The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes Göbekli Tepe, Turkey, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i), (ii) and (iv);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Göbekli Tepe is located in Upper Mesopotamia, a region which saw the emergence of the most ancient farming communities in the world. Monumental structures, interpreted as enclosures, were erected by groups of hunter-gatherers in the Pre-Pottery Neolithic period (10th-9th millennia BC). ...
Sites: Göbekli Tepe
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Recalling Decisions 39 COM 8B.26 and 41 COM 8B.29 adopted at its 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
Inscribes Naumburg Cathedral, Germany, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (i) and (ii);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief Synthesis
Naumburg Cathedral, located in the heart of Germany in the south of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, is a unique testimony to medieval art and ...
Sites: Naumburg Cathedral
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B2.Add,
Recalling Decision 31 COM 8B.12 adopted at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007),
Approves the proposed minor boundary modification for the Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, Republic of Korea, namely to add the new Upper Geomunoreum Lava Tube System component parts to the property;
Does not approve the addition of the other three proposed component parts as a minor boundary modification to the Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, Republic of Korea, namely Suwolbong Tuff ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Old City of Dubrovnik, Croatia;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Taking into account the fact that development outside the buffer zone may still have an adverse impact on the property, including development on the Srđ plateau and within Bosanka, consistent with paragraph 112 of the Operational Guidelines,
Finalising, approving and implementing the Management Plan for the property to ensure that ...
Sites: Old City of Dubrovnik
42 COM 8B.38
Venetian Works of Defence between 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar (Croatia, Italy, Montenegro)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Does not approve the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Fortified City of Kotor, Montenegro, component part of the serial property of the Venetian Works of Defence between 16th and 17th Centuries: Stato da Terra – Western Stato da Mar, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundaries and the proposed buffer zone of the Jewish Quarter and St Procopius’ Basilica in Třebíč, Czechia;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Completing the draft memorandum to provide a formal framework for cooperation between the administrators of the three components of the property,
Include the entire former monastery in the management plan when next ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundaries and the proposed buffer zone of Jelling Mounds, Runic Stones and Church, Denmark.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay, France;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Completing the designation of relevant municipal territories as remarkable heritage resources,
Submitting the Management Plan, when available, to the World Heritage Centre for consideration.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Approves the proposed buffer zone for the Archaeological Area and Patriarchal Basilica of Aquileia, Italy.
42 COM 8B.43
Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra (Ukraine)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Refers the proposed minor modification to the buffer zone of Kiev: Saint-Sophia Cathedral and Related Monastic Buildings, Kiev-Pechersk Lavra, Ukraine, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Consider creating a single buffer zone for the property surrounding all components,
In the case of the Saint-Sophia Cathedral component, amend the proposed buffer zone in order to:
ensure that the boundary is running behind the first row of buildings on the other side of the ...
42 COM 8B.44
Statements of Outstanding Universal Value of Properties Inscribed at Previous Sessions and Not Adopted by the World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add,
Adopts the Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for the following World Heritage properties inscribed at previous sessions of the World Heritage Committee:
Denmark, Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap;
India, Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara (Nalanda University) at Nalanda, Bihar;
India, Historic City of Ahmadabad;
Iran (Islamic Republic of), Historic City of Yazd;
Japan, Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region;
Poland, ...
Sites: Archaeological Site of Nalanda Mahavihara at Nalanda, Bihar Historic City of Ahmadabad Historic City of Yazd Kujataa Greenland: Norse and Inuit Farming at the Edge of the Ice Cap Sacred Island of Okinoshima and Associated Sites in the Munakata Region Tarnowskie Góry Lead-Silver-Zinc Mine and its Underground Water Management System ǂKhomani Cultural Landscape
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List (WHC/18/42.COM/7B, WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/7B.Add.2) and the proposals for inscription of properties on the World Heritage List (WHC/18/42.COM/8B and WHC/18/42.COM/8B.Add),
Decides to inscribe the following property on the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Kenya, Lake Turkana National Park (Decision 42 COM 7B.92)
Sites: Lake Turkana National Parks
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/18/42.COM/7A, WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add.2),
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 42 COM 7A.1)
Afghanistan, Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam (Decision 42 COM 7A.2)
Austria, Historic Centre of Vienna (Decision 42 COM 7A.5)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), City of ...
Sites: Abu Mena Air and Ténéré Natural Reserves Ancient City of Aleppo Ancient City of Bosra Ancient City of Damascus Ancient Villages of Northern Syria Archaeological Site of Cyrene Archaeological Site of Leptis Magna Archaeological Site of Sabratha Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat) Birthplace of Jesus: Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem Chan Chan Archaeological Zone City of Potosí Coro and its Port Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din Cultural Landscape and Archaeological Remains of the Bamiyan Valley East Rennell Everglades National Park Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo Garamba National Park Hatra Hebron/Al-Khalil Old Town Historic Centre of Shakhrisyabz Historic Centre of Vienna Historic Town of Zabid Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works Kahuzi-Biega National Park Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Medieval Monuments in Kosovo Minaret and Archaeological Remains of Jam Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve Nan Madol: Ceremonial Centre of Eastern Micronesia Niokolo-Koba National Park Okapi Wildlife Reserve Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls Old City of Sana'a Old Town of Ghadamès Old Towns of Djenné Old Walled City of Shibam Palestine: Land of Olives and Vines – Cultural Landscape of Southern Jerusalem, Battir Rainforests of the Atsinanana Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve Rock-Art Sites of Tadrart Acacus Salonga National Park Samarra Archaeological City Selous Game Reserve Site of Palmyra Timbuktu Tomb of Askia Tombs of Buganda Kings at Kasubi Tropical Rainforest Heritage of Sumatra Virunga National Park
Afghanistan Austria Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Central African Republic Chile Côte d'Ivoire Democratic Republic of the Congo Egypt Guinea Honduras Indonesia Iraq Jordan Libya Madagascar Mali Micronesia (Federated States of) Niger Panama Peru Senegal Serbia Solomon Islands State of Palestine Syrian Arab Republic Uganda United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland United Republic of Tanzania United States of America Uzbekistan Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Yemen
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined the state of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger (WHC/18/42.COM/7A, WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add and WHC/18/42.COM/7A.Add.2),
Decides to remove the following property from the List of World Heritage in Danger:
Belize, Belize Barrier Reef Reserve System (Decision 42 COM 7A.43)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/8D,
Recalling Decision 41 COM 8D, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017),
Acknowledges the excellent work accomplished by States Parties in the clarification of the boundaries of their World Heritage properties and commends them for their efforts to improve the credibility of the World Heritage List;
Recalls that the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies are not able to examine proposals for minor or significant modifications to boundaries of World Heritage properties whenever the delimitations of such ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8E and WHC/18/42.COM/8E.Add,
Commends the States Parties for the work accomplished in the elaboration of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value for World Heritage properties located within their territories;
Adopts the retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value, as presented in the Annexes of Documents WHC/18/42.COM/8E and WHC/18/42.COM/8E.Add, for the following World Heritage properties:
ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Sri Lanka, Golden Temple of Dambulla
EUROPE AND NORTH ...
Sites: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe Alto Douro Wine Region Amiens Cathedral Great Smoky Mountains National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret Mammoth Cave National Park Mont-Saint-Michel and its Bay Nahanni National Park Olympic National Park Palace and Park of Versailles Piazza del Duomo, Pisa Prehistoric Sites and Decorated Caves of the Vézère Valley Rangiri Dambulla Cave Temple Residences of the Royal House of Savoy The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes Villa Adriana (Tivoli) Villa d'Este, Tivoli Yellowstone National Park Yosemite National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/12A and WHC/18/42.COM/9A,
Recalling Decisions 34 COM 12.III, 35 COM 12C, 36 COM 12C, 37 COM 9, 38 COM 9A, 39 COM 11, 40 COM 9A and 41 COM 9A, adopted at its 34th (Brasilia, 2010), 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 36th (Saint-Petersburg, 2012), 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013), 38th (Doha, 2014), 39th (Bonn, 2015), 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) and 41st (Krakow, 2017) sessions respectively,
Also recalling the integration of the Upstream Process in Paragraphs 71 and 122 of the Operational Guidelines,
Welcomes the actions undertaken to ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/10A,
Takes note with appreciation of the World Heritage Centre’s efforts to implement the Decision 41 COM 10A, and in particular of the set of training and guidance materials which have been developed to ensure a holistic approach to the Periodic Reporting Exercise in the Third Cycle and to facilitate a State-Party driven exercise;
Requests that the World Heritage Centre make these resources available to a broad range of World Heritage stakeholders and ensure that they are widely disseminated to foster effective ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/11,
Recalling Decisions 35 COM 12B, 37 COM 13, 39 COM 12 and 40 COM 12 adopted at its 35th (UNESCO, 2011), 37th (Phnom Penh, 2013), 39th (Bonn, 2015) and 40th (Istanbul/UNESCO, 2016) sessions respectively;
Thanks the Government of Australia for their commitment and financial contribution in view of the development of a Policy document for a better implementation of the World Heritage Convention;
Commends the Working Group of experts and the World Heritage Centre for the preparation of the draft Policy ...
42 COM 12A
Follow-up to Recommendations of Evaluations and Audits on Working Methods: outcomes of the ad-hoc working group
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined document WHC/18/42.COM/12A,
Expresses its appreciation to the ad-hoc Working Group for its work and recommendations;
Takes note of the recommendations related to upstream, International Assistance and sustainability of the World Heritage Fund which have been included accordingly in the related Decisions (42 COM 9A, 42 COM 13 and 42 COM 14);
In relation to Recommendation n°3 of the IOS study, notes with concern the number of deviations of the decisions of the World Heritage Committee from the recommendations of the Advisory Bodies and ...
42 COM 12B
Follow up and implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on Governance as endorsed by the General Conference
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/12B,
Takes note of Resolution 39C/87, of the recommendations of the open-ended working group established by the General Conference on governance endorsed, as amended, by the General Conference in Document 39 C/70 and of the invitation to the governing bodies of the different organs to implement, as appropriate, the above-mentioned recommendations;
Further takes note of the status of implementation of the above-mentioned recommendations as presented in Document WHC/18/42.COM/12B;
Recalls the work already undertaken ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/12A and WHC/18/42.COM/13.Rev,
Decides to approve the following International Assistance requests:
“Preparation of a management plan for the Forts and Castles of Ghana” (Ghana), for an amount of US$ 85,086 under the Conservation & Management-Culture budget;
“Development of an integrated management plan of Gjirokastra and Berat” (Albania), for an amount of US$ 30,460 under the Conservation & Management-Culture budget;
Decides not to approve the International Assistance request from Ukraine entitled ...
42 COM 14
Presentation of the final accounts of the World Heritage Fund for 2016-2017, implementation of the World Heritage Fund under the biennium 2018-2019 and follow-up to Decision 41 COM 14
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/18/42.COM/12A and WHC/18/42.COM/14,
Recalling Decisions 39 COM 15, 40 COM 15 and 41 COM 14, which highlight the priority that should be given to conservation and management of World Heritage properties, takes note of the efforts made and progress achieved in this regard by increasing the proportion of the World Heritage Fund dedicated to conservation for the latest biennia and encourages further increase of this proportion, as appropriate; Part I: Presentation of the final accounts of the World Heritage Fund for 2016-2017, ...
42 COM 16
Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur of the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee (2019)
The World Heritage Committee,
Recalling its Decision 41 COM 16, adopted at its 41st session (Krakow, 2017), which elected its Bureau whose mandate will be until the end of its 42nd session (Manama, 2018),
Recalls that the hosting of a World Heritage Committee session by a Committee member is subject to the host country signing a host country agreement in conformity with UNESCO’s rules and regulations and that host country agreements for category II meetings must be signed eight months in advance of the meeting;
Also recalls that, pursuant to Rule 44.3 of the Rules of Procedure of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Document WHC/18/42.COM/17,
Requests the World Heritage Centre to consult with the Chairperson regarding the Provisional Agenda and a detailed timetable;
Adopts the following Provisional Agenda for its 43rd session in 2019:
PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 43rd SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (2019)
OPENING SESSION
Opening session
Admission of Observers
Adoption of the Agenda and the Timetable
3A. Adoption of the Agenda
3B. Adoption of the Timetable
REPORTS
Report of the Rapporteur of the 42nd session of ...