Decision: 19 EXT.COM 3
The World Heritage Committee,
- Recalling its Decision 45 COM 17, adopted at its extended 45th session (Riyadh, 2023),
- Decides that its 46th session will take place in India tentatively in July 2024, in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Rules of Procedure[1];
- Elects in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure, its Bureau with the following composition:
- Chairperson: E. Mr Vishal V. Sharma (India),
- Vice-Chairpersons: Bulgaria, Greece, Kenya, Qatar, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines,
- Rapporteur: Mr Martin Ouaklani (Belgium),
whose mandates will begin at the end of the 19th Extraordinary session of the Committee (UNESCO, 2023) until the end of the 46th session of the Committee (2024);
4. Also decides that the Bureau of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee (2025) will be elected at the end of the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee (2024) in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure.[1] The State Party of India expresses its preference that the meeting dates be between July and September 2024.