World Heritage Centre https://whc.unesco.org?cid=305&l=en&year_start=2015&action=list&searchDecisions=&index=81&maxrows=20&mode=rss World Heritage Centre - Committee Decisions 90 en Copyright 2024 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre Fri, 20 Sep 2024 15:44:06 EST UNESCO, World Heritage Centre - Decisions https://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg https://whc.unesco.org 24 GA 1B Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly The General Assembly,

  1. Elects E. Ms Paula ALVES DE SOUZA (Brazil), as Chairperson of the 24th session of the General Assembly;
  2. Elects Ms Uyanga SUKHBAATAR (Mongolia), as Rapporteur of the 24th session of the General Assembly;
  3. Elects Iraq, Norway, Poland and Rwanda as Vice-Chairpersons of the 24th session of the General Assembly.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8435 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 2A Adoption of the Agenda of the 24th session of the General Assembly The General Assembly,

  1. Having examined Document WHC/23/24.GA/2A,
  2. Adopts the Agenda included in the above.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8436 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 2B Adoption of the Timetable of the 24th session of the General Assembly The General Assembly,

  1. Having examined Document WHC/23/24.GA/2B,
  2. Adopts the timetable of the 24th session included in the above-mentioned Document.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8437 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 3 REPORT OF THE RAPPORTEUR OF THE 23RD SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNESCO, 2021) The General Assembly,

  1. Takes note of the report of the Rapporteur of the 23rd session of the General Assembly (UNESCO, 2021).
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8438 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 4 REPORT OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE The General Assembly,

  1. Takes note of the report of the Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee on the activities of the World Heritage Committee.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8439 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 5 ELECTIONS TO THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE The General Assembly,

  1. Elects the following 9 States Parties: Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Türkiye, Ukraine and Viet Nam, as members of the World Heritage Committee.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8440 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 6 EXAMINATION OF THE STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE FUND, INCLUDING THE STATUS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF STATES PARTIES The General Assembly,

  1. Having examined Documents WHC/23/24.GA/6 and WHC/23/24.GA/INF.6,
  2. Having also examined the accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the financial period ended 31 December 2021,
  3. Approves the accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the financial period ended 31 December 2021;
  4. Takes note of the financial report relating to the World Heritage Fund for the period 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2023.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8441 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 7 DETERMINATION OF THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD HERITAGE FUND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 16 OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION The General Assembly,

  1. Having examined Documents WHC/23/24.GA/7 and WHC/23/24.GA/INF.7,
  2. Recalling Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention,
  3. Decides to set the uniform percentage for the calculation of the amount of the contributions to be paid to the World Heritage Fund by States Parties at 1% of each State’s contribution to the regular budget of UNESCO for an indeterminate period of time, with the understanding that this percentage can be revised in the future;
  4. Emphasizing the urgency of securing adequate financial resources to achieve the objectives of the World Heritage Convention to identify and conserve the world’s cultural and natural heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, in particular in light of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development and the unprecedented threats such as climate change, natural disasters, and deliberate attacks on cultural heritage in territories affected by armed conflicts and terrorism,
  5. Notes the status of assessed compulsory and voluntary contributions to the World Heritage Fund as presented in Document WHC/23/24.GA/INF.7;
  6. Recalls, in this regard, that the payment of assessed contributions to the World Heritage Fund is a legally binding obligation incumbent on all States Parties which have ratified the Convention;
  7. Reiterates the plea of the World Heritage Committee to States Parties to the Convention to pay their annual contributions by 31 January wherever possible in order to facilitate the timely implementation of the activities financed by the World Heritage Fund;
  8. Invites States Parties to provide supplementary voluntary contributions to the various sub-accounts of the World Heritage Fund, especially to the one dedicated to human resources of the Secretariat and to the one dedicated to the evaluation of nominations.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8442 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 8 UPDATING OF THE POLICY DOCUMENT ON CLIMATE ACTION FOR WORLD HERITAGE The General Assembly,

  1. Having examined Documents WHC/23/24.GA/8 and WHC/23/24.GA/INF.8,
  2. Recalling Resolution 23 GA 11, adopted at its 23rd session (UNESCO, 2021),
  3. Also recalling Decisions 40 COM 7, 41 COM 7, 42 COM 7, 43 COM 7.2, 44 COM 7C and 45 COM 7.1, adopted respectively at the 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016), 41st (Krakow, 2017), 42nd (Manama, 2018), 43rd (Baku, 2019), extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) and extended 45th (Riyadh, 2023) sessions of the World Heritage Committee,
  4. Thanking H.E. Ms Yvette Sylla (Madagascar) as elected Chairperson of the Open-ended Working Group established by the General Assembly at its 23rd session (UNESCO, 2021), Ms Carolina Diaz Acosta (Colombia) for her remarkable leadership in chairing meetings of the Open-ended Working Group, Australia, Colombia, Lebanon and Poland as Vice-Chairpersons, Ms Barbara Engels (Germany) as Rapporteur, and all members of the Working Group for the work accomplished,
  5. Also thanking the States Parties of Australia, Azerbaijan and the Kingdom of the Netherlands for their generous financial support to the updating process of the 2007 “Policy Document on the impacts of Climate Change on World Heritage properties”, and expressing its gratitude to all stakeholders of the World Heritage Convention who contributed to this process,
  6. Noting the rich debates that took place during the eight meetings of the Open-ended Working Group established by the General Assembly at its 23rd session (UNESCO, 2021) with the mandate to review and develop its final version taking into account Decision 44 COM 7C, as well as proposals for its effective implementation,
  7. Emphasizing that, consistent with Article 18 of the 2017 UNESCO Declaration of Ethical Principles in relation to Climate Change, nothing in this non-binding Policy Document should be understood as an interpretation of any of the principles and provisions of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and of the Paris Agreement adopted under it,
  8. Adopts the 2023 “Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage”, as recommended by consensus by the Open-ended Working Group and contained in Document WHC/23/24.GA/INF.8;
  9. Encourages the States Parties, the World Heritage Centre, the Advisory Bodies and World Heritage-related Category 2 Centres to disseminate widely the "Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage” through appropriate means to the World Heritage community and the broader public, including in local languages, and to promote its implementation;
  10. Recalls the World Heritage Committee’s requests, regarding the implementation of the Policy Document, addressed to the World Heritage Centre jointly with the Advisory Bodies, and within the available resources, to:
    1. Elaborate proposals for specific changes to the Operational Guidelines necessary to translate the principles of this Policy Document into actual operational procedures, and to develop education and capacity-building initiatives to enable a wide implementation of this Policy Document,
    2. Consider preparing a Guidance Document to facilitate effective implementation of, and support for, the actions, goals and targets of this Policy Document, which could include indicators and benchmarking tools for measuring and reporting progress towards achieving the World Heritage Climate Action Goals,

    provided the above be undertaken in consultation with States Parties;

  11. Calls on States Parties to support the above-mentioned activities through extrabudgetary funding;
  12. Recommends that States Parties and all stakeholders of the Convention integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation actions in risk preparedness policies and action plans, in order to protect the Outstanding Universal Value of all World Heritage properties, in line with the "Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage”;
  13. Also recommends that World Heritage-related Category 2 Centres and UNESCO Chairs prioritize issues related to the implementation of the "Policy Document on Climate Action for World Heritage” within their capacity-building and research initiatives;
  14. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present to the General Assembly, at its 26th session, a report on the progress made in the implementation of the Policy Document and the above provisions.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8443 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 24 GA 9 PROPOSED REVISIONS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION The General Assembly,

  1. Having examined Documents WHC/23/24.GA/9 and WHC/23/24.GA/INF.9 and WHC/23/24.GA/INF.9.Add,
  2. Recalling 41C/Resolution 74, adopted by the UNESCO General Conference at its 41st session in 2021,
  3. Commends the efforts of the UNESCO Culture Sector and the Office of International Standards and Legal Affairs to establish the Model Rules of Procedure, and thanks the Secretariat of the 1972 Convention for having explored possible ways to harmonize the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly on that basis;
  4. Adopts the amendments to the Rules of Procedure as foreseen in Document WHC/23/24.GA/INF.9.Add, as amended.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/8444 wh-support@unesco.org Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 2 Admission of Observers The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Taking into consideration Rule 8 (Observers) of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee,
  2. Authorizes the participation in the 39th session as observers of those representatives of the international governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), non- governmental organizations (NGOs), permanent observer missions to UNESCO and non profit-making institutions having activities in the fields covered by the Convention, who have requested observer participation at the session and as listed in Section A of document WHC-15/39.COM/2.Rev;
  3. Further confirms the participation in the 39th session as observers of all those invited by the Director- General of UNESCO in accordance with Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee and as listed in Section B of document WHC-15/39.COM/2.Rev.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6179 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 3A Provisional agenda of the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Bonn, 2015) The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/3A,
  2. Adopts the Agenda included in the above-mentioned document.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6180 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 3B Provisional Timetable of the 39th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Bonn, 2015) The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/3B.Rev,
  2. Adopts the Timetable included in the above-mentioned document.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6181 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 4 Report of the Rapporteur of the 38th Session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, 2014) The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Takes note of the report of the Rapporteur of the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee (Doha, 2014).
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6182 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 5A Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee’s Decisions The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/5A,
  2. Recalling Decision 38 COM 5A adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
  3. Takes note with appreciation of the activities undertaken by the World Heritage Centre over the past year in pursuit of the expected result, to ensure that “tangible heritage is identified, protected, monitored and sustainably managed by Member States, in particular through the effective implementation of the 1972 Convention”, and the five strategic objectives as presented in Document WHC-15/39.COM/5A;
  4. Invites the States Parties to support the activities carried out by the World Heritage Centre for the implementation of the Convention;
  5. Appeals to the Governing Bodies of UNESCO to rebalance the mismatch between workload and budget of the World Heritage Centre by providing more resources in the budget 2016/2017 (38C/5);
  6. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present, at its 40th session, a report on its activities.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6183 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 5B Reports of the Advisory Bodies The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/5B,
  2. Recalling Decision 38 COM 5B adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
  3. Takes note with appreciation of the reports of the Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN) on their activities;
  4. Welcomes the harmonization of the reports by the Advisory Bodies and the comments on the progress made and gaps identified for the implementation of the Convention.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6184 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST 39 COM 5C Follow-up to the Director-General’s Initiative on “The World Heritage Convention: Thinking Ahead”
  • Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/5C,
  • Recalling Decisions 33 COM 5A, 34 COM 5C, 35 COM 5D, 36 COM 12B, 37 COM 5C, 38 COM 5C adopted at its 33rd (Seville, 2009), 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) and 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions respectively;
  • Thanks the Director-General for convening the follow-up meeting on “The World Heritage Convention: Thinking Ahead” (UNESCO Headquarters, 21 January 2015);
  • Acknowledges the positive impact of actions already taken, as well as plans for further actions;
  • Encourages all stakeholders to continue to pursue efforts to enhance and facilitate dialogue, communication and transparency in all processes of the Convention and in the framework of the Director-General’s initiative, “The World Heritage Convention: Thinking Ahead”, as well as to address funding implications, within their respective mandates and competence, as appropriate.
    • ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6185 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST     39 COM 5D World Heritage and Sustainable Development The World Heritage Committee,

    1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/5D,
    2. Recalling Decisions 36 COM 5C and 38 COM 5D, adopted respectively at its 36th (Saint Petersburg, 2012) and 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions,
    3. Thanks the Technical University of Brandenburg, the Government of Germany and the Government of Viet Nam for having supported the development of the policy for the integration of a sustainable development perspective into the processes of the World Heritage Convention through the organization of two workshops in Cottbus (Germany) and Ninh Binh (Viet Nam), respectively in October 2014 and January 2015;
    4. Welcomes the work accomplished by the group of experts on a voluntary basis, under the coordination of the World Heritage Centre and in close consultation with the Advisory Bodies, despite the lack of resources;
    5. Endorses the “Policy Document for the integration of a sustainable development perspective into the processes of the World Heritage Convention” as described in Annex to Document WHC-15/39.COM/5D;
    6. Requests the World Heritage Centre to disseminate the draft Policy Document to all States Parties and collate their comments;
    7. Also requests the World Heritage Centre, in consultation with the Advisory Bodies, to revise the Policy Document by incorporating views expressed at the 39th session and other comments received from States Parties, as well as by taking into account the final outcome of the negotiations for the establishment of the UN Post-2015 development agenda and other relevant processes;
    8. Decides to transmit the revised Policy Document for discussion and adoption at the 20th General Assembly of States Parties in 2015;
    9. Further requests the World Heritage Centre, along with the Advisory Bodies, to ensure - once the Policy Document is adopted by the General Assembly of the States Parties that the Policy Document will be taken into account in the preparation of the overall Policy Guidelines as one of the essential elements to be inserted in the text;
    10. Requests furthermore the World Heritage Centre along with the Advisory Bodies, to elaborate – once the overall Policy Document is adopted by the General Assembly of the States Parties – proposals for specific changes to the Operational Guidelines that would be required to translate the principles of the Policy Document into actual operational procedures;
    11. Calls on States Parties to contribute financially to this end and after adoption by the General Assembly in 2015, to strengthen the Policy by promoting a wider participation of the government, private sector and communities;
    12. Encourages the World Heritage Centre to sensitize States Parties, as appropriate, to the adoption of the policy as well as to its implications, notably in terms of the need to establish the appropriate governance mechanisms to achieve the appropriate balance and integration between the protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of World Heritage properties and the pursuit of sustainable development objectives;
    13. Also encourages UNESCO and the Advisory Bodies to disseminate widely the Policy Document as adopted by the General Assembly, and other related publications through appropriate means to the World Heritage community and the broader public, and promote its application and a wider fostering in multilateral scenarios, especially in those related to sustainable development;
    14. Recommends to the Category 2 Centres and UNESCO Chairs related to World Heritage and to the wider network of the UNESCO Forum – Universities and Heritage, to prioritize issues related to the implementation of the policy within their capacity-building and research initiatives as well as involving in their activities other actors and sectors related to sustainable development;
    15. Finally requests the World Heritage Centre to present to the Committee, at its 40th session in 2016, a report on the progress made in the implementation of the above provisions.
    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6186 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST     39 COM 5E Recommendations of the evaluation of the Global Strategy - Follow-up to Decision 38 COM 9C The World Heritage Committee,

    1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/5E,
    2. Recalling Resolution 17 GA 9 and Resolution 18 GA 8 adopted by the General Assembly at its 17th (2009) and 19th (2011) sessions respectively,
    3. Also recalling Decision 36 COM 9A, Decision 37 COM 11 and Decision 38 COM 9C adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 36th (Saint Petersburg, 2012), its 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) and its 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions respectively,
    4. Decides to amend Article 22.7 of the Rules of Procedure as follows:
      “22.7 Representatives of a State Party, whether or not a member of the Committee, may be invited by the Chairperson to present their views once the Advisory Bodies have presented their evaluation of the site proposed by the State for inscription. The presentation shall be limited to a clarification or an update on the proposed site. After this permitted time, the State Party may be allowed to take the floor again, but only in order to answer questions, within a limited time, that have been asked. This provision also applies to other observers mentioned in Rule 8.”
    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6187 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST     39 COM 6 Follow-up to the World Heritage Capacity Building strategy and Progress report on the World Heritage-related Category 2 Centres The World Heritage Committee,

    1. Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/6,
    2. Recalling decisions 36 COM 6, 36 COM 9B, 37 COM 5E, 37 COM 6 and 38 COM 6 adopted at its 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013) and 38th (Doha, 2014) sessions respectively,
    3. Commends the progress made in the implementation of the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy (WHCBS), its accompanying World Heritage Capacity-Building Programme, and the capacity-building activities carried out in 2014 and in the beginning of 2015;
    4. Notes with appreciation the continued support of the Government of Switzerland in the implementation of the World Heritage Capacity-Building Programme;
    5. Acknowledges the acute need, however, for significant additional contributions and support in order for the programme to be able to reach its goal, and calls upon other States Parties and organizations to provide additional funding and support for the implementation of the World Heritage Capacity-Building Programme and associated activities at the international and regional levels;
    6. Takes note of the development of the regional capacity-building strategies and initiatives as a follow up to the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting exercise in all regions, and calls upon States Parties and all concerned partners and stakeholders to follow-up on the implementation of the strategies developed for each region;
    7. Encourages the ongoing efforts by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to establish a biennial recognition of best practices, notably through identifying extrabudgetary financial support towards the implementation of this activity;
    8. Welcomes the progress made by all category 2 centres related to World Heritage in implementing their activities and calls on interested stakeholders to support the activities of these centres;
    9. Requests the World Heritage Centre and ICCROM to submit a progress report on the implementation of the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy and the activities of the category 2 centres related to World Heritage for examination by the Committee at its 40th session in 2016.
    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6188 wh-support@unesco.org Sun, 28 Jun 2015 00:00:00 EST