Follow-up to Recommendations of Evaluations and Audits on Working Methods: Outcomes of the ad-hoc Working Group

WHC/16/40.COM/13A

By Decision 38 COM 13, the World Heritage Committee established an ad-hoc working group to meet inter-sessionally, to examine the issues related to working methods of the evaluation and decision-making process of nomination and to formulate its recommendations thereon.

By Decision 39 COM 13A, the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session extended the mandate of the ad-hoc working group to further discuss and make recommendations on Paragraph 61 of the Operational Guidelines as well as on the sustainability of the World Heritage Fund.

This document presents the outcomes of the ad-hoc Working Group.