47th session of the World Heritage Committee
UNESCO, Paris 6-16 July 2025
Conference Venue
Registration
All participation requests shall be submitted online. To register, please follow the instructions mentioned in the invitation letter addressed by the Secretariat to either the Permanent Delegation, National Commission or your organization.
All delegates and those wishing to attend the 47th session as observers are kindly advised to register as soon as possible and preferably by 6 June 2025. This will allow the session organisers sufficient time to process the information and make the necessary arrangements.
Livestream
All participants as well as the general public can follow the daily working sessions throughout the duration of the 47th session via livestream, which will be aired through this webpage. There are no limits on the number of people who can follow the livestream nor registration of any kind is required. There is no possibility to intervene or take the floor during the session via the livestream.
The official working languages of the World Heritage Committee are English and French. Simultaneous interpretation in these languages will be provided in plenary sessions.
General
Information
Important information regarding the 47th session (registration, etc.).
Working and
information documents
Working and information documents for the 47th session
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Contact
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Conference
Venue
The 47th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held at UNESCO headquarter, Paris
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Accommodation and Travel
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Protocol
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Information meeting regarding the organization of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee. Wednesday 14 May 2025,
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, Room II.
Bureau Members
Chairperson:
Prof Nikolay Nenov (Bulgaria)
Rapporteur:
Ms Joelle Bucyana (Rwanda)
Vice-Chairpersons:
Belgium,
Mexico,
Qatar,
Republic of Korea,
Zambia
Committee Members
Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Türkiye, Ukraine, Viet Nam, Zambia
Committee Members |
Mandate | End of mandate |
---|---|---|
Argentina | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Belgium | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Bulgaria | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Greece | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
India | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Italy | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Jamaica | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Japan | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Kazakhstan | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Kenya | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Lebanon | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Mexico | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Qatar | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Republic of Korea | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Rwanda | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2021-2025 | 2025 |
Senegal | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Türkiye | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Ukraine | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Viet Nam | 2023-2027 | 2027 |
Zambia | 2021-2025 | 2025 |