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31 COM 20A Report on the execution of the 2006 to 2007 budget

wh-support@unesco.org — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

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.

31 COM 20B Proposal for the World Heritage Fund budget for 2008 to 2009

wh-support@unesco.org — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EST

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.

45 COM 12 Revision of the Operational Guidelines

wh-support@unesco.org — Sun, 10 Sep 2023 00:00:00 EST

The World Heritage Committee,

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

PART I – Assessment of the impact of Decision 40 COM 11 (Paragraph 61 of the Operational Guidelines)
Recalling Decisions 40 COM 11 and 44 COM 8 adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
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,
Decides that the impact of the proposed amendments of Paragraph 61 of the Operational Guidelines will be assessed at the 51^st 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;
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
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;
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.