Resolution: 2 EXT.GA 3
The General Assembly,
- Having examined Documents WHC/25/2EXT.GA/3 and WHC/25/2EXT.GA/INF.3,
- Recalling Article 8.1 of the World Heritage Convention, which provides that the States Parties to the Convention shall meet in General Assembly “during the ordinary session of the General Conference” of UNESCO,
- Also recalling that the 43rd session of the UNESCO General Conference in 2025 will be held in Samarkand, Uzbekistan,
- Further recalling that Rule 5.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly states that “[o]rdinary and extraordinary sessions shall be held at the Headquarters of UNESCO, unless the Assembly decides to meet elsewhere”,
- Decides, taking into account Article 8.1 of the World Heritage Convention and the existing practice, to open the 25th session of the General Assembly during the 43rd session of the General Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to consider the items of the provisional agenda related to the opening of the General Assembly, the election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the General Assembly and the adoption of the agenda and of the timetable;
- Further decides to consider subsequent items of the provisional agenda of the 25th session of the General Assembly at the Headquarters of UNESCO in Paris, after the 43rd session of the General Conference;
- Request the Director-General, in line with Rule 5.1 of the Rules of Procedures of the General Assembly, to determine the dates of the 25th session accordingly.