8050 Decisions
146 Resolutions
By Year
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the significant boundary modification of the Historic Centre of Guimarães to include the Couros Zone, and become the Historic Centre of Guimarães and Couros Zone, Portugal, on the basis of criteria (ii), (iii) and (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Founded in the 10th century CE, the Historic Centre of Guimarães became the first capital of Portugal in the 12th century. Its historic centre, including its extra muros area known ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes The Maison Carrée of Nîmes, France, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iv);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located in the Occitanie region, The Maison Carrée of Nîmes is a pseudoperipteral hexastyle Corinthian-style temple erected in the 1st century CE in the forum of the Roman colony of Nemausus. It was dedicated to the prematurely deceased presumptive heirs of Augustus – Gaius and Lucius Caesar – who were ...
Sites: The Maison Carrée of Nîmes
45 COM 8B.50
Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery (Suriname)
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Inscribes the Jodensavanne Archaeological Site: Jodensavanne Settlement and Cassipora Creek Cemetery, Suriname, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (iii);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
Located on the densely forested banks of the Suriname River, the Jodensavanne Archaeological Site in northern Suriname is a serial property with two component parts that illustrate early Jewish colonisation attempts in the Atlantic ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes Memorial sites of the Genocide: Nyamata, Murambi, Gisozi and Bisesero, Rwanda, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
The Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda in 1994 is a highly notable event due to its intensity – the number of people exterminated in a relatively short period of time –, and its modality – pre-meditated and organised extermination ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes Funerary and memory sites of the First World War (Western Front), Belgium, France, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criteria (iii), (iv) and (vi);
Takes note of the following provisional Statement of Outstanding Value:
Brief synthesis
The funerary and memory sites selected form the component parts of the series proposed for inscription. They bear witness to an entirely new relationship to the death of the soldier in combat. For the first time, these ...
45 COM 8B.53
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination, Argentina
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B.Add and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1.Add,
Inscribes ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination, Argentina, on the World Heritage List on the basis of criterion (vi);
Adopts the following Statement of Outstanding Universal Value:
Brief synthesis
ESMA Museum and Site of Memory - Former Clandestine Centre of Detention, Torture and Extermination is located on the grounds of what was once the Officers’ Quarters of the Navy School of Mechanics (ESMA), in the city of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decisions 7 COM VIII[.29], 34 COM 8E, 43 COM 7B.32 and 44 COM 7B.200 adopted at its 7th (Florence, 1983), 34th (Brasília, 2010), 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of Comoé National Park, Côte d’Ivoire;
Welcomes the successful conservation action undertaken by the State Party to date and encourages the State Party to continue implementing effective protection measures based on the ...
Sites: Comoé National Park
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decisions 6 COM VIII.20, 43 COM 7B.31 and 44 COM 7B.200 adopted at its 6th (UNESCO, Paris, 1982), 43rd (Baku, 2019) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of Taï National Park, Côte d’Ivoire;
Welcomes the progress made by the State Party to address threats to the property, underlines the importance of continuing efforts to eliminate those threats posed to the property by illegal activities, and ...
Sites: Taï National Park
45 COM 8B.56
Minor boundary modifications - Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, 18 States Parties
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decisions 31 COM 8B.16, 35 COM 8B.13, 41 COM 8B.7, 44 COM 7B.99 and 44 COM 8B.32, adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007), 35th (UNESCO Headquarters, 2011), 41st (Kraków, 2017) and extended 44th (Fuzhou/online, 2021) sessions respectively,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of the Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe, Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, France, Germany, ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zone of Abu Mena, Egypt, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Clarify the protection regime that will apply to the enlarged property which is not included within the designated archaeological site,
Establish an appropriate protective designation for the areas added to the property, in order to ensure that it is covered in its entirety by explicit legal protection designations,
Establish ...
Sites: Abu Mena
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary and buffer zones of Historic Cairo, Egypt, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Prepare further documentation and undertake analysis in order to:
Delineate in detail the attributes of Outstanding Universal Value, based on an approved Statement of Outstanding Universal Value,
Prepare detailed maps that define the discrete urban neighbourhoods of the property and their relationship to registered monuments ...
Sites: Historic Cairo
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zone of the Old Town of Ghadamès, Libya;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Amending the Regulation for the land use within the boundaries of the Old Town of Ghadamès, “The Property and its buffer zone” to integrate the modified boundaries of the property and its buffer zone,
Developing the announced special regulations for the property and its buffer zone based on the Law n.3/1994 ...
Sites: Old Town of Ghadamès
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of the Historic Centre of Florence, Italy.
Sites: Historic Centre of Florence
45 COM 8B.61
Minor boundary modifications - Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, Italy
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the proposed buffer zones of the Archaeological Areas of Pompei, Herculaneum and Torre Annunziata, Italy;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to the following:
Considering submitting in the future a minor boundary modification with a view to extending the buffer zone to include the Villa in Boscoreale that was initially included in the 2020 proposal,
Providing a timeframe for the finalisation and implementation of the management ...
45 COM 8B.62
Minor boundary modifications - The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design, Slovenia
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary and to the buffer zones of The works of Jože Plečnik in Ljubljana – Human Centred Urban Design, Slovenia;
Recommends that the State Party give consideration to submitting in the future a minor boundary modification with a view to:
Including within the property relevant transversal axes, if their state of conservation could be improved to fully meet the conditions of authenticity and integrity,
Extending the buffer zone of the Roman ...
45 COM 8B.63
Minor boundary modifications - Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo, Panama
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary and the buffer zones of the Fortifications on the Caribbean Side of Panama: Portobelo-San Lorenzo, Panama, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Clarify the rationale to define the boundaries of the buffer zone in the San Lorenzo Castle, and eventually consider its extension if appropriate,
Consider the possibility to adopt the area of the Monumental Historic Ensemble of Portobelo established by Law 91 of ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Approves the minor modification to the boundary of the French Austral Lands and Seas, France.
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B2,
Recalling Decision 44 COM 8B.8, adopted at its extended 44th session (Fuzhou/online, 2021),
Approves the proposed minor modification to the boundary of the Colchic Rainforests and Wetlands, Georgia;
Requests the State Party to submit maps at the appropriate scale, showing the boundaries of the component parts and their buffer zones as ...
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the minor modification to the boundary of Rock Art in the Hail Region, Saudi Arabia, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Consider extending the buffer zone by 1.0 to 1.5 km towards the south, in accordance with Decisions 39 COM 8B.11, 41 COM 7B.85, 43 COM 7B.53 and 44 COM 7B.137,
Include in the buffer zone, based on visual perspectives, a viewshed entering from the main road (Al-Muhaffar) leading to Jubbah, so as to protect the essential ...
45 COM 8B.67
Minor boundary modifications - Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, Syrian Arab Republic
The World Heritage Committee,
Having examined Documents WHC/23/45.COM/8B and WHC/23/45.COM/INF.8B1,
Refers the examination of the proposed buffer zone for the Crac des Chevaliers and Qal’at Salah El-Din, Syrian Arab Republic, back to the State Party in order to allow it to:
Explain the methodology used to delineate the proposed boundary of the buffer zone, especially in relation to the protection of the wider setting of Qal’at Salah El-Din and important views from the castle, to be able to assess how the new buffer zone will support the visual integrity of the property and its ...