Progress report of the Informal Working Group on the World Heritage Emblem

WHC-11/35.COM/13A

Decision 32 COM 13 (Quebec City, 2008) refers to the establishment of an informal working group to examine and propose revisions to Chapter VIII of the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention to include new procedures and tools allowing for consistent and appropriate use of the World Heritage Emblem.

Document 33 COM INF.13 (Seville, 2009) informed the World Heritage Committee on the progress made by the Working Group and presented a draft revision to the text of the Operational Guidelines regarding the World Heritage
Emblem.

This document contains a summary of the progress made since 2009: background information, a brief summary report of the third meeting of the Informal Working Group, and recommendations regarding the way forward.