World Heritage Centre https://whc.unesco.org?cid=305&l=en&id_keywords=347&action=list&mode=rss World Heritage Centre - Committee Decisions 90 en Copyright 2024 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre Wed, 02 Oct 2024 02:08:44 EST UNESCO, World Heritage Centre - Decisions https://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg https://whc.unesco.org 21 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
  1. Having examined Documents WHC/17/21.GA/7 and WHC/17/21.GA/INF.7,
  2. Recalling Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention,
  3. Expressing its concern at the financial difficulties that the World Heritage Fund is facing and further recalling that the payment of assessed compulsory and voluntary contributions, as per Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention, is a legal obligation incumbent on all States Parties which have ratified the Convention,
  4. Decides to set the percentage for the calculation of the amount of the contributions to be paid to the World Heritage Fund by States Parties for the financial period 2018-2019 at 1% of their contributions to the regular budget of UNESCO;
  5. Emphasizing the urgency of securing adequate financial resources to achieve the objectives of the 1972 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 conflict and terrorism,
  6. Notes the status of compulsory and voluntary contributions to the World Heritage Fund as presented in Document WHC/17/21.GA/INF.7;
  7. Welcomes the recommendations made by the ad hoc working group in Documents WHC/16/40.COM/13A and WHC/17/41.COM/12A and the related Decisions on the sustainability of the World Heritage Fund (Decisions 40 COM 15 and 41 COM 14), particularly the roadmap for the sustainability of the World Heritage Fund that integrates a set of complementary short-, medium- and long-term actions to be implemented in a phased timeline;
  8. Reminds States Parties that they are bound to make compulsory contributions and as such reiterates the plea of the World Heritage Committee to States Parties to the Convention to pay their annual contributions by 31 January in order to facilitate the timely implementation of the activities financed by the World Heritage Fund; 
  9. Urges States Parties concerned to settle all outstanding arrears;
  10. Invites States Parties to provide supplementary voluntary contributions to the subaccount for enhancing the human capacities of the Secretariat to achieve the target of at least USD 1,000,000 per year, in total, as recommended at the 19th session of the General Assembly of States Parties.
]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7332 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 14 Nov 2017 00:00:00 EST 31 COM 20A Report on the execution of the 2006 to 2007 budget

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/20A,

2. Takes note of the state of implementation of the Budget for 2006-2007, and the current situation of the reserves and contributions as at 31 December 2006;

3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to present, at the next Committee session, a document on the statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the period 2006-2007 as well as the provisional state of implementation of the 2008-2009 budget, as per the revised budgetary structure (Decision 6 EXT.COM 6);

4. Decides to set the Contingency Reserve at USD 700,000;

5. Authorizes the Director of the World Heritage Centre to proceed, in liaison with the UNESCO Services, to make all necessary budgetary adjustments in the World Heritage Fund within the ceiling approved by the World Heritage Committee;

6. Urges States Parties to pay their outstanding contributions to the World Heritage Fund;

7. Invites the Director-General to encourage States Parties to make voluntary donations to the World Heritage Fund over and above their contributions.

 ]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7333 wh-support@unesco.org Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST 31 COM 20B Proposal for the World Heritage Fund budget for 2008 to 2009 The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/20B,

2. Approves the World Heritage Fund budget of USD 6,416,464 for the 2008-2009 biennium and the corresponding breakdown annexed to Tables 1 to 3;

3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to report upon the budgetary execution in accordance with the format adopted by Decision 6 EXT.COM 6, including all funding sources, at each Committee session, in the framework of its annual report;

4. Also requests the World Heritage Centre to present audited statements of the 2006-2007 biennium to the 32nd session in 2008.

5. Further requests the World Heritage Centre to contact States Parties with properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger, and, in particular, least developed countries, to urge them to apply for International Assistance to address the issues facing the properties.

 ]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/7334 wh-support@unesco.org Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST 45 COM 12 Revision of the Operational Guidelines The World Heritage Committee,

  1. Having examinedDocument WHC/23/45.COM/12,

    PART I – Assessment of the impact of Decision 40 COM 11 (Paragraph 61 of the Operational Guidelines)
  2. Recalling Decisions 40 COM 11 and 44 COM 8 adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
  3. Taking into account the heavy budget constraints of the World Heritage Fund and the need for an effective management of the increasing size of the World Heritage List and the call for a more balanced World Heritage List,
  4. Decides that the impact of the proposed amendments of Paragraph 61 of the Operational Guidelines will be assessed at the 51st session of the World Heritage Committee, and encourages States Parties to consider submitting nominations under natural criteria, based on IUCN’s regional and thematic studies;
  5. Adopts the proposed revision of Paragraph 61 of the Operational Guidelines, as presented in Annex 1 of Document WHC/23/45.COM/12;

    PART II – Revision of Chapter VIII and Annex 14 of the Operational Guidelines concerning the World Heritage Emblem and its use following the changes to the UNESCO logo
  6. Also takes note of the new “Graphical Standards and Logo Toolkit” document issued by UNESCO Secretariat in July 2021 as a response to the recommendations of the Working Group on Communication established within the Strategic Transformation process;
  7. Recognizing that changes reflected in this new toolkit will have an impact on the joint use of the UNESCO logo and World Heritage emblem, consequently adopts the revisions to Chapter VIII and Annex 14 of the Operational Guidelines proposed in Annex 2 of Document WHC/23/45.COM/12.
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