The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decisions 42 COM 7A.1 and 43 COM 7A.41 adopted at its 42nd (Manama, 2018) and the 43rd (Baku, 2019) sessions respectively,
3. Welcomes the steps taken by the State Party to ensure due consultations with relevant stakeholders, including local communities, and strongly encourages it to continue such outreach activities and inscribe consultation mechanisms as a permanent component of the management system;
4. Acknowledges the submission of the Strategic Master Plan (SMP) for Bamiyan, developed in 2018 with the support of the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation and Florence University (Italy), and requests that the State Party further develop the SMP, taking into account the recommendations of the ICOMOS Technical Review;
5. Noting that details on the traffic plan and bypass road project were provided, as requested at earlier sessions, takes note with great concern of the reported completion of the construction of the road in Tepe Almas near Shahr-i-Gholghola, and also requests the State Party to take the advice of the ICOMOS Technical Review into consideration, to fully comply with the provisions of Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, and not to take any decision that would be difficult to reverse before obtaining the approval of the Committee;
6. Also requests the State Party to provide the World Heritage Centre with information about any restoration and proposed projects and their potential impact on the OUV of the property, including detailed information on Heritage Impact Assessments (HIAs), prepared in conformity with the 2011 ICOMOS Guidelines on HIAs for World Heritage cultural properties, and in line with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, for review by the Advisory Bodies;
7. Also welcomes the submission of the draft Action Plan for Bamiyan, prepared by the Technical Working Committee (TWC) in conjunction with new funding from the Government of Japan, notes with satisfaction the TWC’s suggestion to prioritize the removal of Bamiyan from the List of World Heritage in Danger over reconstruction efforts, and urges the Afghan authorities to revise the Action Plan and the timeline for its implementation in order to achieve the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR) as soon as possible, in close consultation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies, and to work towards its full implementation;
8. Thanks the Government of Japan for supporting activities towards the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger by providing funding through UNESCO, encourages all stakeholders to make full use of the support provided by this project to strengthen the involvement of the Afghan authorities and the fostering of a sense of ownership of all processes at the property, and to develop a cost projection for the implementation of the agreed Action Plan to achieve the DSOCR, and further requests that the technical assignments and work plan for the project funded by Japan be submitted to the World Heritage Centre for review by the Advisory Bodies as soon as possible;
9. Also notes with satisfaction the State Party’s efforts to increase site security, reiterates that the successful management of the property is dependent on sustainable financial and human resources, and also encourages the State Party to prepare a long-term strategy to ensure that the necessary resources for the most important operations towards the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger and its sustainable management are continuously available;
10. Reaffirms its support to the Afghan people on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the destruction of the Buddha statues, expresses again its strong commitment to stand together in protecting and safeguarding our shared cultural heritage, and reiterates its call to the international community to provide further technical and financial support in order to assist the State Party in achieving the DSOCR for the property;
11. Regrets that, despite earlier requests, no information was provided on progress with the Bamiyan Cultural Centre and its planned use, and also strongly encourages the State Party to use this on-site facility to enhance the interpretation of the World Heritage property, providing information on its tangible as well as associative heritage values;
12. Requests furthermore the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2022, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 45th session;
13. Decides to retain the Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Afghanistan) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 43 COM 7A.42 adopted at its 43rd session (Baku, 2019),
3. Welcomes the efforts made by the State Party to address the critical situation caused by the floods of May 2019, the deployment of security forces and the planning of future actions;
4. Notes with serious concern however the continued lack of sustainable financial resources and the alarming security situation, which, combined with natural disasters, brought another layer of difficulties in implementing conservation work based upon the 2017 Conservation Action Plan (CAP) and the corrective measures adopted by the Committee;
5. Urges the State Party to seek the necessary means to implement the following:
   1. Installation of a monitoring instrument on the Minaret of Jam to measure its inclination,
   2. Emergency stabilization work for the wooden staircases, in order to prevent further destabilization of the minaret’s structure,
   3. Construction of a footbridge over the Hari Rud and the reconstruction of the site office at the property, in order to improve access to the property and site security;
   4. Ensure the completion of the emergency cleaning of sediment from the riverbeds and the reconstruction of the damaged retaining wall, as well as the implementation of preventive measures such as the extension of gabion walls, tree planting, and monitoring of the height and flow of the Hari Rud and Jam Rud rivers;
6. Also notes with concern that action for emergency stabilization work for the wooden staircases of the property, established on the basis of the documentation work of September 2017, was delayed to 2020, but acknowledges the efforts of the State Party to establish the overall action plan, in cooperation with relevant government organizations and the UNESCO Office in Kabul;
7. Regrets that the boundaries of the property and its buffer zone still remain to be precisely defined, and reiterates its request to the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2022, a proposal for a Minor Boundary Modification, taking into consideration the topographical map produced in 2012 to facilitate the delineation of these boundaries, in conformity with the CAP and in accordance with Paragraphs 163-164 of the Operational Guidelines;
8. Notes with satisfaction that the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH) has made available USD 1.92 million to support the implementation of the CAP, which is part of the strategy to implement the corrective measures adopted in Decision 31 COM 7A.20 (Christchurch, 2007) for the property;
9. Requests the State Party to sustainably allocate the necessary financial and human resources for the safeguarding of the property through its national budget and, to this end, strongly encourages the State Party to seek external funding, such as International Assistance under the World Heritage Fund and other extra-budgetary resources, to address conservation issues at the property, including the boundary modification, the establishment of the overall action plan of CAP as well as capacity building;
10. Reiterates its call to the international community to provide technical and financial support for the safeguarding of the property, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
11. Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2022, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 45th session;
12. Decides to retain the Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Afghanistan) on the list of World Heritage in Danger.

1. Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC/21/44.COM/7B, WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add, WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Corr and WHC/21/44.COM/7B.Add.2) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/21/44.COM/8B and WHC/21/44.COM/8B.Add),
2. Decides to inscribe the following property on the List of World Heritage in Danger:

• Romania, Roșia Montană Mining Landscape (Decision 44 COM 8B.26).

1. Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/21/44.COM/7A, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2.Add),
2. 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 44 COM 7A.28)
• Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 44 COM 7A.29)
• Austria, Historic Centre of Vienna (Decision 44 COM 7A.32)
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of), City of Potosí (Decision 44 COM 7A.35)
• Central African Republic, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.39)
• Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea, Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Decision 44 COM 7A.40)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Garamba National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.41)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.42)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Decision 44 COM 7A.43)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Virunga National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.45)
• Egypt, Abu Mena (Decision 44 COM 7A.5)
• Honduras, Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Decision 44 COM 7A.55)
• Indonesia, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Decision 44 COM 7A.52)
• Iraq, Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Decision 44 COM 7A.6)
• Iraq, Hatra (Decision 44 COM 7A.7)
• Iraq, Samarra Archaeological City (Decision 44 COM 7A.8)
• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (site proposed by Jordan) (Decision 44 COM 7A.10)
• Kenya, Lake Turkana National Parks (Decision 44 COM 7A.47)
• Libya, Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Decision 44 COM 7A.11)
• Libya, Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (Decision 44 COM 7A.12)
• Libya, Archaeological Site of Sabratha (Decision 44 COM 7A.13)
• Libya, Old Town of Ghadamès (Decision 44 COM 7A.14)
• Libya, Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Decision 44 COM 7A.15)
• Madagascar, Rainforests of the Atsinanana (Decision 44 COM 7A.48)
• Mali, Old Towns of Djenné (Decision 44 COM 7A.1)
• Mali, Timbuktu (Decision 44 COM 7A.2)
• Mali, Tomb of Askia (Decision 44 COM 7A.3)
• Mexico, Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Decision 44 COM 7B.56)
• Micronesia (Federated States of), Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (Decision 44 COM 7A.30)
• Niger, Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Decision 44 COM 7A.49)
• Palestine, Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Decision 44 COM 7A.17)
• Palestine, Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town (Decision 44 COM 7A.16)
• Panama, Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Decision 44 COM 7A.36)
• Peru, Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone (Decision 44 COM 7A.37)
• Senegal, Niokolo-Koba National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.50)
• Serbia, Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Decision 44 COM 7A.33)
• Solomon Islands, East Rennell (Decision 44 COM 7A.53)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Aleppo (Decision 44 COM 7A.18)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Bosra (Decision 44 COM 7A.19)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Damascus (Decision 44 COM 7A.20)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Decision 44 COM 7A.21)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Decision 44 COM 7A.22)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Site of Palmyra (Decision 44 COM 7A.23)
• Uganda, Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi (Decision 44 COM 7A.4)
• United Republic of Tanzania, Selous Game Reserve (Decision 44 COM 7A.51)
• United States of America, Everglades National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.54)
• Uzbekistan, Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (Decision 44 COM 7A.31)
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Coro and its Port (Decision 44 COM 7A.38)
• Yemen, Historic Town of Zabid (Decision 44 COM 7A.25)
• Yemen, Old City of Sana’a (Decision 44 COM 7A.26)
• Yemen, Old Walled City of Shibam (Decision 44 COM 7A.27).

1. Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/21/44.COM/7A, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2.Add),
2. Decides to remove the following property from the List of World Heritage in Danger:

• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Salonga National Park (Decision 44 COM 7A.44).

1. Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/21/44.COM/7A, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/21/44.COM/7A.Add.2.Add),
2. Decides to remove from the List of World Heritage in Danger and to delete from the World Heritage List the following property:

• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Decision 44 COM 7A.34).