By Year
The General Assembly,
Elects H. Exc. Mrs Aziza BENNANI (Morocco) as Chairperson of the 16th General Assembly;
Elects Raymond ASOMBANG (Cameroon) as Rapporteur of the 16th General Assembly;
Elects Austria and Japan as Vice-Chairpersons of the 16th General Assembly.
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
State Parties: Austria Cameroon Japan Morocco
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
State Parties: Austria Cameroon Japan Morocco
The General Assembly,
Having examined Documents WHC-07/16.GA/2A and WHC-07/16.GA/INF.2A
Adopts the Agenda included in the above-mentioned document.
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Having examined Document WHC-07/16.GA/2B,
Adopts the timetable for the elections to the World Heritage Committee presented in the above-mentioned document.
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
16 GA 3A.1
Elections to the World Heritage Committee - Reflection on election procedures of World Heritage Committee members and on the distribution of seats to ensure an equitable representation of the different Regions and Cultures of the World
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
State Parties: Japan
The General Assembly,
Decides to amend the Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention as follows (new text proposed in bold):
New Rule 12.5 :
Subject to Rule 14.1, voting shall normally be either by a show of hands or by electronic means with each Member’s vote displayed on a screen.
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Elects Barbados, as member of the World Heritage Committee on the reserved seat for State Parties without properties on the World Heritage List;
Elects as members of the World Heritage Committee, the following eight States ...
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
State Parties: Australia Bahrain Barbados Brazil China Egypt Jordan Nigeria Sweden
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
State Parties: Australia Bahrain Barbados Brazil China Egypt Jordan Nigeria Sweden
16 GA 4
Report of the Intergovernmental Committee for the protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage on its activities (2006-2007)
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Having examined Document WHC-07/16.GA/5,
Taking note of Decision 31 COM 19, adopted at the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee (Christchurch, 2007),
Takes note of the results-based Action Plan to implement the main recommendations of the Management Audit of the World Heritage Centre;
Welcomes the proposals of the Director-General of UNESCO to improve the administrative flexibility of the World Heritage Centre, clarify its organizational structure, and create posts, on an experimental basis, by combining multiple sources of financing;
Requests the ...
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Having examined Document WHC-07/16.GA/6,
Requests the World Heritage Centre, in cooperation with the Advisory Bodies, to report at its 17th session in 2009, on the progress in the implementation of the recommendations of the 2007 Management Audit, in relation to the work and relationships with the Advisory Bodies;
Calls upon the World Heritage Committee to review the proposed protocols of roles and responsibilities indicated in the Management Audit and submit its comments on them to the General Assembly at its 17th session in ...
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
16 GA 7
Examination of the statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund, including the status of the States Parties' contributions
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
16 GA 8.1
Determination of the amount of the contributions to the World Heritage Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the World Heritage Convention
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Recalling Decision 31 COM 20A of the World Heritage Committee, which urges States Parties in arrears to pay their overdue contributions to the World Heritage Fund,
Encourages States Parties to make voluntary donations to the World Heritage Fund in addition to their contributions;
Takes note of Document WHC-07/16.GA/INF.8 on the Statement of compulsory and voluntary contributions to the World Heritage Fund.
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Having examined Document WHC-07/16.GA/9,
Takes note of the progress report on the implementation of the Global Strategy for a credible, representative and balanced World Heritage List from 2003 to 2007 presented in this document, and expresses its deep concern for the limited results achieved so far;
Calls upon the World Heritage Centre, the Advisory Bodies and other partners to significantly increase their support to States Parties, particularly in less developed countries, in the identification of cultural, natural and mixed properties as well as the ...
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
The General Assembly,
Having examined Document WHC-07/16.GA/10,
Recalling Decisions 30 COM 7.1 and 31 COM 7.1, adopted respectively at the 30th (Vilnius, 2006) and 31st (Christchurch, 2007) sessions of the World Heritage Committee,
Taking into account the relevant issues identified in the recent Thematic Debate of the Executive Board on UNESCO’s role in addressing climate change within its mandated areas of competence and also noting the upcoming meetings on climate change in Bali in December 2007 (Thirteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 13) and the ...
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
16 GA 11
Report on the development of a revised recommendation on the conservation of Historic Urban Landscapes
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007
16 GA 12
Other business: protection and management plans, conservation tools and promotion of World Heritage properties
Session: 16th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (16 GA)
Year: 2007