The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 39 COM 8B.23, adopted at its 39th session (Bonn, 2015),
Welcomes the ongoing progress made by the State Party in strengthening the legal, planning and management framework of the property;
Recommends the State Party to continue its efforts, giving particular attention to the following:
Finalize the approval procedure of the “sites classés” and of the Aires de Valeur de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine (AVAP) currently under elaboration,
Finalize the revision of the planning instruments ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.44, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Acknowledges the efforts made by the State Party to implement the recommendations made with regard to the Mtskheta Urban Land Use Master Plan (ULUMP), and encourages the State Party to further enhance the participatory process and involvement of the municipality and civil society in the development of the ULUMP, and to improve coordinated inter-ministerial and institutional decision-making processes regarding the protection of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.53, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul, 2016),
Welcomes the two States Parties’ efforts in addressing the property’s current conservation issues;
Taking note of the commitment of the State Party of Lithuania concerning the completion the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the deepening of the navigation canal and a reconstruction of Klaipèda Port by the end of 2018;
Reminding the State Party of Lithuania that the Reactive Monitoring mission of January 2015 concluded ...
Sites: Curonian Spit
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.54, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the ongoing work by the State Party on legal, planning and management matters and acknowledges the work undertaken as part of the Kotor Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA) to analyse in general the weakness of the current overall protection system, and the proposals for the development of a Spatial Urban Plan for the Municipality of Kotor;
Notes the proposal to centralize the production of HIAs as a means of ...
42 COM 7B.27
Auschwitz Birkenau, German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (Poland) (C 31)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decisions 33 COM 7B.115 and 40 COM 7B.55, adopted respectively during its 33rd (Seville, 2009) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions,
Congratulates the State Party for the provision of the Conservation Strategy and implementation following the international standards and regulations for urgent conservation projects as requested by the Committee (Decision 40 COM 7B.55);
Also congratulates the State Party for the decision taken regarding the environmental conditions limiting the visual, accoustic ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.58, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Acknowledges the considerable progress made with the the restoration of fabric and interior of the Church of the Transfiguration, the high quality of workmanship and the satisfactory implementation of previous recommendations;
Welcomes the revisions made to the entrance zone project;
Takes note of the recommendations of the ICOMOS Advisory mission to the property made in relation to the restoration works of the Church ...
Sites: Kizhi Pogost
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add2,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.49, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Acknowledges the information provided by the State Party concerning the progress made with the development of the Master Plan and Management Plan;
Notes that the report of the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission will be examined at the 43rd session of the Committee in 2019;
Also notes that the mission supported the revised plans for re-shaping the partly constructed existing museum building; and that ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 8B.28, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Takes note of the progress undertaken by the State Party and requests it to continue to progress on the issues identified by the World Heritage Committee at the time of the inscription of the property, including:
Documenting the natural landscape, urban development, architectural structures and underground spaces within the property and its buffer zone and ensuring their inclusion in the management system,
Submitting ...
Sites: Archaeological Site of Ani
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.52, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Also recalling the long-standing concerns of the Committee on the property,
Welcomes the efforts made by the State Party of Turkey to streamline the reporting on the numerous projects in a coherent approach and for being engaged in a close dialogue with the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies;
Also welcomes the initiation of a project to document Ottoman timber and stone houses and the associated planned ...
Sites: Historic Areas of Istanbul
42 COM 7B.32
Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (C 373bis)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add,
Recalling Decision 41 COM.7B.56, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Commends the State Party for inviting three Advisory missions to advise on the proposed upgrading of the main A303 road, (which currently bisects the property), as part of a major infrastructure project;
Notes the additional investigations undertaken by the State Party to consider the southern surface (F10) by-pass route and alternative alignment and longer tunnel options to remove dual carriageway cuttings from the property, and ...
42 COM 7B.33
Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System (Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) (C 1459)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.1, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Commends the six States Parties on their cooperation and commitment in addressing the recommendations noted at the time of inscription, and for the important advances in the implementation of the UNESCO/Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Preservation of the World Cultural Heritage (JFiT) project “Support to the reinforcement of the participative management structure of the Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System”;
Strongly encourages ...
42 COM 7B.34
Tiwanaku: Spiritual and Political Centre of the Tiwanaku Culture (Bolivia, Plurinational State of) (C 567rev)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.2, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Notes with appreciation the efforts made by the State Party to maintain the key attributes that convey the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the property;
Recognizes the contribution of the UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust (JFIT) for the project “Preservation and conservation of Tiwanaku and the Akapana Pyramid” to improve the level of conservation and management of the property;
Acknowledging the submission of the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 8B.33, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016);
Welcomes the response of the State Party to the recommendations made by the Committee at the time of the inscription of the property on the World Heritage List;
Notes that work is underway to restore the interior of the Yacht Club and its designed landscape and the entrance to the Ballroom, as detailed in the Intervention Plan, and requests the State Party to provide the World Heritage Centre with detailed documentation on ...
Sites: Pampulha Modern Ensemble
42 COM 7B.36
Precolumbian Chiefdom Settlements with Stone Spheres of the Diquís (Costa Rica) (C 1453)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.3, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Commends the State Party on the progress made in the implementation of its recommendations with regard to the acquisition of land, staffing and educational activities;
Encourages the State Party to pursue its efforts to finalize cooperation agreements with local communities for management purposes, and to develop educational initiatives that highlight the property as a reference for cultural heritage potential in Costa ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.4, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Takes note of the progress at the property to date, and in particular the reinforment of the Direccion Nacional de Patrimonio Monumental (DNPM), reiterates its request to ensure that the DNPM is fully involved in decision-making and oversight in regard to the projects being planned and implemented as part of the Programme for Tourism Development in the Colonial City of Santo Domingo (PFTCCSD) and in a second Inter-American ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 7B.61, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Notes the legal and institutional arrangements for the conservation and management of cultural heritage provided by the State Party in its state of conservation report;
Acknowledges the progress made in the preparation of the Integral Plan and encourages the State Party to complete it in accordance with the UNESCO Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape and other management recommendations and, once available, to submit it to ...
Sites: City of Quito
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decisions 34 COM 7B.110, 35 COM 7B.125, 36 COM 99, 37 COM 98, 38 COM 7B.44 and 40 COM 7B.6 adopted respectively at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 36th (Saint Petersburg, 2012), 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013), 38th (Doha, 2014) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions,
Recalling also the numerous reports of the Advisory and Reactive Monitoring missions and their recommendations to the State Party on the conservation and management of the property;
Takes note of the realization of a ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.7, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Acknowledges that according to the information provided by the State Party and ICOMOS’ Technical Review, the cable car project does not pose a threat to the property’s Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) and reminds the State Party of its obligation in accordance with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, to inform in advance and prior any irreversible decision taken, of major restorations and projects which may affect ...
Sites: Historic Centre of Puebla
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.8, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the adoption of the Metropolitan Development Plan 2016-2025 and the definition of the monumental zone as an area that requires special regulation, and notes that a Master Plan 2017-2027 has been prepared for this area and the historical centre;
Urges the State Party to complete the revision and approval process for the Master Plan 2017-2027 and to inform the World Heritage Centre accordingly, and to proceed with the ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/7B,
Recalling Decision 40 COM 7B.9, adopted at its 40th session (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016),
Welcomes the approval and implementation of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)-funded Paramaribo Urban Rehabilitation Programme (PURP) that addresses key issues of the management and conservation of the property, and requests the State Party to provide a copy of the programme documentation and periodic progress reports on its implementation, including information on the community’s participation, to the World Heritage ...