Non il n'y a pas de clause spéciale.
A la suite de sa 1ere session extraordinaire (UNESCO, 2014) l’Assemblée générale a amendé son règlement intérieur afin d’atteindre l’objectif d’une représentation géographique et culturelle équitable au sein du Comité du patrimoine mondial, y compris par une répartition des sièges par région (définies en référence aux groupes électoraux de l’UNESCO). Pour plus de détails se référer à l’Article 14 du Règlement intérieur.
All relevant documentation is available at the following web address : whc.unesco.org/en/documents (select the year, the session, the document reference or the title of the document ....)
PACT offers different possibilities for partnerships, notably the adoption or sponsorship of a World Heritage site, support for existing programmes and the development of educational awareness raising as well as support for activities in local and international communities. For more information on current projects and areas of cooperation or how to become a partner in the conservation of world heritage, please contact:
World Heritage Partnerships for Conservation Initiative (PACT)
World Heritage Centre
UNESCO, Paris, France
The World Heritage Fund, created in 1972 by the World Heritage Convention, receives most of its income from compulsory contributions from countries (States Parties), and from voluntary contributions. The total received each year is just under US$4 million, a modest sum considering the magnitude of world heritage needs.
Donations are important. Your donation can help make preservation of our world’s most precious sites possible. Click here to make a donation.
The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is not a photobank.
The photos that appear on the World Heritage website, in the photo galleries for each World Heritage site, were generously donated by photographers to help raise awareness of the importance of the World Heritage Convention. They are for educational use, but not for commercial distribution.
Therefore, these photos are not part of the public domain and are protected by international copyright laws. They cannot be used for commercial purposes.
For many World Heritage sites, it is possible to find images free of charge on photography websites.
The UNESCO World Heritage Review is a glossy, colour, quarterly publication featuring in-depth articles and news on World Heritage sites with maps and striking photographs.
Every year, thousands of volunteers participate in restoration and research projects at World Heritage sites around the globe. Innumerable opportunities exist for volunteers to focus their efforts on helping environmental watchdogs, nature conservationists or architectural restorers at sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, as well as assisting researchers with scientific studies in ecology, zoology, archaeology, and other relevant disciplines (e.g. anthropology, economics, social studies, etc.). Click here for more information about volunteer opportunities.
All applications for professional or internship opportunities must be sent to UNESCO. Please consult the UNESCO website for information about career opportunities and apply online.
A site goes through a nomination process before being considered for inscription by the World Heritage Committee. A site can be proposed for inscription only by the country in which the property is located.
The World Heritage Fund is used to provide international assistance to States Parties in the following areas: preparatory assistance for the nomination of sites, training activities, technical cooperation, emergency assistance, or promotional and educational activities.
According to the Convention, a Committee member's mandate is for 6 years.
The General Assembly (Resolution 13 GA 9, paragraph 6) invites the States Parties to the World Heritage Conventionto voluntarily reduce their term of office from six to four years.
There are 21 Committee members represented by 21 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention.
Please refer to Rule 14 of the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly: "Election of the members of the World Heritage Committee"
International assistance requests may be filled in and submitted either directly online, or on paper.
Reminder: International Assistance requests must be transmitted by a State Party National Commission for UNESCO or Permanent Delegation to UNESCO, or an appropriate governmental Department or Ministry. Individuals who do not represent one of these bodies are therefore not entitled to submit requests for International Assistance. The same goes for NGOs and IGOs.UNESCO does not purchase photographs from private individuals, professional photographers or agencies.
UNESCO does however, favour partnerships with photographic institutions that promote the World Heritage Convention and the preservation of World Heritage sites.
UNESCO is also happy to accept the generous donations of photographs which are extremely useful in raising awareness of the importance of World Heritage preservation among the public.
Photos must be sent to the email address wh-info@unesco.org, using a file transfer service of your choice or www.unesco.org/tools/filedepot.
Requirements
- Photos must be within the boundaries of a site inscribed on the World Heritage List (please do not hesitate to go on the “Maps” tab of the sites to double-check)
- UNESCO accepts photos only from the copyright holder of the photos.
- UNESCO selects the photos to publish and can remove them from the UNESCO website without notification.
- UNESCO does not accept photos of politicized subjects (controversial flags, weapons….)
- Photos must have useful metadata or a descriptive file associated with mandatory information.
Mandatory information
- License : a Creative common license that authorizes UNESCO to use the photo and distribute the photo to a third party or the UNESCO license form (English - French)
- Author: author of the photo (always an individual)
- Copyright: copyright holder of the photo (it is the author of the photo or a company/organization employing him/her)
- Size: 1920 x 1080 pixels (HD 1080) or higher
- Description: accurate and exhaustive (not just the name of the site – for example, not “Historic Centre of Brugge”, but “Historic Centre of Brugge –Our Lady’s Church”).
- Date: date when the photo was taken
- Authorization to share your contact email to a third party: please clearly specify whether we can give your contact in case someone wants to use your photos
Not mandatory information
- Latitude / Longitude in decimal degree, WGS 84
- Keywords
Subjective recommendations
- Photos should give a good idea of how the World Heritage property looks like
- Accurate colours
- Good exposure
- Good composition
Following the 1st Extraordinary Session (UNESCO, 2014), the General Assembly amended its Rules of Procedures in order to achieve the goal of an equitable geographical and cultural representation on the World Heritage Committee, through the allocation of seats by region (defined with reference to UNESCO’s electoral groups) on the World Heritage Committee.
For more details please refer to Article 14 of the Rules of Procedures.
The Rules of Procedure adopted by the General Assembly in November 2014 state that “at each election, due consideration shall be given to the election of at least one State Party which has never served as a Member of the World Heritage Committee" (Rule 14.1d).
No, there is no provision.
L’UNESCO n’achète pas de photographies à des particuliers, des photographes professionnels ou des sociétés. Elle privilégie les partenariats avec les institutionnels afin de développer des accords à caractère éducatif, dont la mission est de promouvoir la Convention de 1972 et la conservation des sites du patrimoine mondial.
L’UNESCO accepte cependant les généreux dons de photographies contribuant ainsi à enrichir la connaissance et accroitre la sensibilité du public à propos des biens du patrimoine mondial.
Les photos doivent:
- être prises à l’intérieur des limites officielles du site concerné et représenter de façon aussi fidèle que possible les caractéristiques de la valeur universelle exceptionnelle du site.
- comporter une légende et une date.
- être en format .jpeg ou .tif, en haute définition (300 dpi, 2480x3508 pix. minimum) afin de permettre un usage aussi large que possible, notamment l’impression en format A4 ou plus, dans les différentes publications produites par l’UNESCO.
En revanche, les photos sont publiées sur les galeries internet du Centre du patrimoine mondial en basse définition afin d’éviter les téléchargements abusifs.
Le donateur signe un formulaire de cession non exclusive standard à l’UNESCO lui permettant de rester pleinement propriétaire de son œuvre, tout en en partageant les droits d’usage.
L’UNESCO mentionne le nom du photographe en tant qu’auteur et propriétaire du copyright à chaque fois que la photo est utilisée et ce quel que soit le support.
Pour toute information complémentaire concernant un don de photographies contacter le Centre du patrimoine mondial