World Heritage Centre https://whc.unesco.org?cid=305&l=en&year_end=1989&year_start=1989&action=list&mode=rss World Heritage Centre - Committee Decisions 90 en Copyright 2024 UNESCO, World Heritage Centre Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:42:13 EST UNESCO, World Heritage Centre - Decisions https://whc.unesco.org/document/logowhc.jpg https://whc.unesco.org 7 GA 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 https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6539 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST 7 GA 1-6 Opening of the General Assembly by the Director-General or his representative
  • The Seventh General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage met in Paris, on 9 and 13 November 1989, during the twenty-fifth session of the General Conference.
  • Eighty-eight of the hundred and eleven States which were Parties to the Convention as at 30 October 1989 and which thus had the right to vote were represented at the meeting.
  • Representatives of thirteen States not Parties to the Convention participated in the General Assembly as observers. Representatives of four non-governmental organizations also attended the meeting in an observer capacity.
  • The List of Participants to the General Assembly is given in Annex I of this document.
  • In accordance with the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly, the Secretariat of the Assembly was ensured by the Secretariat of Unesco.
  • In his opening speech, the Assistant Director-General for Culture and Communication, representing the Director-General, drew attention to the progress achieved in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention. He informed the Assembly that since the last General Assembly the number of States Parties had increased from 96 to 111 and the number of cultural and natural sites inscribed on the World Heritage List had risen from 247 to 315. He added that the assistance provided to States Parties under the World Heritage Fund for the preservation of their sites inscribed on the List was the most concrete expression of the system of solidarity created through the Convention. Since the creation of the World Heritage Fund, technical co-operation has been financed for an amount of $7,465,000, of which $3,000,000 have been allocated for the training of specialists. In this respect, he recalled that the assistance provided was dependent on the contributions made by States Parties. He underlined the particularly high number of contributions due for the period 1988-1989 and appealed to the States Parties to guarantee the regular payment of contributions that will enable the development of international assistance to States Parties. He then reminded the Assembly of the solutions that the World Heritage Committee, through its Bureau, had deemed appropriate to suggest to the General Assembly in order to ensure the effective rotation of members on the Committee.
    • ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6535 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST     7 GA 7 Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6536 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST 7 GA 8 Adoption of the Agenda of the General Assembly https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6537 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST 7 GA 9-10 Examination of the Statement of Accounts of the World Heritage Fund
    Etat partie Somme Années de contribution
      (en dollars des Etats-Unis d'Amérique)  
    Costa Rica 696 1986 to 1988
    Cyprus 958 1988-1989
    German Democratic Rep. 31,384 1989
    Italy 4,799 1989
    Jamaica 479 1988
    Monaco 10 1989
    New Zealand 20,259 1986 to 1989
    Pakistan 1,544 1988-1989
    Peru 157 1989
    Poland 15,093 1989
    Republic of Korea 4,791 1989
    Senegal 452 1988-1989
    Sri Lanka 294 1988-1989
    Syrian Arab Republic 3,451 1989
    United Rep. of Tanzania 200 19,871,988
    Yugoslavia 21,562 1988-1989

    10. The General Assembly then took note of the statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the financial period ending 31 December 1987, the interim statement of accounts for the period 1988-1989 as at 31 August 1989 and the summary of contributions received from States Parties as at 31 August 1989, presented in document CC-89/CONF.013/2. The Assembly also took note of the information provided by the Secretariat concerning contributions received since 31 August 1989.]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6538 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST     7 GA 12 Means of ensuring an equitable representation of different regions and cultures of the world Convention. A few speakers, while recognizing the difficulties inherent in a procedure for revising the Convention, nonetheless considered that in the long term it might be necessary to resort to a revision of the Convention in order to increase the number of Committee members to thirty-six, currently fixed by Article 8, paragraph 1, of the Convention. The intermediate solution proposed by the Bureau of the Committee aiming to institute a: new category of observers which would have enabled outgoing members of the Committee to be formally, as well as closely, associated in its work for a period of four years, it being understood that they would not be able to stand for re-election before six years, was not accepted. At the conclusion of the debate on this item, the Assembly consequently adopted following Resolution:

    "The General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage,

    Recalling Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Convention which stipulates that 'Election of members of the Committee shall ensure an equitable representation of the different regions and cultures of the world';

    Considering that for this purpose it is important to observe the practice of rotation in the representation of States Parties on the Committee;

    Invites the States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, whose mandates on the Committee expire, to consider not to stand for re-election during an appropriate period;

    Requests the Chairman, at each election, to invite States Parties to take account of this Resolution;

    Invites the President of the World Heritage Committee to do everything in his power to encourage the States Parties, whose mandates on the Committee have just expired, to remain closely associated with its work for a period of four years, in conformity with Article 8.1 of the Committee's Rules of Procedure;

    Invites the World Heritage Committee to give further consideration at its meetings in the next two years to additional procedures, such as regional quotas, to ensure an equitable representation of the different regions and cultures of the world, as required by Article 8, paragraph 2, of the Convention;

    Invites furthermore the World Heritage Committee to formulate proposals in view of financing, in whole or in part, travel and sojourn expenses for the members of the Committee representing the least developed countries."

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6540 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST     7 GA 13-19 Elections to the World Heritage Committee 13. Under item 8 of its agenda the General Assembly was called on to elect seven Members to the World Heritage Committee to replace the following seven Members who would have completed their term of office at the end of the twenty-fifth session of the General Conference: Algeria, Australia, Lebanon, Malawi, Norway, Sri Lanka and Turkey. The list of States Parties having submitted their candidature was read out to the Assembly. In accordance with Article 16, paragraph 5, of the Convention, the list of candidates was limited to those States Parties which had paid their contributions to the World Heritage Fund up to and including 1988. The following States Parties were declared candidates: Colombia, Cyprus, Finland, the Federal. Republic of Germany, Finland, Hungary, Indonesia, New Zealand, Oman, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Senegal, the Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand and Yugoslavia.

    14. On the decision of the Chairman, the elections took place by secret ballot. The delegates of the German Democratic Republic and of Monaco were appointed tellers.

    15. The results of the first ballot which were announced by the Chairman, were as follows:

    First Ballot

    Number of States Parties voting

    Number of States absent

    Number of abstentions

    Number of invalid ballot papers

    Number of votes recorded

    Number of votes constituting the majority required to be elected

    States obtaining the required majority of votes:

    Senegal

    Oman

    Colombia

     


    111

    29

    0

    2

    80

    41



    49

    43

    41

    The Chairman declared elected to the World heritage Committee after the first ballot the following States Parties: Colombia, Oman and Senegal.

    16. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the second ballot was to be limited to those States which had obtained the greatest number of votes, provided that the number of States did not exceed twice the number of seats remaining to be filled. Among the remaining candidates, Thailand, Peru, Indonesia, the Syrian Arab Republic, New Zealand, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Finland had obtained the greatest number of votes. A second ballot limited to these eight States was held.

    17. The results of the second ballot, which were announced by the Chairman, were as follows:

    Second Ballot

    Number of States Parties voting                                                                                              111

    Number of States absent                                                                                                           45

    Number of abstentions                                                                                                                 0

    Number of invalid ballot papers                                                                                                   0

    Number of votes recorded                                                                                                       66

    Number of votes constituting the majority required to be elected                                        34

    States obtaining the required majority of votes:

    Peru                                                41

    Syrian Arab Republic                   39

    The Chairman declared elected to the World heritage Committee after the second ballot the following States Parties: Peru and the Syrian Arab Republic.

    18. Resuming the session, on 13 November 1989, the third ballot was organized with two new tellers, India and Portugal. In accordance with the Rules of Procedure, the third ballot was to be limited to those States which had obtained the greatest number of votes, provided that the number of States did not exceed twice the number of seats remaining to be filled. Among the remaining candidates, Thailand, Finland, Indonesia and New Zealand had obtained the greatest number of votes. The results of the vote, which were announced by the Chairman, were as follows:

    Third Ballot

    Number of States Parties voting                                                                                        111

    Number of States absent                                                                                                      51

    Number of abstentions                                                                                                            0

    Number of invalid ballot papers                                                                                             2

    Number of votes recorded                                                                                                     58

    Number of votes constituting the majority required to be elected                                  30

    Thailand having alone obtained the required majority with 39 votes in its favour, a fourth ballot was organized between Finland and Indonesia.

    19. The results of the fourth ballot, which were announced by the Chairman, were as follows:

    Fourth Ballot

    Number of States Parties voting                                                                                        111

    Number of States absent                                                                                                      48

    Number of abstentions                                                                                                            0

    Number of invalid ballot papers                                                                                             2

    Number of votes recorded                                                                                                     61

    Number of votes constituting the majority required to be elected                                    32

    Indonesia, having polled 34 votes, was declared elected.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6541 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST     7 GA 20 Other business Under item 9 of the agenda "Other business", the representative of Tunisia launched an appeal for assistance in favour of the site of Tipasa, inscribed on the World Heritage List, which has recently suffered from an earthquake. Several delegates gave their support and expressed the desire that the World Heritage Committee examine this question during its forthcoming meeting. The Secretariat then specified that a request by Algeria for emergency assistance could be submitted at any time and would be examined without delay. The delegate of Thailand, for his part, wished that the state of accounts of the World Heritage Fund should be presented with more details at subsequent General Assemblies.]]> https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6542 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST 7 GA 21 Closure of the session https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/6543 wh-support@unesco.org Thu, 09 Nov 1989 00:00:00 EST 13 BUR IV.A.1 Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania) The Bureau was glad to learn that, thanks in part to support provided under the World Heritage Fund, the situation of this site had greatly improved. The Bureau re-considered this matter under the agenda item concerning nominations/exclusion from the List of World Heritage in Danger (see paragraph XI.28.C.).

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5302 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.A.2 State of conservation 2) Garamba National Park (Zaire)

    The joint project to rehabilitate this Park run by the Frankfurt Zoological Society/WWF/World Heritage Fund met with considerable success since no more rhinoceros have been poached in the last 5 years, the rhinoceros population has increased by 50% and a better management regime has been established. The Park recently celebrated the 50th anniversary since its foundation. The Bureau noted this situation with satisfaction and recommended that the property be re-examined in 1990: if the situation continued to show improvement, steps should be taken to initiate the removal of the site from the List of World Heritage in Danger.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5303 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.3 Tai National Park (Cote d'Ivoire) The Bureau recalled that IUCN had reported on the deteriorating situation of this site on several occasions and that the Committee had requested the Ivoirian authorities to propose its inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger. It noted that the Secretariat had contacted the Ivoirian authorities, but that only recently a response had been obtained in the form of a request for preparatory assistance in order to prepare a technical cooperation request for an integrated project addressing the need for increased protection of the natural values of this Park and also the socio-economic problems. The contribution of the World Heritage Fund would be used in a catalytic manner adding on to other funding sources such as UNDP. The Bureau requested the Secretariat to follow this matter and consult with IUCN in the preparation of the integrated project for technical cooperation.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5304 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.4 Niokolo-Koba National Park (Senegal) The Bureau was informed of the project to construct a major highway across the Park, which would be financed by a number of Development Banks. Several impact studies - some contradictory in their conclusions - had been made: the Bureau expressed its preference for the alternative route outside of the Park to the North, which in addition to preserving the natural values of Niokolo-Koba, would serve to link up isolated villages. The Bureau requested the Secretariat to prepare a letter to the highest authority in Senegal recalling this State Party's obligation to protect the natural values for which Niokolo­Koba was inscribed on the World Heritage List and expressing the Bureau's strong preference for the alternative route outside the Park.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5305 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.5 Mana Pools, Sani and Chewore Reserves (Zimbabwe) The Bureau wished firstly to commend the Zimbabwean authorities for their efforts to protect the remaining rhinoceros and elephant populations. The Bureau expressed great concern however over the proposed oil exploration programme, particularly in the light of a very negative report submitted to the Secretariat by the Zimbabwe National Commission for Unesco. The Bureau therefore requested the Secretariat to convey its concern to the highest government authorities of Zimbabwe, as well as to the Director of Mobil Oil Company.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5306 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.6 Sangay National Park (Ecuador) The Bureau learnt of several threats to this site, including a proposal to excise a large section of land for settlement. The Bureau requested the Secretariat to contact the Ecuadorian authorities to express its concern over the proposed excision and to encourage them to draw up a request for technical cooperation to support the elaboration of a revised management plan addressing many of the conflicting issues in the Park. The Bureau hoped that the request for technical cooperation could be submitted in time for examination by the Committee in December 1989.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5307 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.7 Iguazu National Park (Argentina) / Iguazu National Park (Brazil) The Bureau noted with satisfaction that the two States Parties had recently undertaken measures to coordinate the management and protection of these contiguous parks containing the famous waterfalls. In response to the suggestion of the IUCN representative to encourage the States Parties' acceptance to list these waterfalls under one name on the World Heritage List, the representative of Brazil stated that his government had not changed its position on this matter and that the two sites should continue to be indicated separately on the World Heritage List.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5308 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.8 Mount Nimba (Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea) The Bureau noted that the preparatory assistance mission to this site in November 1988 had resulted in the elaboration of a two-year Unesco/UNDP project on evaluating the impact of iron-ore extraction on the natural values of the site and elaborating an integrated management plan which would improve protective measures and encourage socio-economic development of the transition zone. The Bureau nevertheless wished to express its concern about further damage to this site and suggested that this concern be communicated to the World Bank.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5309 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.9 Yellowstone National Park (USA) Following a request of the Committee on 21 April 1989, the American authorities submitted a report on the fire management policy review and the recovery plan following the 1988 wildfires. The Bureau wished to thank the American authorities for this report and for their offer to make it available for other States Parties.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5310 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.10 Manas Game Sanctuary (India) The Bureau noted that this site had recently been invaded by several hundreds of local people which had caused great damage to the park and the loss of several lives. The Indian authorities had sent in the police to halt further destruction, but the problem of illegal encroachment was still not resolved. The Bureau requested the Secretariat to contact the Indian authorities to express its concern over this situation and encourage taking appropriate measures to restore the site.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5311 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST     13 BUR IV.B.11 Wet Tropics of Queensland (Australia) The Bureau was informed by the representative of the Government of Australia of proceedings instituted against it before the Federal Court by the Government of Queensland with respect to the protection of the site of the Wet Tropics of Queensland inscribed on the World Heritage List in December 1988. The judge of the Federal Court is called upon to examine the question whether the ban decided by the Federal Government on commercial forestry operations in the site can reasonably be regarded as appropriate and adapted to the objectives of protecting, conserving, enhancing and rehabilitating the Wet Tropics of Queensland (World Heritage site).

    The Federal Government of Australia wishes that Mr. James Thorsell ofIUCN, who led the evaluation of the site upon which the Committee based its decision to inscribe this site on the World Heritage List, give scientific and technical advice on the question brought before the Court. The Bureau considered that IUCN has a consultative role with respect to natural World Heritage sites. It would be concerned if scientific advice from this body could be interpreted as implicating the Committee in a national legal proceeding.

    In the event that IUCN decides to give such advice, the Bureau wished to affirm that this advice should not be interpreted as a mandate from the Committee to justify the inscription of the site on the World Heritage List.

    Furthermore, the Bureau expressed its concern about maintaining the integrity of the site.

    ]]>     https://whc.unesco.org/en/decisions/5312 wh-support@unesco.org Tue, 27 Jun 1989 00:00:00 EST