The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.36, adopted during the 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Taking into account the pressure caused by development activities affecting the town of Djenné and the possible consequences to the property, as well as the lack of financial and technical resources, and competence within the Municipality of Djenné in the form of a qualified local authority who could be informed to threats to the property, 4. Requests the State Party to undertake all necessary measures to implement the ...
Sites: Old Towns of Djenné
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.34, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Requests the World Heritage Centre to continue its support of the Ethiopian Government to abide by the requirements of the World Heritage Convention in Aksum;4. Reiterates its request to the State Party, in cooperation with the World Heritage Centre, to submit an up-dated map and the management plan of the property indicating clearly the boundaries of the World Heritage core and buffer zones;5. Requests the State Party to invite a ...
Sites: Aksum
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 21 COM VII.46, adopted at its 21st session (Naples, 1997),3. Referring to the mission reports of the World Heritage Centre, in July 2004 and March 2005, and to the World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS/ICCROM Reactive Monitoring Mission of June 2006,4. Taking note of the State Party's decision to implement the European Union funded Project,5. Reiterates its request to the State Party to prepare a conservation project that ensures an integrated and reversible approach;6. Urges the State Party to ensure, ...
Sites: Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.35, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Commends the State Party for the successful efforts of the persons responsible locally of the conservation, who brought improvements in this field in the course of the last year, particularly the establishment of a well staffed World Heritage secretariat for Lamu;4. Invites the State Party to implement the principal recommendations of the Committee at its 28th and 29th sessions (management plan, buffer zone extension, improvement to ...
Sites: Lamu Old Town
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Noting with great concern that the Island of Mozambique continues to be threatened by the serious degradation of its historical monuments, the lack of a detailed architectural survey, the lack of conservation, management and planning mechanism, capacity and sanitation problems,3. Further noting the results of the joint World Heritage Centre/African Development Bank (AfDB) mission for developing a sustainable development programme for the World Heritage property,4. Strongly encourages the State Party to appoint a ...
Sites: Island of Mozambique
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-06/03.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.37 adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005)3. Notes with concern the potential negative impact of coastal and marine erosion on the Island of Gorée;4. Expresses its full support to the proposed project for the coastal rehabilitation of the Island of Gorée, with possible funding from the Qatar Foundation, and strongly encourages the State Party and the World Heritage Centre to take all the necessary actions towards its finalization and actual implementation;5. Requests the State ...
Sites: Island of Gorée
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.39, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Notes with thanks the partly completed Integrated Conservation Management Plan (ICMP) being developed for the property;4. Regrets that the recommendations of the 2004 ICOMOS/ICCROM/IUCN joint mission have not yet been fully implemented and that the State Party support necessary to ensure their fulfilment is, to date, still lacking;5. Strongly recommends that the State Party work closely with the Advisory Bodies and Robben Island ...
Sites: Robben Island
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 15B.6 and 29 COM 7B.43, adopted at its 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions respectively,3. Takes note of the report of the World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission which took place from 21-25 April 2006;4. Commends the State Party for having committed itself at the highest level to address the issues of concern expressed through the decisions of the Committee, particularly through the creation of local and inter-ministerial committees that guide action ...
Sites: Ksar of Ait-Ben-Haddou
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Documents WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add and WHC-06/30.COM/ 7B.Add.2,2. Regrets that the State Party did not inform the World Heritage Committee, according to paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines, of proposed developments within the World Heritage property;3. Requests the State Party to up-date the basic documentation on the property and to provide the details of proposed re-settlement of villagers and new developments as well as their visual and environmental impacts, including:a) Identification of the precise boundaries of the property and of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decisions 28 COM 15B.45 and 29 COM 7B.47, adopted at its 28th (Suzhou, 2004) and 29th (Durban, 2005) sessions respectively,3. Takes note of the report of the World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS reactive monitoring mission which took place from 26 to 29 April 2006;4. Commends the State Party for having taken encouraging steps to address the concerns expressed by the Committee, particularly the clean-up and rehabilitation of the Mellah Quarter and partial restoration of the Atlantic wall;5. Notes that, although ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.44, adopted during its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Notes with satisfaction the creation and the delimitation of the Safeguarded Sector of the M'Zab Valley by Executive Decree N° 05-209 dated 5 June 2005 and requests the State Party to transmit to the World Heritage Centre a copy of the Decree and the corresponding topographical maps or cadastral survey indicating the listed perimeter and its eventual buffer zone;4. Congratulates the State Party for the numerous actions carried ...
Sites: M'Zab Valley
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 8B.26, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Commends the State Party on its commitment for the protection and conservation of the World Heritage property;4. Notes that priority has been given to the resolution of the main threats which are likely to affect the property (the North Star and causeway projects) and that a revision of the development plan of the northern coast of the country and a zoning plan aiming at controlling the height of the buildings in the areas surrounding ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.42, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005), 3. Also recalling Decision 28 COM 15B.47 adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004), and particularly its request to:a) Designate Islamic Cairo as a Special Planning District, with buffer zones, in accordance with the provision of the Operational Guidelines, andb) Prepare a comprehensive Urban Plan for the Conservation and Development of the Old City, whereby the conservation of historic buildings would be accompanied by appropriate ...
Sites: Historic Cairo
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.41, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Commends the State Party on its commitment for the protection and conservation of the World Heritage Property;4. Notes that several unforeseen constraints led to delays in the elaboration and finalization of the management and conservation plans for the property;5. Recommends that the State Party concentrate its efforts on the implementation of priority measures, in close consultation with ICOMOS and the World Heritage Centre. These ...
Sites: Um er-Rasas (Kastrom Mefa'a)
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B, 2. Recalling Decision 29COM 7B.102, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Commends the State Party for the progress made in the establishment of the archaeological map of the property, the preparation of the decree for the new building code in the historic sectors of the city, the completion of the feasibility studies and impact assessment on the transformation of the commercial port into a tourist marina to be integrated within the second phase of the World Bank project; 4. Regrets however that the draft ...
Sites: Tyre
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B.Add,2. Recalling its Decision 28 COM 15B.49, adopted at its 28th session (Suzhou, 2004),3. Notes with satisfaction that a proposal for the delimitation of the World Heritage property, as well as of its buffer zones, has been prepared by the national authorities and that a first set of measures aiming at improving the conservation of the property and the awareness of the local populations have been proposed by the Department of Antiquities for implementation from 2006;4. Requests the State Party to provide the World ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.103, adopted during its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Notes with satisfaction the determination of the Ministry for Culture to continue with the actions proposed in the framework of the pilot project "Safeguarding and Development of Four World Heritage Cities in Mauritania" for heritage conservation and sustainable development of the ancient cities and encourages the State Party to integrate these actions with all the ongoing reforms in support of the transformation of ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.100 adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Commends the State Party for the steps taken to retain the visual integrity of this important site;4. Regrets, however, that the recommendations of the expert mission of 2005 are not fully taken into account and requests that a detailed project description, including plans and information on materials to be used, be provided to the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS for study;5. Urges the State Party to present an up-dated management ...
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30 COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.46, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Regrets that the briefness of the information provided by the State Party does not allow assessment of the progress achieved with respect to the previous decisions and recommendations of the Committee;4. Further regrets that no mention is made of the finalization of the Management plan taking into account the recommendations of the World Heritage Centre and ICOMOS, nor of its official adoption;5. Urges the State Party to provide to the ...
Sites: Bahla Fort
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-06/30.COM/7B,2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 7B.54, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005),3. Commends the State Party for its firm commitment and its actions taken regarding the demolition of the structures negatively affecting the outstanding universal value of the property;4. Notes with concern that the implementation of the demolition work is late as compared with the commitment and timetable set out by the State Party in its letter of 25 January 2006;5. Encourages the State Party, in consultation with the local ...
Sites: Meidan Emam, Esfahan