Photogrammetry survey of the monuments of Lalibela and corresponding equipment

The Committee upon recommendation of the Bureau approved the following technical co-operation requests:

• Nepal - Sagarmatha National Park (request n°120.1): $75,000
• Tunisia - Baths of Antonius at Carthage (request n°37.1 and addendum): $118,000
• Zaire - Virunga National Park (request n°63.1): $43,660
• Zaire - Garamba National Park (request n°126.1): $19,120
• Zaire - Kahuzi-Biega National Park (request n°137.1): $15,120
• Ethiopia - Lalibela (request n°18.1): $79,800

10.  Bureau authorised the Secretariat to pursue, in co-operation with the Ethiopian authorities, the preparation of a project for a photogrammetric survey of the monuments of Lalibela and to submit a revised technical co-operation request to the Committee. The delegate from the United States of America abstained from this recommendation.

The Ethiopian Government has requested technical co-operation for the purpose of carrying out a photogrammetric survey of the monuments of Lalibela (at an estimated cost of US$ 144,500).  In view of ICCROM's opinion, the Bureau - while generally in favour of technical co-operation for the preservation of the Lalibela monuments - considered it advisable to defer its decision.