Decision 46 COM 16

Provisional Agenda of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/24/46.COM/16,
2. Adopts the following provisional Agenda:

PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 47th SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE

OPENING SESSION

1. Opening session
2. Admission of Observers
3. Adoption of the Agenda and the Timetable

3A.    Adoption of the Agenda

3B.    Adoption of the Timetable

REPORTS

1. Report of the Rapporteur of the 46th session of the World Heritage Committee (New Delhi, 2024)
2. Reports of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies

5A.    Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee’s decisions

5B.    Reports of the Advisory Bodies

5C.    Progress report on the implementation of the Strategy for World Heritage in Africa

5D.    Progress report on World Heritage Convention and Sustainable Development

5E.    Progress report on the implementation of the World Heritage-related activities for Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) including the Operational Strategy for the SIDS 2023-2029 in the context of World Heritage

1. Follow-up to the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy and Progress report on the World Heritage-related category 2 centres

6A.    World Heritage-related Capacity-Building activities and Follow-up to the World Heritage Capacity-Building Strategy

6B.    Progress report on the activities concerning the implementation of the World Heritage Convention by the World Heritage-related category 2 centres

EXAMINATION OF THE STATE OF CONSERVATION

1. State of conservation of World Heritage properties

7A.    State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger

7B.    State of conservation of World Heritage properties inscribed on the World Heritage List

ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST AND OF THE LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER

1. Nomination process

8A.    Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 15 April 2025

8B.    Nominations to the World Heritage List

8C.   Update of the World Heritage List and of the List of World Heritage in Danger

8D.   Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties

8E.    Adoption of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value

GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR A REPRESENTATIVE, BALANCED AND CREDIBLE WORLD HERITAGE LIST

1. Global Strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World Heritage List

9A.    Upstream Process

PERIODIC REPORTS

1. General Reflection on Periodic Reporting

WORKING METHODS AND TOOLS

1. Report of the Open-ended Working Group

FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUES

1. International Assistance
2. Report on the execution of the budget for the biennium 2024-2025, Budget proposal for the World Heritage Fund for the biennium 2026-2027 and Follow-up to Decision 46 COM 13

CLOSING SESSION

1. Other business
2. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee
3. Provisional Agenda of the 48th session of the World Heritage Committee
4. Adoption of Decisions
5. Closing session