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The Chairperson drew the attention of the Committee to the two main documents of relevance to their deliberations. WHC-99/CONF.205/5 entitled "Report on the state of conservation of Kakadu National Park, Australia" provided a summary of information and deliberations concerning Kakadu up until the date of finalization of the document at the end of May. WHC-99/CONF.205/INF.4 included ...
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
The Chairperson reminded Committee members that a mission was sent to Kakadu National Park in late 1998, at the request of the twenty-second session of the Bureau in June 1998. The mission was led by the former Chairperson of the World Heritage Committee, Professor Francioni of Italy. Professor Francioni reported on the mission at the twentysecond session of the Committee in Kyoto in ...
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
The mission report (WHC-99/CONF.205/INF.3A) focused primarily on ascertained and potential dangers to the World Heritage values of Kakadu National Park posed by the Jabiluka mining proposal, and presented a total of 16 recommendations.
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
CONF 205 XI.1
Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
CONF 205 X1.2
Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
CONF 205 XI.3
Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
CONF 205 XI.4
Decision of the Third Extraordinary Session of the World Heritage Committee concerning Kakadu National Park, Australia
Session: 3rd extraordinary session of the Committee (CONF 205)
Year: 1999
Sites: Kakadu National Park
The twelfth session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage was held in Paris, at UNESCO Headquarters on 28 and 29 October 1999 during the thirtieth session of the General Conference.
One hundred and thirty-eight States Parties to the Convention were represented at this meeting.
The representatives of ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
5. In his opening address, the representative of the Director-General, Mr Crespo-Toral, Assistant Director-General for Culture, spoke of the incontestable success of the Convention which has been ratified by 157 States, and the World Heritage List which now includes 582 cultural and natural properties. He stressed the fact that the List does not yet include all the categories of properties, ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
9. The General Assembly elected by acclamation H.E. Mr L.J. Hanrath (The Netherlands) as President of the General Assembly, the representatives of Grenada, India and Yemen as Vice Presidents, and Mr I. Monsi (Benin) as Rapporteur. 10. In his speech, the President of the General Assembly promised that he will do his very best to make the twelfth General Assembly a success which would be ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
The agenda was adopted without amendments.
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
14. The President welcomed Israel as the 158th State Party. He asked if the Committee, composed of only 21 members, could continue to orient the implementation of the Convention in the name of the growing number of States Parties. He expressed his personal opinion that the time had come to study the possibility of increasing the number of representatives of States Parties within the ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
24. The representative of the Bureau of the Comptroller presented Document WHC-99/CONF.206/3a concerning the statement of accounts of the World Heritage Fund for the financial period 1996-1997, certified by the Auditor General, as well as the accounts of the Fund for the year 1998 approved by the Comptroller, and the tables included in this document. The General Assembly approved the accounts ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
25. The representative of the Bureau of the Comptroller presented document WHC-99/CONF.206/3b.rev giving the state of mandatory and voluntary contributions to the World Heritage Fund as at 22 October 1999. He then informed the General Assembly of all the other voluntary contributions and funds in trust received in 1999 by the World Heritage Centre. The Deputy Director of the Centre then ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
CONF 206 29
Determination of an amount of the contributions to the World Heritage Fund in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the Convention
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
30. Before introducing this point, the President referred to the notes sent to UNESCO delegations by France and Italy and wished to give the floor to the heads of the delegations of these countries so they could present their position. The Delegate of Lebanon, referring to Article 11 of the Rules of Procedure, raised a point of procedure relating to Resolutions and Amendments. The President ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
49. Under item 9 of the agenda, the General Assembly was called upon to elect seven members of the World Heritage Committee, to replace the following seven members whose mandate would expire at the end of the thirtieth session of the General Conference: Brazil, France, Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Niger, United States of America. The list of candidates was read out to the General Assembly: Algeria, ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
54. The Director of the Centre tabled document WHC-99/CONF.206/INF.7, and referred to the decision of the twenty-third session of the Bureau to submit the following draft resolution concerning the Centre’s needs and resources to the twelfth General Assembly for it to take note.
55. The General Assembly took note of the draft resolution addressed to the Director-General.
«The Bureau of the ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
56. The President thanked the Secretariat, the tellers and the interpreters for their efficient work. He noted that the States had adopted a resolution of historical importance concerning the ways and means to ensure a representative World Heritage List, the implementation of which would be determinant for the future of the Convention. He requested the States Parties to take into account at a ...
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
Session: 12th session of the General Assembly of States Parties (CONF 206)
Year: 1999
The Bureau noted that state of conservation reports of three of the fifteen natural heritage properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger, namely Srebarna Nature Reserve (Bulgaria), the Everglades National Park and Yellowstone National Park (United States of America) are due by 15 September 1999 and will be submitted to the twenty-third ordinary session of the Committee, to be ...
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Everglades National Park Srebarna Nature Reserve Yellowstone National Park
Country: Bulgaria United States of America
Session: 23rd session of the Bureau (CONF 204)
Year: 1999
Sites: Everglades National Park Srebarna Nature Reserve Yellowstone National Park
Country: Bulgaria United States of America
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