Decision : 38 COM 7B.98
Omnibus Decisions
The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC-14/38.COM/7B.Add,
- Takes note with satisfaction of the measures taken by the States Parties concerned to address its previous requests to mitigate the threats on the Outstanding Universal Value of the following World Heritage properties:
- Town of Luang Prabang (Lao People's Democratic Republic),
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments (Russian Federation),
- Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison (Barbados),
- Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena (Colombia),
- Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan (Mexico),
- Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento (Uruguay),
- Royal Palaces of Abomey (Benin),
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Ethiopia),
- Aapravasi Ghat (Mauritius);
- Encourages the States Parties concerned to pursue their efforts to ensure the conservation of World Heritage properties;
- Reminds the States Parties concerned to inform the World Heritage Centre in due course about any major development project that may negatively impact the Outstanding Universal Value of a property, before any irreversible decisions are made, in line with Paragraph 172 of the Operational Guidelines.
Decision Code: 38 COM 7B.98
Themes: Conservation, Reports
States Parties (9): Barbados Benin Colombia Ethiopia Lao People's Democratic Republic Mauritius Mexico Russian Federation Uruguay
Properties (9): Aapravasi Ghat Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela Royal Palaces of Abomey Town of Luang Prabang
Year: 2014
State of conservation reports:
2014 Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
2014 Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
2014 Royal Palaces of Abomey
2014 Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
2014 Town of Luang Prabang
2014 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
2014 Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
2014 Aapravasi Ghat
2014 Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison
2014 Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
2014 Port, Fortresses and Group of Monuments, Cartagena
2014 Royal Palaces of Abomey
2014 Pre-Hispanic City of Teotihuacan
2014 Town of Luang Prabang
2014 Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments
2014 Historic Quarter of the City of Colonia del Sacramento
2014 Aapravasi Ghat
2014 Historic Bridgetown and its Garrison