Follow-up to Recommendations of Evaluations and Audits on Working Methods: outcomes of the ad-hoc working group

WHC/17/41.COM/12A

By Decision 40 COM 13A, the World Heritage Committee at its 40th session extended the mandate of the ad-hoc working group, established originally by Decision 38 COM 13, and requested it to examine Paragraph 68 of the Operational Guidelines, as well as the sustainability of the World Heritage Fund.

This document presents the outcomes report of the ad-hoc Working Group, accompanied by three inter-related draft decisions in annex, which reflect the recommendations of the ad hoc group on each of the issues examined. The draft decisions concern Item 12 A itself, Item 11 (Revision of the Operational Guidelines) and Item 14 (Report on the Execution of the Budget):