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The Secretariat informed the Committee of the invitation from Sri Lanka, a State Party to the Convention but not a member of the Committee, to hold the sixth session of the Committee in Colombo. The Committee took note of this kind invitation and recalled that its Rules of Procedure foresee that it is only members of the Committee who may extend such invitations.
Session: 5th session of the Committee (CONF 003)
Year: 1981
Country: Sri Lanka
Session: 5th session of the Committee (CONF 003)
Year: 1981
Country: Sri Lanka
17. The representatives of Bulgaria, Greece, India, Mexico, United Republic of Tanzania and Yemen assured the General Assembly of the firm intention of their countries to contribute actively to the work of the World Heritage Committee and to the implementation of the Convention. The representative of the United States of America emphasized his country's continued support for the World ...
Session: 5th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 009)
Year: 1985
Session: 5th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 009)
Year: 1985
The World Heritage Committee,
Adopts the Rules of Procedure as revised by the World Heritage Committee and included as Annex II to this document.
Decides that it enter immediately into effect, with the exception of Rule 13.1. and for which the following transition provisions will be used:
At the beginning of its 27th ordinary session (Suzhou, June/July 2003), the World Heritage ...
Session: 6th extraordinary session of the Committee (6 EXT.COM)
Year: 2003
Session: 6th extraordinary session of the Committee (6 EXT.COM)
Year: 2003
CONF 003 X.31-32
Relations Between the World Heritage List and the International Campaigns for the Safeguarding of the Cultural Heritage
Session: 10th session of the Committee (CONF 003)
Year: 1986
CONF 003 XIV.49-52
Ways of Ensuring a Better Turnover in the Membership of the World Heritage Committee
Session: 10th session of the Committee (CONF 003)
Year: 1986
42. The representative of Algeria noted that the present composition of the World Heritage Committee was somewhat imbalanced in terms of geographical representation, with a particular lack of representation of African States Parties. This meant that there was a resulting imbalance in the representation of cultural regions. The Algerian representative suggested that the Bureau and the ...
Session: 11th session of the Committee (CONF 005)
Year: 1987
Session: 11th session of the Committee (CONF 005)
Year: 1987
65. The Committee discussed the question of procedures for the election of members (document SC-88/CONF.001/11), the Secretariat having stressed that its suggestions were of a very preliminary nature.
66. As regards rotation of States Parties within the Committee, the Committee felt that the Secretariat's proposal was acceptable. However, some flexibility might be required, especially to ...
Session: 12th session of the Committee (CONF 001)
Year: 1988
Session: 12th session of the Committee (CONF 001)
Year: 1988
40. The Committee welcomed the proposals of ICOMOS and the Secretariat concerning the global study. In presenting his proposal, the representative of ICOMOS emphasized in particular the need to highlight the changes which had occurred in the world and in approaches to culture in the last twenty years. New tendencies were appearing, especially as concerns the relationships of man to his ...
Session: 13th session of the Committee (CONF 004)
Year: 1989
Session: 13th session of the Committee (CONF 004)
Year: 1989
50. The report of the Secretariat was presented and the voluntary work of the Bulgarian Delegate (study on the Mediaeval sites in the Balkans) and of the two experts seconded by the Greek Ministry of Culture for one month (three studies made available to the Committee). These three studies, on the Graeco-Hellenistic and correlated cultures, the Roman and correlated cultures and the Byzantine ...
Session: 14th session of the Committee (CONF 004)
Year: 1990
Session: 14th session of the Committee (CONF 004)
Year: 1990
CONF 002 VII.1-3
Presentation of the Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the Convention and the Draft Strategy for the Future
Session: 16th session of the Committee (CONF 002)
Year: 1992
The General Assembly,
Having examined Documents WHC-09/17.GA/9 and WHC-09/17.GA/INF.9
Noting that the World Heritage Convention is approaching universal ratification and that its 40th anniversary is to be celebrated in 2012 and, therefore, that it is appropriate to reflect on the successes of the Convention and also how it can best be implemented to meet the emerging challenges and ...
Session: 17th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (17 GA)
Year: 2009
Session: 17th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (17 GA)
Year: 2009
18 GA 8
Recommendations of the independent evaluation by UNESCO’s external auditor on the implementation of the Global Strategy from its inception in 1994 to 2011 and the Partnership for Conservation Initiative (PACT)
Session: 18th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (18 GA)
Year: 2011
The General Assembly, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/18.GA/11 and WHC-11/18.GA/INF.11, 2. Recalling Decisions 35 COM 12A, 35 COM 12B, 35 COM 12C, 35 COM 12D, and 35 COM 12E adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), 3. Thanks the Working Group and its Chairperson, Mr Greg Terrill, for the leadership in elaborating the Vision and Action Plan in an open ...
Session: 18th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (18 GA)
Year: 2011
Session: 18th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (18 GA)
Year: 2011
CONF 201 IX.A.1-6
Progress Report on Global Strategy and Thematic and Comparative Studies: Global Strategy for Cultural Heritage
Session: 20th session of the Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
XIV.1 The Secretariat presented Document WHC-96/CONF.201/15, "The implementation of the Convention in light of twenty-five years' practice" which was divided into three sections. Section I provided a review of the "Strategic Orientations for the Future" including a synopsis of achievements in meeting the five goals established by the sixteenth session of the Committee in 1992. Section II ...
Session: 20th session of the Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
Session: 20th session of the Committee (CONF 201)
Year: 1996
VII.1 The Chairperson introduced item 7 and recalled the origin of the creation of this consultative body (twentieth session of the Committee, December 1996, Merida, Mexico). He informed the delegates of the relevant documents and requested the Director of the Centre to present the item.
VII.2 The Director of the Centre took the floor and described the content of the Working Document and ...
Session: 23rd session of the Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
Session: 23rd session of the Committee (CONF 209)
Year: 1999
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Taking into account rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the World Heritage Committee, on the creation of consultative bodies,
2. Welcoming the Chairperson's summary Workshop to reflect the Future of the World Heritage Convention that was held at UNESCO Headquarters from 25 to 27 February 2009,
3. Recognizing the need for further reflection on this ...
Session: 33rd session of the Committee (33 COM)
Year: 2009
Session: 33rd session of the Committee (33 COM)
Year: 2009
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/14A,
2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 10 adopted at its 32nd Session (Quebec City, 2008);
3. Notes that the World Heritage Convention is approaching universal ratification and its fortieth anniversary in 2012, and therefore that it is appropriate to reflect on the successes of the Convention and also how it can best evolve ...
Session: 33rd session of the Committee (33 COM)
Year: 2009
Session: 33rd session of the Committee (33 COM)
Year: 2009
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/5D,
2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 10 and 33 COM 14A.2, adopted at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions respectively,
3. Thanks the State Party of Brazil for supporting the organization of an expert meeting on the relations between the World Heritage Convention, conservation and sustainable ...
Session: 34th session of the Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Country: Brazil
Session: 34th session of the Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Country: Brazil
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined document WHC-10/34.COM/5E,
2. Notes with interest the above-mentioned document;
3. Invites the World Heritage Centre to strengthen the links between the 1972 Convention and 2005 Convention on the Safeguarding and Protection of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
4. Also invites all States Parties to the 1972 Convention to become party to ...
Session: 34th session of the Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Session: 34th session of the Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
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