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 ...