Decision 44 COM 10D

Progress report on the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the other regions

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/21/44.COM/10D,
2. Recalling Decisions 41 COM 10A, 42 COM 10A, 43 COM 10A.1 and 43 COM 10B adopted at its 41st (Krakow, 2017), 42nd (Manama, 2018) and 43rd (Baku, 2019) sessions respectively,
3. Welcomes the update and development of training tools, including the Periodic Reporting online platform as well as guidance, by the Secretariat to facilitate and improve the exercise at a local and regional levels and commends the Secretariat for the development of the Periodic Reporting online tools;
4. Notes with appreciation the successful start of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Asia and the Pacific region;
5. Thanks the Republic of Korea for the support provided via its Funds-in-Trust agreement at UNESCO, for the implementation of Periodic Reporting capacity-building activities in the region of Asia and the Pacific;
6. Welcomes the commitment and involvement of Category 2 Centres to facilitate this exercise in the region of Asia and the Pacific, notably the World Heritage Institute of Training and Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region (WHITR-AP), the Centre on Space Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage (HIST), and the Centre of World Natural Heritage Management and Training for the Asia and the Pacific region (Dehradun);
7. Takes note of the fact that Asia and the Pacific is the first region to undertake the Periodic Reporting exercise exclusively online, commends the World Heritage Centre for adapting all scheduled activities, outreach strategies and training contents for online delivery without changing the schedule of the exercise, and thanks Periodic Reporting stakeholders in Asia and the Pacific for adapting to these new modalities;
8. Also welcomes the preparations undertaken by the Secretariat prior to the start of the Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Latin America and the Caribbean region in September 2021 and the commitment of the Regional World Heritage Institute in Zacatecas and the Regional Heritage Management Training Centre “Lucio Costa” to facilitate the reporting exercise in the Region;
9. Requests the World Heritage Centre to submit a progress report on the preparation of Third Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the regions, at its next session.