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23rd session of the General Assembly of States Parties

UNESCO, Paris
2021 (date to be confirmed)
The 23rd session of the General Assembly
will be held at UNESCO Headquarters,
in 2021 (date to be confirmed).
In accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention will hold its 23rd session during the 41th session of the General Conference of UNESCO.

Elections 
to the World Heritage
Committee in 2021

The General Assembly will be called upon, inter alia, to replace the outgoing members of the World Heritage Committee, in conformity with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedures of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention concerning the presentation of candidatures for election to the World Heritage Committee.

The following 12 States Parties will be outgoing in 2021:

Australia Bahrain Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil China Guatemala Hungary Kyrgyzstan Norway Saint Kitts and Nevis Spain Uganda

For information on the number of seats to be filled during the 23nd General Assembly.
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Candidatures Received
State Party Electoral Group Proposed duration of mandate (years) Previous mandates CVs of experts*
Bulgaria Group II 4 years
(2021-2025)
2
1978-1983 1985-1991
Pending
France Group I 4 years
(2021-2025)
5
1976-1978 1978-1985 1987-1993 1993-1999 2009-2013
Pending
Greece Group I 4 years
(2021-2025)
2
1985-1991 1997-2003
Pending
Italy Group I 4 years
(2021-2025)
4
1978-1985 1987-1993 1993-1999 1999-2001
Pending
Japan Group IV 4 years
(2021-2025)
3
1993-1999 2003-2007 2011-2015
Pending
Jordan Group Vb 4 years
(2021-2025)
2
1980-1987 2007-2011
Pending
Mexico Group III 4 years
(2021-2025)
4
1985-1991 1991-1997 1997-2003 2009-2013
Pending
Morocco Group Vb 4 years
(2021-2025)
2
1995-2001 2005-2009
Pending
Sweden
has withdrawn its candidature by letter dated 18 September 2020
Group I
Ukraine Group II 4 years
(2021-2025)
None Pending

* At its 20th session (UNESCO, 2015), the General Assembly approved the following format for the experts’ CVs in the field of cultural/natural heritage.

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