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The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7.2,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 5.2 and 32 COM 7.3 adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007), and 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) sessions respectively,
3. Notes the report on the implementation of the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism;
4. Takes note of the operational aspects that have been refined by the World Heritage Centre and Advisory Bodies, as requested in Decision 31 COM 5.2, in view of the requirements of this decision that the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism be activated in exceptional and specific cases;
5. ...
Session: 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (33 COM)
Year: 2009
Session: 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee (33 COM)
Year: 2009
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7.2,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 5.2, 32 COM 7.3 and 33 COM 7.2 adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007), 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 33rd (Seville, 2009) sessions respectively,
3. Notes the update report on the implementation of the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism;
4. Reiterates its request to the World Heritage Centre, via the Chairperson, to provide to the members of the World Heritage Committee a report on each activity undertaken within the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism as soon as it is ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7A.1 adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Regrets that the workshop to develop an emergency plan as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session had not yet been organized but notes that it is planned for September 2010;
4. Notes with concern the continuing insecurity in the border area of the property with Chad and Sudan, resulting in persistence of poaching and illegal land use;
5. Reiterates its request to the State Party to strengthen ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7A.4, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Expresses its sincere condolences to the families of the three guards killed during protection operations at the property since its previous session;
4. Welcomes the efforts of the management authority, following the improvement of the security situation, to re-start law enforcement activities in priority areas, rehabilitate and re-occupy the different park stations as well as the actions taken to start addressing the illegal ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A,
2. Recalls Decision 33 COM 7A.5, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Congratulates the agents of the Congolese Institute for Nature Conservation (ICCN) for the efforts undertaken to safeguard Kahuzi-Biega National Park, often at great personal risk;
4. Notes with concern the fact that despite the efforts made by the Management Authority for the property, a large part of the property remains beyond control;
5. Regrets the lack of significant progress in the resolution of ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7A.6, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Congratulates the officers of the Congolese Nature Conservation Institute (ICCN) for the efforts undertaken to safeguard the property often at great personal risk, but regrets that persistent insecurity since the 2006 mission has continued to obstruct the implementation of the corrective measures adopted by the Committee at its 30th session (Vilnius, 2006);
4. Reiterates its concern with regard to the possible ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Garamba National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Garamba National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Centre,
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7A.7, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Reiterates its concern about the delay in the implementation of the corrective measures established by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), in particular the anti-poaching strategy and the joint operation between the Management Authority and the Congolese Army to clear poachers and armed groups from the property;
4. Also expresses concern about lack of reporting on the ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Salonga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Salonga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
I.
1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 33 COM 7A.18, adopted at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009),
3. Recalling the relevant provisions on the protection of cultural heritage including the four Geneva Conventions (1949), the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954, the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972, the inscription of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls at the request of Jordan on the World Heritage List (1981) ...
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Session: 34th session of the World Heritage Committee (34 COM)
Year: 2010
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7.2,
2. Recalling Decisions 31 COM 5.2, 32 COM 7.3, 33 COM 7.2 and 34 COM 7.2, adopted at its 31st (Christchurch, 2007), 32nd (Quebec City, 2008), 33rd (Seville, 2009) and 34th (Brasilia, 2010) sessions respectively,
3. Notes the evaluation report on the implementation of the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism presented and the detailed statistical analysis;
4. Also notes the recommendations presented in Part III of the above-mentioned document and reiterates the principle for operation, outlined in ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.1, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes with concern the insufficient progress in implementing the corrective measures adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 33rd session (Seville, 2009);
4. Notes with alarm that transhumant cattle have invaded a large part of the Park, and artisanal, small-scale mining are occurring within the property, which may threaten the integrity of the property;
5. Expresses its deep concern that the aerial surveys of the 2010 ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.4, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Extends its sincerest condolences to the families of the guards killed during operations to protect the property since its last session;
4. Welcomes the significant efforts made by the managing authority (ICCN), with the support of donors and conservation partners to implement the corrective measures despite very difficult conditions, especially the persistent problems related to the lack of security;
5. Expresses its deep ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Virunga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.5, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Notes with satisfaction the substantial progress made in evacuating the armed groups from the property, increasing patrol coverage and closing down illegal mining areas;
4. Expresses its hope that necessary security conditions can now be progressively created to enable the managers of the property to progress in the implementation of the corrective measures;
5. Welcomes the approval of the general management plan and the ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add;
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.6, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010);
3. Welcomes the improvement of the general security situation and the improved cooperation of park staff with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) army stationed around the park, but remains concerned about the presence of some remaining groups of Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels in and around the property;
4. Also welcomes the progress made in implementing the corrective measures updated by the World Heritage ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Garamba National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Garamba National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.7, adopted at its 34rd session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Reiterates its concern about the delay in the implementation of the corrective measures established by the World Heritage Committee at its 31st session (Christchurch, 2007), in particular the anti-poaching strategy and the joint operation between the park's management authority (ICCN) and the Congolese Army to remove poachers and armed groups from the property;
4. Regrets that no information was provided on the strategy to ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Salonga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Salonga National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
The World Heritage Committee,
I
1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 7A.20, adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010),
3. Recalling the relevant provisions on the protection of cultural heritage including the four Geneva Conventions (1949), the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954, the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972, the inscription of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls at the request of Jordan on the World Heritage List (1981) ...
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Session: 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (35 COM)
Year: 2011
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7A,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7A.1, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Thanks the State Party for the confirmation of its political willingness to restore the property, but notes the absence of concrete information in the State Party report, on the implementation of the corrective measures and their impact on the safeguarding of the property;
4. Expresses its strong concern regarding the continuation of insecurity problems in the property due to the ...
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park
State Parties: Central African Republic
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7A.3, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Regrets that the State Party of Guinea did not submit a conservation report on the property as requested by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session, making it impossible to assess the progress of the implementation of corrective measures;
4. Welcomes with satisfaction the dynamics of trans-boundary management of the property as practised by the State Parties of Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire and Liberia, and reiterates its ...
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve
State Parties: Côte d'Ivoire Guinea
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7A.Add,
2. Recalling Decision 35 COM 7A.22, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Recalling the relevant provisions on the protection of cultural heritage including the four Geneva Conventions (1949), the Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict of 1954, the Convention for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of 1972, the inscription of the Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls at the request of Jordan on the World Heritage List ...
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
The World Heritage Committee,
1. Having examined Document WHC-12/36.COM/7A,
2. Recalls Decision 35 COM 7A.5, adopted at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011),
3. Welcomes with satisfaction the important progress reported by the State Party in the implementation of some corrective measures, notably the evacuation of the armed groups from the property and the increase in the area of surveillance, the closure of a large number of artisanal mining operations in the property and the resolution of illegal occupations in Bitale;
4. Notes with concern the absence of progress accomplished ...
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Kahuzi-Biega National Park
State Parties: Democratic Republic of the Congo
36 COM 7A.23.II
Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls (site proposed by Jordan) (C 148 rev) – The Mughrabi Ascent
Session: 36th session of the World Heritage Committee (36 COM)
Year: 2012
Sites: Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls
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