The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/17/41.COM/7A, WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add and WHC/17/41.COM/7A.Add.2) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/17/41.COM/8B, WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add and WHC/17/41.COM/8B.Add.2),
Decides to remove the following properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Côte d’Ivoire, Comoé National Park (Decision 41 COM 7A.5)
Ethiopia, Simien National Park (Decision 41 COM 7A.13)
Georgia, Bagrati Cathedral ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8D,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 8D, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E,
Congratulates the States Parties for the excellent work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex of Document WHC/17/41.COM/8E, for the following World Heritage properties:
ARAB STATES
Egypt, Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur
EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
Armenia, ...
Sites: Bourges Cathedral Cathedral and Churches of Echmiatsin and the Archaeological Site of Zvartnots Chartres Cathedral Cistercian Abbey of Fontenay Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent Cultural and Historic Ensemble of the Solovetsky Islands Cultural Landscape of Sintra Hanseatic Town of Visby Historic and Architectural Complex of the Kazan Kremlin Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge Historic Site of Lyon Jurisdiction of Saint-Emilion L’Anse aux Meadows National Historic Site Litomyšl Castle Memphis and its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields from Giza to Dahshur Monasteries of Haghpat and Sanahin Morne Trois Pitons National Park Palace and Park of Fontainebleau Paris, Banks of the Seine Place Stanislas, Place de la Carrière and Place d'Alliance in Nancy Portovenere, Cinque Terre, and the Islands (Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto) Rock Carvings in Tanum Routes of Santiago de Compostela in France Sceilg Mhichíl White Monuments of Vladimir and Suzdal
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/9A,
Recalling Decisions 34 COM 13.III, 35 COM 12C, 36 COM 12C, 37 COM 9, 38 COM 9A, 39 COM 11 and 40 COM 9A, adopted at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013), 38th (Doha, 2014), 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively,
Also recalling the integration of the Upstream Processes in Paragraphs 71 and 122 of the Operational Guidelines,
Further recalls that, in order to be effective, the upstream support should ideally take ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/9B,
Recalling Decisions 38 COM 9B and 39 COM 9B adopted respectively at its 38th (Doha, 2014) and 39th (Bonn, 2015) sessions,
Welcomes the report of the World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies on proposals to improve the preparation and evaluation of mixed World Heritage nominations;
Reiterates that due to the complexity of mixed site nominations and their evaluation, States Parties should ideally seek prior advice from IUCN and ICOMOS, if possible at least two years before a potential nomination is submitted, in ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10A,
Recalling Decisions 38 COM 5F.2, 39 COM 10B.5, and 40 COM 10A, adopted at its 38th (Doha, 2014), 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively,
Notes with appreciation the successful implementation of the Reflection Period by the Secretariat, in consultation with the Advisory Bodies, and the use of innovative and cost-effective working methods;
Commends the Periodic Reporting Reflection Expert Group for the extensive and in-depth work carried out;
Thanks all States Parties who ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 10B.1 adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the Pacific;
Thanks the governments of Japan, the Netherlands and the Republic of Korea for their contributions towards supporting follow-up activities to the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the region of Asia and the Pacific;
Takes note of the progress made on the Silk Roads nomination process, initiated by ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 10B.2 adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Africa region;
Thanks the governments of the China, Flanders (Belgium), the Netherlands and Hungary, the European Union and the African World Heritage Fund for their contributions towards supporting follow-up activities to the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in Africa;
Commends the States Parties of the Africa Region who have been ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 10B.3 adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for the Arab States;
Thanks the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC-WH), based in Bahrain, for its contribution towards supporting follow-up activities to the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Arab States, especially for the countries which are affected by armed conflicts;
Invites the Arab States to increase their ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 10B.4, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Latin America and the Caribbean;
Notes with appreciation the contribution of the Centre Lucio Costa for Capacity-Building on Heritage Management (C2C-LCC), Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO, to the development and implementation of a Capacity-Building Strategy as a follow-up to the Action Plan for World Heritage in South ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/10B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 10B.5 adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO 2016),
Welcomes the progress made in the follow-up of the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting for Europe;
Commends the States Parties of Europe who participated in the Helsinki Action Plan Monitoring Survey, the first of its kind, which will allow for a regular self-assessment and tracking of progress by the States Parties of Europe towards the achievement of the regional targets set out in the Action Plan;
Takes note of the responses ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/17/41.COM/11, WHC/17/41.COM/10A and WHC/17/41.COM/12A,
Recalling Decisions 39 COM 10B.5, 39 COM 11, 40 COM 10A and 40 COM 11 adopted at its 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively,
Taking into account the deliberations of the Consultative Body established at the beginning of the session under Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure,
Decides to keep the current mechanism of registering Tentative Lists unchanged and to maintain the way Tentative Lists are presented to the Committee, together with ...
41 COM 12A
Follow-Up to Recommendations of Evaluations and Audits on Working Methods: Outcomes of the Ad-Hoc Working Group
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined document WHC/17/41.COM/12A,
Expresses appreciation to the Ad Hoc Working Group for its work and recommendations;
Referring to its decisions on Revision of the Operational Guidelines under item 11 and on the execution of the budget for the biennium 2016-2017 and preparation of the budget for the biennium 2018-2019 under item 14;
Decides to extend the mandate of the Ad Hoc Working Group, to be composed of members of the Committee and up to two non-members per Electoral Group, to:
Develop a comprehensive resource mobilization and ...
41 COM 12B
Progress Report on the Follow-Up to the Recommendations of the External Auditor’s “Report on The Governance of UNESCO and Dependent Funds, Programmes and Entities” (Document 38C/23)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/12B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 13B and the reflection ongoing undertaken by the Governing Bodies of the World Heritage Convention to assess, improve and streamline their working methods,
Takes note of the progress report of the ongoing work undertaken by the General Conference to examine the governance, procedures and working methods of the Governing Bodies of UNESCO;
Decides to study the relevant recommendations of the Working Group on the governance, procedures, and working methods of the governing bodies of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/13,
Warmly thanks the States Parties of Italy, India, the Republic of Korea, Finland, the Philippines, Turkey and Germany for their contributions which made possible the funding of several International Assistance requests since 2010;
Also warmly thanks the States Parties of the Netherlands and Japan for having financed via their Funds-in-Trusts International Assistance requests presented on the International Assistance “Marketplace” web-page;
Recalling Decision 40 COM 14, paragraph 6, strongly appeals to all ...
41 COM 14
Report on the execution of the budget for the biennium 2016-2017 and preparation of the budget for the biennium 2018-2019
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined documents WHC/17/41.COM/12A, WHC/17/41.COM/14, WHC/17/41. COM/INF.14.I and WHC/17/41.COM/INF.14.II;
Recalling its Decisions 40 COM 13A and 40 COM 15;
Also recalling “The World Heritage Convention: Thinking Ahead” initiative; the World Heritage Strategic Action Plan 2012-2022, and the Global Strategy for a Representative, Balanced and Credible World Heritage List;
Recognizing the severe strains on the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies in dealing with limited financial and human resources to accomplish statutory tasks and ...
41 COM 16
Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 42nd Session of the World Heritage Committee (2018)
The World Heritage Committee,
Decides to hold its 12th Extraordinary session during the 21st session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention in November 2017 in UNESCO Headquarters;
Also decides to prolong the mandate of its Bureau composed of the following members:
Chairperson: Prof. Jacek Purchla (Poland)
Vice-Chairpersons: Angola, Kuwait, Portugal, Peru, Republic of Korea
Rapporteur: M. Muhammad Juma (United Republic of Tanzania)
until its 12th Extraordinary session;
Recalls that the hosting of a World Heritage Committee session by a ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/17/41.COM/17,
Requests the World Heritage Centre to consult with the Chairperson regarding the Provisional Agenda and a detailed timetable;
Adopts the following Provisional Agenda for its 42nd session in 2018:
PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 42nd SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (2018)
OPENING SESSION
Opening session
Admission of Observers
Adoption of the Agenda and the Timetable3A. Adoption of the Agenda3B. Adoption of the TimetableREPORTS
Report of the Rapporteur of the 41st session of the World ...