Decision 40 COM 17.2

Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee (2017)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Recalling its Decision 39 COM 15, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015), which elected its Bureau whose mandate will be until the end of its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
2. Also recalling its Decision 40 COM 17 according to which its 41st session will take place in Krakow (Poland), in July 2017,
3. Decides to elect, in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, its Bureau with the following composition:
   1. Republic of Korea,
      Portugal,
      Peru,
      Kuwait and
      Angola as Vice-Chairpersons of the World Heritage Committee, whose mandates will begin at the end of the 40th session of the Committee (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) until the end of the 41st session of the Committee (2017),
   2. Mr Juma Muhammad (United Republic of Tanzania) as the Rapporteur of the World Heritage Committee whose mandate will begin at the end of the 40th session of the Committee (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) until the end of the 41st session of the Committee (2017);
4. Also decides that the Bureau of the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee (2018) will be elected at the end of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee (2017) in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee.