Follow-up to the Audit of the Working Methods of Cultural Conventions and to the Evaluation of UNESCO’s Standard-Setting work of the Culture Sector

WHC-14/38.COM/5F

By its Resolution 19 GA 8, the General Assembly of States Parties at its 19th session took note of the recommendations of the Audit of the Working Methods of Cultural Conventions carried out by the Internal Oversight Service (IOS) of UNESCO (Document WHC-13/19.GA/INF.8A). The General Assembly examined some of these recommendations and requested the World Heritage Committee to consider the remaining recommendations at its 38th session in 2014 and present concrete measures for the implementation of the audit’s recommendations.

This document presents (Part I) the status of the implementation of recommendations of the audit and proposals for consideration by the World Heritage Committee.

Furthermore, the Internal Oversight Service (IOS) recently completed the evaluation of UNESCO’s standard-setting work of the Culture Sector, including the 1972 World Heritage Convention Therefore, this document also presents (Part II) the recommendations of the Evaluation report of the 1972 Convention and offers possible responses for the Committee’s consideration.