34 COM 8B.55
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Choirokoitia (Cyprus)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the proposed minor modification to the boundary of Choirokoitia, Cyprus, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Consider whether the boundary of the World Heritage property should be extended further, in order to enclose all of the State-owned property of the peninsular bounded by the Maroni river;
b) Confirm that the controlled zone is the buffer zone;
c) Consider the enlargement of the buffer zone to the north, east and ...
Sites: Choirokoitia
34 COM 8B.56
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch (Germany)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the proposed buffer zone for the Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch, Germany, back to the State Party to allow it to:
a) Consider whether the boundary of the proposed buffer zone could be extended to the west of the World Heritage property to protect the important approach view of the Torhall and include Marktplatz and Benedikterstrasse, or whether this view could be protected by other means;
b) Consider whether the boundary of the proposed buffer zone could be ...
34 COM 8B.57
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square (Germany)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the buffer zone for Würzburg Residence with the Court Gardens and Residence Square, Germany;
3. Recommends that the State Party give consideration to considerably reduce the parking lot on the Residence Square in order to improve the visual integrity of the ...
34 COM 8B.58
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Residences of the Royal House of Savoy (Italy)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the minor modification to the boundary of Castello di Pollenzo, component part of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, Italy;
3. Approves the buffer zone for Castello di Pollenzo, Castello del Valentino, Villa della Regina, Castello di Moncalieri and Castello di Govone, component parts of the Residences of the Royal House of Savoy, Italy;
4. Approves the extension to the buffer zone for Castello di Rivoli, Reggia di Venaria Reale, Castello di Agliè and Castello ...
34 COM 8B.59
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Cracow’s Historic Centre (Poland)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the buffer zone for Cracow's Historic Centre, Poland.
Sites: Historic Centre of Kraków
34 COM 8B.60
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches (Spain)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Refers the proposed buffer zone for the Old Town of Ávila with its Extra-Muros Churches, Spain, back to the State Party in order to allow it to finalize the management plan for the property and to develop a retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value as the basis for the management plan;
3. Notes that further progress has been made in developing a detailed management plan that will respond to the needs of the city in terms of protection of the built fabric and ...
34 COM 8B.61
Cultural Properties - Examination of minor boundary modifications - Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville (Spain)
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8B and WHC-10/34.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
2. Approves the buffer zone for the Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville, Spain.
3. Notes that the City Council has agreed to complete the remaining catalogues for the sectors within the buffer zone and urges the State Party to ensure that these are in place as soon as possible;
4. Also notes that development outside the buffer zone in the wider setting will be subject to impact assessments on the inscribed property under the 2007 Historical Heritage Act and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC-10/34.COM/7B, WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add, WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add.2 and WHC-10/34.COM/7B.Add.3) and of proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC-10/34.COM/8B, WHC-10/34.COM/8B.Add),
2. Decides to inscribe the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Georgia, Bagrati Cathedral and Gelati Monastery (Decision 34 COM 7B.88)
Madagascar, Rainforests of the Atsinanana (Decision 34 COM 7B.2)
Uganda, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-10/34.COM/7A, WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add and WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add.2),
2. Decides to retain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 34 COM 7A.22)
Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 34 COM 7A.23)
Belize, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Decision 34 COM 7A.13)
Central ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Bam and its Cultural Landscape Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Comoé National Park Coro and its Port Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley Fort and Shalamar Gardens in Lahore Garamba National Park Historic Town of Zabid Historical Monuments of Mtskheta Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Kahuzi-Biega National Park Los Katíos National Park Manas Wildlife Sanctuary Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras Ruins of Kilwa Kisiwani and Ruins of Songo Mnara Salonga National Park Samarra Archaeological City Simien National Park Virunga National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Following the examination of the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC-10/34.COM/7A and WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add, WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add.2),
2. Decides to remove the following properties from the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Ecuador, Galápagos Islands (Decision 34 COM 7A.15)
Sites: Galápagos Islands
34 COM 8D
Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/8D,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 8D, adopted at its 33th session (Seville, 2009);
3. Congratulates States Parties in the Europe Region and the States Parties of Algeria, Lebanon and Tunisia on the excellent work accomplished in the clarification of the delimitation of their World Heritage properties and thanks them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
5. Takes note of the clarifications of property boundaries and areas provided by the following States Parties in the ...
Sites: Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Amphitheatre of El Jem Archaeological Site of Aigai (modern name Vergina) Churches of Moldavia City of Safranbolu City of Valletta Djémila Gelati Monastery Hierapolis-Pamukkale Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao Historic Areas of Istanbul Historic Centre of Rome, the Properties of the Holy See in that City Enjoying Extraterritorial Rights and San Paolo Fuori le Mura Ir.D.F. Woudagemaal (D.F. Wouda Steam Pumping Station) Kairouan Medina of Sousse Medina of Tunis Monastery of Horezu Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos Stari Ras and Sopoćani Studenica Monastery Tyre Villages with Fortified Churches in Transylvania
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/8E,
2. Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annex I of Documents WHC-10/34.COM/8E, WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add and WHC-10/34.COM/8E.Add.2 for the following World Heritage properties:
Algeria: Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad; M'Zab Valley; Djémila; Tipasa; Tassili n'Ajjer; Timgad; Kasbah of Algiers;
Austria: Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg; Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn; Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape;
Bulgaria: Boyana Church; Madara Rider; ...
Sites: Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Al Qal'a of Beni Hammad Aldabra Atoll Amphitheatre of El Jem Ancient Ksour of Ouadane, Chinguetti, Tichitt and Oualata Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient City of Nessebar Anjar Archaeological Site of Carthage Archaeological Site of Volubilis Baalbek Bahla Fort Banc d'Arguin National Park Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba Boyana Church Byblos Cathedral, Alcázar and Archivo de Indias in Seville Comoé National Park Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Derwent Valley Mills Djémila Dorset and East Devon Coast Dougga / Thugga Fossil Hominid Sites of South Africa Gebel Barkal and the Sites of the Napatan Region Hallstatt-Dachstein / Salzkammergut Cultural Landscape Historic Centre of the City of Salzburg Historic City of Meknes Historic Town of Zabid Ichkeul National Park Incense Route - Desert Cities in the Negev Island of Gorée Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church Kairouan Kasbah of Algiers Kilimanjaro National Park Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou Lake Malawi National Park Laurisilva of Madeira M'Zab Valley Madara Rider Masada Medina of Essaouira (formerly Mogador) Medina of Fez Medina of Marrakesh Medina of Sousse Medina of Tétouan (formerly known as Titawin) Medina of Tunis Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Acre Ouadi Qadisha (the Holy Valley) and the Forest of the Cedars of God (Horsh Arz el-Rab) Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn Petra Portuguese City of Mazagan (El Jadida) Punic Town of Kerkuane and its Necropolis Quseir Amra Rila Monastery Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo Roskilde Cathedral Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Saltaire Selous Game Reserve Simien National Park Site of Palmyra Tassili n'Ajjer Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari Timgad Tipasa Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tyre Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a) Vallée de Mai Nature Reserve W-Arly-Pendjari Complex White City of Tel-Aviv – the Modern Movement
Algeria Austria Bulgaria Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Denmark Ethiopia Israel Jordan Lebanon Malawi Mauritania Morocco Niger Oman Portugal Senegal Seychelles South Africa Spain Sudan Syrian Arab Republic Tunisia Uganda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania Yemen
34 COM 9A
Terms of reference of the Evaluation of the Global Strategy and PACT as requested by Resolution 17GA 9
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/9A,
2. Adopts the Terms of Reference for the evaluation of the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced, and credible World Heritage List, by deleting Paragraph 1a;
3. Also adopts the Terms of Reference for the evaluation of the PACT initiative, changing the formulation of its Paragraph 5 by adding "and of their traceability" and by completing the Terms of Reference with the following evaluations:
a) Evaluate the contents of the respective engagements of the World Heritage Centre and its private sector ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/9B,
2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 10B and 33 COM 10A adopted at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions respectively and thanking the State Party of Switzerland for having hosted the International Expert Meeting on serial nominations and properties (Ittingen, Switzerland, 25 -27 February 2010) in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre,
3. Notes the detailed report provided by the expert meeting which reflects on a wide range of issues relevant to serial and transnational ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/9C,
2. Notes the progress made on the revision of the Global Training Strategy;
3. Notes with appreciation the contribution of the State Party of Switzerland to the revision process leading towards a new World Heritage Capacity Building Strategy and to an interim capacity building programme for World Heritage;
4. Welcomes the further development of the existing World Heritage Category 2 Centres and encourages these centres to develop strategic plans in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and Advisory ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-10/34COM/10A,
2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 11B and 33 COM 11A, adopted respectively at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Expresses its sincere appreciation to the States Parties from the Arab region for their efforts in preparing and submitting their Periodic Reports and thanks especially all Focal Points and sites managers for their effective participation and commitment;
4. Notes that some States Parties did not participate in the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting and that two ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/10B and Information Document WHC-10/34.COM/INF.10B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 11C adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Takes note of the information provided on the progress accomplished in the preparations of the second cycle of Periodic Reporting in Africa and the final report on the implementation of the Africa 2009 programme;
4. Commends the States Parties of the Africa region which have hosted meetings in the Periodic Reporting exercise, in particular Senegal, Kenya, Cameroon, Namibia and South ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/10B,
2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 16 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), 7 EXT.COM 5E adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004), 29 COM 5 adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005) and 32 COM 11D adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),
3. Takes note of the information provided on the progress made in the implementation of the Decisions for the follow-up to the Periodic Reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean and the preparation for the second cycle of the Periodic Report ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/10B,
2. Recalling Decisions 30 COM 11A.1, 30 COM 11A.2, 31 COM 11A.1, 31 COM 11 A.2 and 32 COM 11D adopted at its 30th (Vilnius, 2006), 31st (Christchurch, 2007) and 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) sessions respectively,
3. Takes note of the follow-up activities to the first cycle of Periodic Reporting exercise in Europe and North America and the results of the sub-regional meetings for Nordic, Western and Mediterranean Europe;
4. Thanks the Irish authorities for having hosted the follow-up meeting for the Western ...
34 COM 10C
Progress Report on the first cycle of the Periodic Reporting and launching of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Asia and the Pacific
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/10C,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 11D.1, 32 COM 11E, and 33 COM 11B, adopted respectively at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), and 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Takes note of the progress achieved in the follow up to the first cycle of Periodic Reporting, as well as the results of activities in preparation for the launching of its second cycle, and in particular of the sub-regional Workshops organised in Maupiti (French Polynesia, France), Taiyuan (China), and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/10D,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 11C adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Notes the strong results obtained by the AFRICA 2009 programme from 1998 - 2009;
4. Notes with appreciation the work done by the 5 institutional partners, ICCROM, the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, CRATerre-ENSAG, EPA, and CHDA to contribute to the successful implementation of the programme;
5. Also notes with great appreciation the role of the financial partners, the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/11,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 12 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Takes note of the information provided by the World Heritage Centre and commends the efforts of all professionals involved in preserving the Palestinian cultural and natural heritage despite difficult conditions;
4. Urges all parties concerned with the safeguarding of heritage to take appropriate measures to prevent and avoid any damage to the Palestinian cultural and natural heritage;
5. Encourages the reactivation of the joint ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/12A, WHC-10/34.COM/12B and WHC-10/34.COM/14,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 10 adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008), Decision 33 COM 14A.2 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) and Resolution 17 GA 9 adopted at the 17th General Assembly of States Parties (UNESCO, 2009),
3. Notes that the World Heritage Convention is fast approaching a number of important milestones, including its 40th Anniversary in 2012, the potential inscription of the 1000th property to the World Heritage List, and near universal ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Documents WHC-10/34.COM/13 and WHC-10/34.COM/13.Rev,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 16, 32 COM 13 and 33 COM 13 adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007), 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions respectively;
3. Takes note of the proposals presented in Document WHC-10/34.COM/13.Rev of the Working Group on the Revision of the Operational Guidelines, created as a Consultative Body at its present session as per Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee;
4. Requests the Working ...
34 COM 14
Feasibility Study on the working methods of the Committee – Possibility of holding two annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/14,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 14.A2 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Takes note of the above-mentioned Document;
4. Proposes the consideration of this issue by the Working Group on the Future of the World Heritage Convention, created as a Consultative Body at its present session as per Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee (see Decision 34 COM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-10/34.COM/15,
2. Noting that paragraph 241 of the Operational Guidelines sets a deadline for submission of Emergency Assistance requests to the World Heritage Committee,
3. Also noting that the need for such an assistance is by definition unpredictable,
4. Decides that the deadline for submission of Emergency Assistance requests to the World Heritage Committee will be deleted; and,
5. Requests the Secretariat to modify ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/15,
2. Considering the threat to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property that motivated its inscription on the List of World Heritage in Danger, and the need for urgent action to restore the integrity of the property,
3. Decides to approve the following request:
Madagascar: Rainforests of the Atsinanana, for an amount of US$ 100,000 in the category "Conservation and Management Support", in accordance with the following modalities:
a) Prior payment ...
34 COM 16
Presentation of the final accounts of the World Heritage Fund for 2008-2009, the interim financial statement and the state of implementation of the 2010-11 budget covering 01 January to 31 May 2010
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-10/34.COM/16,
2. Takes note of the statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund for 2008-2009 and the situation of the reserves and contributions as at 31 December 2009;
3. Also takes note of the implementation of the budget and the statement of accounts for the World Heritage Fund for 2010-2011 and the current situation of the reserves and contributions as at 31 May 2010;
4. Thanks the States Parties who have already made their contributions and calls upon the other States Parties, who have not yet paid the totality of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Recalling its Decision 33 COM 18, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009), which elected a Bureau whose mandate began at the end of its 33rd session (Seville, 2009) until the end of its 34th session (Brasilia, July-August 2010),
2. Decides to elect, in accordance with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, a Bureau with the following composition:
a) H.E. Sh. Mai bint Muhammad Al Khalifa (Bahrain) as Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, whose mandate will begin at the end of the 34th session of the Committee (Brasilia, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/19,
2. Adopts the following Agenda
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
4. Report of the Rapporteur of the 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (Brasilia, 2010)
5. 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 ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-10/9 EXT.COM/4,
2. Decides to approve the following request:
Jordan: Urgent Investigation of the Rock Stability in the Siq in Petra, for an amount of US$ 67,579, under the category 'Conservation & Management'.
Sites: Petra
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined document WHC-10/9 EXT.COM/4,
Decides to postpone the examination of the following request until a revised version is submitted:
Madagascar : Humid Forests of Atsinanana