclusion in the World Heritage List. The delegates of Argentina, Brazil and Italy indicated that tentative lists would soon be available for submission to the Committee.