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27 COM 18A.1
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the Resolution adopted by the 13th General Assembly (Paris, October 2001) on the "Implementation of the election procedures of the Bureau of the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of World Cultural and Natural Heritage", 2. Welcomes the following steps to be taken by the Secretariat for the implementation of this Resolution:(a) The World Heritage Centre will send, during the month of July 2003, a Circular Letter to all States Parties informing them of the Officers to be elected during the 14th ...
27 COM 18A.2
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the aim of the Resolution adopted by the 13th General Assembly (Paris, October 2001) - (on election procedures of the Officers of the General Assembly -) to grant greater transparency and regional representativity to this election process,;2. Recognising that this approach should also be applied to the procedures for the election of members to the World Heritage Committee as this would further facilitate the consultation process amongst States Parties,; 3. Recommends to the General Assembly that it include the following Rule in its Rules of ...
27 COM 18A.3
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking into consideration Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention which calls on the World Heritage Committee to decide, at its session preceding the General Assembly, on the number of seats to be reserved for States Parties who do not have properties on the World Heritage List,; 2. Allocates one seat amongst the seats that have to be filled at the 14th General Assembly (Paris, October 2003) to a State Party who does not have any properties on the World Heritage List; 3. Requests the ...
27 COM 18A.4
New Voting Mechanism and Revision to the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined the proposal made by the UNESCO Secretariat for a more simplified voting system for the election of members of the World Heritage Committee during the General Assembly,;2. Decides not to recommend to the General Assembly any amendments to Rule 13 of its Rules of Procedure on the election of members of the World Heritage Committee.
27 COM 18B
Report of the Activities of the World Heritage Committee to Be Presented to the 32nd Session of the General Conference of Unesco
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking into consideration the information provided in document WHC-03/27.COM/18B as well as in the documents on the relationship between the World Heritage Committee and UNESCO (WHC-03/27.COM/17) and the Progress Report on the 31 C/4 and the draft 32 C/5 (WHC-03/27.COM/16),2. Considering that this Report will be transmitted to the 32nd session of the General Conference (29 September - 17 October 2003) for its information,3. Takes note of the Report and invites the World Heritage Centre to transmit this Report to the Secretariat of the General ...
27 COM 19
Performance Indicators to Assess the Implementation of the 2002 World Heritage Strategic Objectives
The World Heritage Committee [71],1. Defers examination of document WHC-03/27.COM/19 to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004. [71] See also Decision 27 COM 2
The World Heritage Committee [72],
1. Takes note of document WHC-03/27.COM/20A.1.
[72] See also Decision 27 COM 2.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling Document WHC-2000/CONF.204/7, that summarises the results of the Periodic Reporting Exercise for the Arab Region,;2. Approves the Regional Programme for the Arab Region, contained in Document WHC-03/27..COM/INF.20B;3. Recommends that the Assistance Modules and the proposed projects be further designed in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies and the competent national and regional partners;4. Encourages the States Parties of the Arab Region, in conformity with the regional Programme strategy, to develop in close collaboration with the World ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the positive results of Module 1 (Africa 2009) obtained in strengthening institutional capacities in the Africa Region, and its contribution to improved awareness and understanding among the African Cultural Heritage experts on the values and on strategies for heritage protection,;2. Further recalling its satisfaction with the synthesis Periodic Report which gives direction for future World Heritage activities in Africa (see Document WHC-02/CONF.202/16),;3. Noting the training experience of Africa 2009 and its potential for the development of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Congratulates the Asian States Parties, the Advisory Bodies and the Secretariat for the excellent quality of the Synthesis Regional Periodic Report (see Document WHC-03/27.COM/6A Rev);2. Notes with appreciation the increasing interest in heritage conservation among the Asian States Parties;3. Expresses concern, however, on the continued loss of heritage caused by uncontrolled development, in particular urban encroachment, mass tourism and inappropriate public infrastructure projects;4. Takes note of the recommendations and priority action plans elaborated ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Noting with satisfaction that almost all Pacific Island countries have now joined the World Heritage Convention,;2. Acknowledging the needs identified by Pacific Island States Parties in the Periodic Reports summarized in WHC-03/27.COM/6A Rev.,;3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to begin consultations, planning and the first phase of implementation of a new sub-regional Programme called WORLD HERITAGE - PACIFIC 2009;4. Decides to allocate US$100,000 in 2004-2005 from the World Heritage Fund for the development of the new sub-regional Programme called ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Recalling the recommendations made at the important Regional Training Course on the Implementation of the Convention and its Role in Sustainable Development and Tourism in the Caribbean, that took place in Dominica (September-October 2001) as part of the Global Strategy Action Plan for the Caribbean and was reported to the Committee at its 25th session in Helsinki in 2001 (see WHC-01/CONF.208/11), 2. Having taken note of the recommendations made at the Thematic Expert Meeting on Wooden Urban Heritage, which took place in Georgetown, Guyana from 4 to 7 ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Acknowledging the limited financial resources available for the implementation of Regional and Thematic Programmes,2. Encourages the World Heritage Centre to make full use of the existing networks of the Advisory Bodies in the design and implementation of Thematic Programmes, so as to ensure exchange of information and experience; 3. Recommends to coordinate Thematic Programmes, in terms of design, methodology and planning of implementation, with existing and planned work, such as the efforts currently being carried out in the framework of the forthcoming ...
The World Heritage Committee [73],1. Defers examination of document WHC-03/27.COM/20C - Section A to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004. [73] See also Decision 27 COM 2.
27 COM 20C.2
Proposal to Establish the Nordic World Heritage Foundation (NWHF) as a Regional Centre under the Auspices of UNESCO
The World Heritage Committee,1. Welcomes the Nordic World Heritage Foundation's partnership with UNESCO;2. Requests the World Heritage Centre to ensure the coordination of the activities of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation with those of the Committee; 3. Agrees with the use of the World Heritage emblem by the Nordic World Heritage Foundation.
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Requests the World Heritage Centre to provide a yearly report on the authorized use of the emblem to the World Heritage Committee in accordance with the Operational Guidelines (Annex 3 "Guidelines and Principles for the Use of the World Heritage Emblem" July 2002).
See Decision 27 COM 2.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Taking into consideration the following invitations by Committee members to host the sessions of the World Heritage Committee in 2004 and 2005,;(a) For 2004 (in alphabetical order): China, Russian Federation and South Africa,(b) For 2005 (in alphabetical order): Lebanon, Oman and United Kingdom;2. Decides that the venue of the 28th session of the Committee will be Suzhou, China.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Thanking the Chinese authorities for their kind invitation to host the 28th session of the Committee,; 2. Decides that the dates of the 28th session of the Committee shall be 28 June -7 July 2004. These dates will be confirmed following consultation between the World Heritage Centre and the Chinese authorities.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Adopts the Provisional Agenda for the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee as presented in document WHC-03/27.COM/22 Rev and with the amendments suggested by the Committee in its discussion. (see Annex II)
The World Heritage Committee did not discuss any other business.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Adopts the decisions presented in WHC-03/27.COM/24 with amendments aswith amendments as agreed agreed.
1. The 27th session of the World Heritage Committee was closed on 5 July 2003 by the Chairperson, Ms Vera Lacoeuilhe (St. Lucia). She thanked the Committee for their work and paid tribute to the 8 members of the Committee for whom this was their last session (Belgium, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Zimbabwe).2. The Chairperson made special mention of the co-operation of the Committee and the Observers, the exceptional work of the former and current Rapporteurs and of the Secretariat.3. The World Heritage Committee thanked the Chairperson for her skill ...