Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus

45 COM 7A.37

Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libya) (C 287)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC/23/45.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 44 COM 7A.15 adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
3. Regrets that the State Party did not submit its report on the state of conservation of the property, as requested by the Committee at its extended 44th session;
4. Urges again the State Party to continue its efforts for the conservation of the property and its Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), in close coordination with local communities and civil society;
5. Invites the State Party to continue to pursue the elaboration of a Management Plan for the property, seek the necessary technical and financial support for its completion, and allocate the necessary resources for its implementation;
6. Reiterates its request to the State Party to keep the World Heritage Centre informed about the evolution of the situation at the property and of any future plans for major restoration or new construction projects that may affect the OUV of the property, including the provision of detailed information on the rehabilitation of the fort at Alawenat, in conformity with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines;
7. Recalls the need to invite the joint World Heritage Centre/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission to the property requested by the Committee, and encourages it to take place as soon as conditions permit;
8. Also reiterates its request to the State Party to initiate the process to develop a set of corrective measures and a timeframe for their implementation, as well as the Desired state of conservation for the removal of the property from the List of World Heritage in Danger (DSOCR), in collaboration with the World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies;
9. Requests the State Party, in consultation with the World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies, to develop a draft retrospective Statement of Outstanding Universal Value, for examination by the World Heritage Committee;
10. Continues to call for an increased mobilization of the international community to provide financial and technical support to the State Party, including through the UNESCO Heritage Emergency Fund;
11. Reiterates its appeal to all States Parties to cooperate in fighting against the illicit trafficking of cultural property from Libya and engaging in the protection of cultural heritage in the context of armed conflict, as per the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2347 of March 2017, the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property;
12. Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2024, an updated report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 46th session;
13. Decides to retain Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Libya) on the List of World Heritage in Danger.

45 COM 8C.2

Update of the List of World Heritage in Danger (Retained Properties)

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/23/45.COM/7A, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.2, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.3, WHC/23/45.COM/7A.Add.4),
2. Having examined the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies, decides to retain the following properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger:

• Afghanistan, Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley (Decision 45 COM 7A.51)
• Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 45 COM 7A.52)
• Austria, Historic Centre of Vienna (Decision 45 COM 7A.55)
• Bolivia (Plurinational State of), City of Potosí (Decision 45 COM 7A.18)
• Central African Republic, Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park (Decision 45 COM 7A.3)
• Côte d'Ivoire / Guinea, Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve (Decision 45 COM 7A.4)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Garamba National Park (Decision 45 COM 7A.5)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kahuzi-Biega National Park (Decision 45 COM 7A.6)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Okapi Wildlife Reserve (Decision 45 COM 7A.7)
• Democratic Republic of the Congo, Virunga National Park (Decision 45 COM 7A.8)
• Egypt, Abu Mena (Decision 45 COM 7A.26)
• Honduras, Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve (Decision 45 COM 7A.1)
• Indonesia, Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra (Decision 45 COM 7A.15)
• Iraq, Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) (Decision 45 COM 7A.27)
• Iraq, Hatra (Decision 45 COM 7A.28)
• Iraq, Samarra Archaeological City (Decision 45 COM 7A.29)
• Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (site proposed by Jordan) (Decision 45 COM 7A.31)
• Kenya, Lake Turkana National Parks (Decision 45 COM 7A.10)
• Libya, Archaeological Site of Cyrene (Decision 45 COM 7A.33)
• Libya, Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna (Decision 45 COM 7A.34)
• Libya, Archaeological Site of Sabratha (Decision 45 COM 7A.35)
• Libya, Old Town of Ghadamès (Decision 45 COM 7A.36)
• Libya, Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus (Decision 45 COM 7A.37)
• Madagascar, Rainforests of the Atsinanana (Decision 45 COM 7A.11)
• Mali, Old Towns of Djenné (Decision 45 COM 7A.22)
• Mali, Timbuktu (Decision 45 COM 7A.23)
• Mali, Tomb of Askia (Decision 45 COM 7A.24)
• Mexico, Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California (Decision 45 COM 7A.2)
• Micronesia (Federated States of), Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia (Decision 45 COM 7A.53)
• Niger, Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserves (Decision 45 COM 7A.12)
• Palestine, Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir (Decision 45 COM 7A.39)
• Palestine, Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town (Decision 45 COM 7A.38)
• Panama, Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo (Decision 45 COM 7A.19)
• Peru, Chan Chan Archaelogical Zone (Decision 45 COM 7A.20)
• Romania, Roșia Montană Mining Landscape (Decision 45 COM 7A.56)
• Senegal, Niokolo-Koba National Park (Decision 45 COM 7A.13)
• Serbia, Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Decision 45 COM 7A.57)
• Solomon Islands, East Rennell (Decision 45 COM 7A.16)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Aleppo (Decision 45 COM 7A.40)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Bosra (Decision 45 COM 7A.41)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient City of Damascus (Decision 45 COM 7A.42)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Ancient Villages of Northern Syria (Decision 45 COM 7A.43)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din (Decision 45COM 7A.44)
• Syrian Arab Republic, Site of Palmyra (Decision 45 COM 7A.45)
• United Republic of Tanzania, Selous Game Reserve (Decision 45 COM 7A.14)
• United States of America, Everglades National Park (Decision 45 COM 7A.17)
• Uzbekistan, Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz (Decision 45 COM 7A.54)
• Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Coro and its Port (Decision 45 COM 7A.21)
• Yemen, Historic Town of Zabid (Decision 45 COM 7A.47)
• Yemen, Old City of Sana’a (Decision 45 COM 7A.49)
• Yemen, Old Walled City of Shibam (Decision 45 COM 7A.50)

• Lebanon, Rachid Karami International Fair-Tripoli (Decision 18 EXT.COM 5.1)
• Ukraine, The Historic Centre of Odesa (Decision 18 EXT.COM 5.2)
• Yemen, Landmarks of the Ancient Kingdom of Saba, Marib (Decision 18 EXT.COM 5.3)