Decision : 39 COM 7B.41
Old Towns of Djenné (Mali) (C 116 rev)
The World Heritage Committee,
- Having examined Document WHC-15/39.COM/7B.Add,
- Recalling Decision 38 C0M 7B.50, adopted at its 38th session (Doha, 2014),
- Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party in the operational implementation of the Emergency Action Plan for the conservation and protection of the property;
- Notes with concern the precarious security situation in Mali that has hindered the capability of the State Party at the site;
- Expresses its deep concern regarding the low level of implementation of the Emergency Action Plan in view of the numerous threats to the integrity and authenticity of the property;
- Requests the State Party to increase its efforts and mobilize additional means to accelerate the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan;
- Calls upon the international community to provide the necessary support for the protection and safeguard of the property through the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan;
- Reiterates its request to the State Party to invite a joint UNESCO/ICOMOS Reactive Monitoring mission as soon as the security situation permits, to assess the progress achieved in the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan and the ascertained or potential danger to the Outstanding Universal Value of the property;
- Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2016, an updated report, including a 1-page executive summary, on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 40th session in 2016, with a view to considering, in the absence of significant progress in the implementation of the Emergency Action Plan and the ascertained or potential danger to the Outstanding Universal Value, the possible inscription of the property on the List of World Heritage in Danger.
Decisions Report
Decision Code: 39 COM 7B.41
Themes: Conservation
States Parties (1): Mali
Properties (1): Old Towns of Djenné
Year: 2015
State of conservation reports:
2015 Old Towns of Djenné
2015 Old Towns of Djenné
