12th General Assembly of States Parties
Extract
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1. “Agrees to give its full support for the implementation of the Convention, in the States Parties whose heritage is still under-represented on the List,
2. Recognizes the interest of all the States Parties and the advisory bodies in preserving the authority of the 1972 Convention, by improving, through appropriate means, the representativity of the World Heritage List which must reflect the diversity of all cultures and ecosystems of all regions,
3. Endorses the objectives of the Global Strategy while reaffirming the sovereign rights of the States Parties and the sovereign role of the General Assembly”.
| Date year: | 1999 |
| Source: | WHC-99/CONF.206/7 Summary Record of the 12th General Assembly of States Parties |
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