The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides, in view of the time constraints, to defer the discussion of this Item
until its 7th extraordinary session to be held in Paris, (December 2004).
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides, in view of the time constraints, to defer the discussion of this Item
until its 7th extraordinary session to be held in Paris, (December 2004).
The World Heritage Committee,1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/13,2. Recalling Decisions 26 COM 17.3 adopted at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002) and 7 EXT.COM 12 adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),3. Considers that the regulatory framework set out in Document WHC-05/29.COM/13 provides a robust and workable set of guidelines for the development of partnerships in support of World Heritage;4. Decides to add a paragraph to the regulatory framework starting that the overseeing authority for monitoring progress and performance of the World Heritage PACT rests with ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-05/29.COM/17,
2. Recalling Decisions 26 COM 15, adopted at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002), and 7 EXT.COM 14, adopted at its 7th extraordinary session (UNESCO, 2004),
3. Takes note of the Annual Report on the uses of the World Heritage emblem, included in Document WHC-05/29.COM/17;
4. Further notes with satisfaction that the graphics of the World Heritage emblem, by itself, as well as the graphics of the emblem with the words in any language surrounding such graphics, are now adequately registered under Article 6ter of ...
32 COM 7.2
Proposal for the preparation of a revised recommendation concerning the safeguarding and contemporary role of historic areas
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-08/32.COM/7.2,
2. Recalling Decision 29 COM 5D, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005) and Resolution 15 GA 7, adopted at the 15th General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention (UNESCO, 2005),
3. Noting decision 179EX/25 regarding a "Proposal by the Director-General for the preparation of a revised recommendation concerning the safeguarding and contemporary role of historic areas" that includes a full preliminary study of the technical and legal aspects of the issue;
4. Commends the Advisory Bodies ICOMOS, ICCROM ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/12B,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 10 adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, Canada, 2008), Decision 33 COM 14A.2 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, Spain, 2009), 34 COM 12 adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, Brazil, 2010) and Resolution 17 GA 9 adopted at the 17th General Assembly of States Parties (UNESCO Headquarters, 2009);
3. Expresses its appreciation to the States Parties of Bahrain and Australia and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre for organizing the expert meeting on the decision-making procedures ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/13A,
2. Takes note of the progress made by the Informal Working Group on the use of the World Heritage emblem;
3. Recalls that Chapter VIII of the Operational Guidelines on the World Heritage Emblem remains in vigour;
4. Requests the World Heritage Centre, together with the Advisory Bodies, to continue working with the Informal Working Group on the World Heritage Emblem in order to: 1. Prepare, if necessary, complementary guidance on the use of the World Heritage Emblem, including a draft table of uses of the ...
36 COM 7A.23.II
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (site proposed by Jordan) (C 148 rev) – The Mughrabi Ascent
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling previous UNESCO decisions, including 176 EX/Special Plenary Meeting/Decision, Decision 34 COM 7A.20 of the World Heritage Committee adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), and 187 EX/Decision 5 relating to the Ascent to the Mughrabi Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem,
3. Also recalling the relevant provisions on the protection of cultural heritage, including in the four Geneva Conventions (1949), the relevant provisions of the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Decides exceptionally to adjourn the debate on the agenda item until its next 37th ordinary session of the World Heritage Committee (2013).
Sites: Gelati Monastery
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7B,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7B.7, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Welcomes the progress made by the State Party in engaging local communities in the conservation of the property;
4. Reiterates its request to the State Party to continue its efforts to establish a sustainable financing strategy and business plan for the property, and calls on the international donor community to strengthen its support for the management of the property;
5. Also welcomes the transboundary collaboration between ...
The World Heritage Committee:
1. Recalling the high-level UNESCO mission to the State Party of Mali that was sent in May 2012 at the decision of the Director-General of UNESCO, in response to the disastrous occupation of the cultural property of the Timbuktu shrines by armed groups, and met with the senior government officials, including the Prime Minister and the Minister of Culture in order to offer support to the people of Mali,
2. Further recalling that during the UNESCO high-level mission, both the Government of Mali and UNESCO agreed to reinforce the ...
Sites: Timbuktu
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/13,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7.1, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2006),
3. Taking note of the adoption of the Recommendation on the Historic Urban Landscape by the UNESCO General Conference at its 36th session in 2011,
4. Acknowledging the need to mainstream the methodological approach related to the above-mentioned Recommendation in the Operational Guidelines,
5. Invites the Director of the World Heritage Centre to convene an expert meeting, in consultation with the Advisory Bodies, to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/9,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 13.III adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), Decision 35 COM 12C adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011) and Decision 36 COM 12C adopted at its 36th session (Saint Petersburg, 2012),
3. Requests the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies to take into account the rich debate held at its 37th session, in particular on capacity-building, methodology and processes for Tentative Lists and upstream nomination projects, in order to enhance dialogue and ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/7, WHC/18/42.COM/7A, WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add, WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/18/42.COM/7B and WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add.2,
Recalling Decisions 40 COM 7 and 41 COM 7, adopted at its 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
Thanks the State Party of Bahrain for having organized a World Heritage Site Managers Forum (Manama, 2018), as a capacity-building exercise aiming at increasing the understanding of the World Heritage decision-making process among site managers, in ...