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8194 Decisions
146 Resolutions
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The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group: Mounded Tombs of Ancient Japan, Japan; Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following: Continuously monitoring development in this buffer zone and its surrounding areas, Further exploring how the buffer zones relate to the broader setting and what, if anything, needs protecting in the broader setting; and implement the subsequent ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed buffer zones for the Colonies of Benevolence, Belgium and Netherlands.
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Ancient City of Nessebar, Bulgaria; Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following: Formally proposing a minor boundary modification for the buffer zone of the property, in response to the recommendations provided by ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre in 2012, 2015, 2017 and 2018, Completing the Conservation and Management Plan for the Ancient City of Nessebar, and considering the underwater ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley, France; Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following: Providing a timeframe for the finalisation, adoption and implementation of the management plan, especially for tourism facilities and development, Proposing a project for the study, monitoring and regulation of human activities with regard to their long-term impact on: The water resource and its ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura, Holy See, Italy; Recommends the States Parties to give consideration to the following: Completing the management plan of the property as a matter of utmost urgency, and submitting it to the World Heritage Centre for review by ICOMOS, Submitting details of how and when the delimitations of the new buffer zone ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Paseo del Prado and Buen Retiro, a landscape of Arts and Sciences, Spain.
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona, Switzerland; Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following: Finalising the management plan currently in its revision phase, concentrating on the protection of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property and its attributes, while paying particular attention to the key visual perspectives, Implementing systematic Heritage Impact Assessment ...
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1, Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zone of Historic Centre of Lima, Peru; Recommends the State Party to give consideration to the following: Carefully planning and implementing restoration, enhancement and reconstruction projects in line with standard principles based on evidence and baseline documentation, Informing the World Heritage Centre of the intention to undertake or authorise all major projects which may affect the Outstanding Universal Value of the property, in ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/8B, Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee: Chile, Settlement and Artificial Mummification of the Chinchorro Culture in the Arica and Parinacota Region Côte d’Ivoire, Sudanese style mosques in northern Côte d’Ivoire France, Nice, Winter Resort Town of the Riviera Gabon, Ivindo National Park Germany, Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt India, Kakatiya Rudreshwara (Ramappa) Temple, Telangana Iran ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC/23/45.COM/7B, WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7B.Add.3) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add), Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger: Ukraine, Kyiv: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Decision ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/23/45.COM/7A, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4), Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, decides to retain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger: Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 45 COM 7A.51) Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Archaeological Site of Cyrene Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna Archaeological Site of Sabratha Chan Chan Archaeological Zone City of Potosí Coro and its Port Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley East Rennell Everglades National Park Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Garamba National Park Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of Vienna Historic Town of Zabid Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California Kahuzi-Biega National Park Lake Turkana National Parks Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Old City of Sana'a Old Town of Ghadamès Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli Rainforests of the Atsinanana Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Roșia Montană Mining Landscape Selous Game Reserve Site of Palmyra The Historic Centre of Odesa Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Virunga National Park
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/23/45.COM/7A, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4), Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, decides to remove the following property from the List of World Heritage in Danger: Uganda, Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Decision 45 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/8D, Recalling Decision 44 COM 8D adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online 2021), Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List; Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/8E, Commends the States Parties for the work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories; Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in Annex of Document WHC/23/45.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties: ARAB STATES Egypt, Abu Mena Egypt, Ancient Thebes with its Necropolis Egypt, Historic Cairo Egypt, Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/9A, Recalling Decision 44 COM 9A adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021), and its previous decisions concerning the Upstream Process, Also recalling that upstream support should take place at an early stage, preferably at the moment of preparation or revision of States Parties’ Tentative Lists, welcomes that States Parties from all regions make use of the Upstream Process; Also welcomes the preparation by the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies of a toolkit to operationalize the ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined document WHC/23/45.COM/10A, Recalling Decisions 41 COM 10A, 43 COM 10B and 44 COM 10D adopted at its 41st (Krakow, 2017), 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively; Notes with satisfaction that the overwhelming majority of States Parties in the Asia and the Pacific region participated in the completion and submission of Section I (State Party level) and Section II (World Heritage property level) of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire; Acknowledges that the region of Asia and the Pacific was the ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined document WHC/23/45.COM/10B, Recalling Decisions 41 COM 10A, 42 COM 10A, 43 COM 10B and 44 COM 10D adopted at its 41st (Krakow, 2017), 42nd (Manama, 2018), 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/Online, 2021) sessions respectively, Commends the efforts of States Parties in the Latin America and the Caribbean region in the completion and submission of Section I, and the very high level of completion and submission of Section II of the Periodic Reporting questionnaire; Thanks the Regional World Heritage Institute in Zacatecas ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/10C, Recalling Decision 44 COM 10B adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/Online, 2021), Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the implementation of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting Action Plan in the Africa region (2021-2027); Expresses its appreciation to the African World Heritage Fund for its follow-up on the implementation of the Action Plan for Africa (2021-2027); Notes with appreciation the financial contribution of the Governments of China, France, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/10C, Recalling Decision 44 COM 10A adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/Online, 2021), Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up on the implementation of the Third Cycle Regional Action Plan for the Arab States (2021-2027); Expresses its appreciation to the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH) for its follow-up on the implementation of the Action Plan for the Arab States (2021-2027); Invites the States Parties to support the implementation of the Action Plan for the Arab States (2021-2027), ...
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/10D, Recalling Decision 43 COM 10A.1 and 44 COM 10C.3 adopted at its 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online 2021) session respectively, Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the Pacific; Thanks the Governments of China, Japan, the Netherlands and the Republic of Korea as well as the European Union for their contributions towards supporting follow-up activities to the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the ...
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