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22 Decisions
2 Resolutions
Theme: Partnershipsclose
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The General Assembly, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/18.GA/8 and WHC-11/18.GA/INF.8, 2. Endorses the recommendations of the independent evaluation by UNESCO’s external auditor on the implementation of the Global Strategy from its inception in 1994 to 2011 and the Partnership for Conservation Initiative (PACT) requested by its Resolution 17 GA 9 (UNESCO, 2009), 3. Welcomes the views of all States Parties that provided comments following the Circular Letter dated 13 July 2011; 4. Urges all parties to take into consideration the recommendations of the External Auditor  while ...
The General Assembly, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/18.GA/11 and WHC-11/18.GA/INF.11, 2. Recalling Decisions 35 COM 12A, 35 COM 12B, 35 COM 12C, 35 COM 12D, and 35 COM 12E adopted by the World Heritage Committee at its 35th session (UNESCO, 2011), 3. Thanks the Working Group and its Chairperson, Mr Greg Terrill, for the leadership in elaborating the Vision and Action Plan in an open and participative way; 4. Adopts the Vision and Action Plan and requests the World Heritage Centre to disseminate it widely; 5. Recalls the request by the 35th session of the World Heritage ...
XIII.3 [...] During a short discussion certain amendments were proposed to the Recommendation in Document WHC-97CONF.208/15 (Annex VIII).
XIII.3 [...] During a short discussion certain amendments were proposed to the Recommendation in Document WHC-97CONF.208/15 (Annex VIII).
IX.32 The Secretariat briefly introduced the issue on the use of the World Heritage Emblem and Fund-raising, by recalling the step by step process followed by the Consultative Body in proposing new Guidelines on the Use of the World Heritage Emblem and Fund-raising to the Committee at its twenty-second session. The Secretariat further recalled that the document submitted to the Committee for examination within document WHC-98/CONF.203/11Add remained unchanged since it was last presented to the extraordinary session of the Bureau. IX.33 Concerning the use of the World Heritage Emblem, the ...
XIII.13 The Chairperson then opened the floor for comments, recalling that there were three decisions for the Committee to adopt regarding: the Strategic Plan; Programme and Budget for 1999, and the World Heritage Review. XIII.14 The Committee commended the Secretariat for the high quality and clarity of both the written document and the presentation. Expressing appreciation for the strategic approach of the five-part programme, the Committee remarked on the wide range of activities being undertaken by the Centre in spite of limited staff and financial resources and approved the contents ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Welcomes the World Heritage Partnerships Initiative as a means to achieve, on an experimental basis, a new systematic approach to partnerships; 2. Acknowledges that the work undertaken in identifying partnerships and criteria for new World Heritage partnerships is in progress; 3. Invites the Director-General to further develop a regulatory framework for the Partnerships Initiative to be added to the Committee's guidelines relating to the use of the World Heritage name, emblem and patronage; 4. Encourages the Director-General to ensure that the ...
The World Heritage Committee [73],1. Defers examination of document WHC-03/27.COM/20C - Section A to the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee in 2004. [73]  See also Decision 27 COM 2.
The World Heritage Committee,1. Welcomes the Nordic World Heritage Foundation's partnership with UNESCO;2. Requests the World Heritage Centre to ensure the coordination of the activities of the Nordic World Heritage Foundation with those of the Committee; 3. Agrees with the use of the World Heritage emblem by the Nordic World Heritage Foundation.
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Requests the World Heritage Centre to provide a yearly report on the authorized use of the emblem to the World Heritage Committee in accordance with the Operational Guidelines (Annex 3 "Guidelines and Principles for the Use of the World Heritage Emblem" July 2002).
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Noting with satisfaction the partnership day that took place on the occasion of its 28 session, 2. Decides, in view of the time constraints, to defer the discussion of this Item until its 7th extraordinary session to be held in Paris, (December 2004).
The World Heritage Committee, Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/15, Recalling Decision 29 COM 13, adopted at its 29th session (Durban, 2005); Expresses its appreciation for the results achieved and encourages the World Heritage Centre to continue work developed under the World Heritage Partnerships Initiative (World Heritage PACT); Requests the World Heritage Centre, in preparing the next cycle of revisions to the Operational Guidelines, to submit to the 32nd session of the Committee, a discussion paper on new strategic directions for partnerships, with a particular emphasis ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-10/34.COM/9A, 2. Adopts the Terms of Reference for the evaluation of the Global Strategy for a representative, balanced, and credible World Heritage List, by deleting Paragraph 1a; 3. Also adopts the Terms of Reference for the evaluation of the PACT initiative, changing the formulation of its Paragraph 5 by adding "and of their traceability" and by completing the Terms of Reference with the following evaluations: a) Evaluate the contents of the respective engagements of the World Heritage Centre and its private sector ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/5A and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.5A, 2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 5A adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), 3. Takes note of the activities undertaken and of the partnerships established by the World Heritage Centre; 4. Also takes note with appreciation of the concrete contribution of the States Parties and all partners who, through their financial and/or technical support, contributed to the efforts to implement the Convention reported in the document WHC-11/35.COM/5A; 5. Reminds the World Heritage Centre of the ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/5F, 2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 5F.2 adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), 3. Thanks the Government of Switzerland for its offer of financial and technical support to specific activities supporting the Steering Group guiding the development of the new and inclusive Programme on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism, and welcomes its offer to host an expert meeting in Sils/Engadine, Switzerland, in October 2011; 4. Also thanks the Governments of Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Nordic World Heritage ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Documents WHC-11/35.COM/9A and WHC-11/35.COM/INF.9A , 2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 9A , adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), 3. Also recalling Resolution 17 GA 9 , adopted by the 17th session of the General Assembly (UNESCO, 2009), 4. Requests the World Heritage Centre to transmit the documents to the 18th session of the General Assembly (UNESCO, 2011) for ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/13A, 2. Takes note of the progress made by the Informal Working Group on the use of the World Heritage emblem; 3. Recalls that Chapter VIII of the Operational Guidelines on the World Heritage Emblem remains in vigour; 4. Requests the World Heritage Centre, together with the Advisory Bodies, to continue working with the Informal Working Group on the World Heritage Emblem in order to: 1. Prepare, if necessary, complementary guidance on the use of the World Heritage Emblem, including a draft table of uses of the ...
1. Having examined document WHC-12/36.COM/5A.2, documentWHC-12/36.COM/INF.5A.2 and document WHC-12/36.COM/9A, 2. Recalling Decisions 34 COM 5A and Decision 35 COM 5A respectively, 3. Also recalling Resolution 18 GA 8 adopted by the 18th General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention by which the recommendations of the External Auditor on the Partnership for Conservation Initiative (PACT) were endorsed, 4. Considering that the open-ended working group in charge of producing an implementation plan for the recommendations of the External Auditor will be meeting ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined document WHC-12/36.COM/5D, 2. Recalling Decisions 32 COM 10, 32 COM 10A and 34 COM 5F.1 adopted at its 32nd (Quebec City, 2008) and 34th (Brasilia, 2010) sessions respectively, 3. Welcomes the progress report made on the implementation of the World Heritage Thematic Programmes; 4. Requests the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies, and with the support of interested States Parties to continue its efforts to implement the activities foreseen under each of these programmes in 2012-2013; 5. Expresses its ...
The World Heritage Committee, 1.  Having examined document WHC-12/36.COM/5E, 2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 5F.2 adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), 3. Welcomes the finalization of the new and inclusive Programme on World Heritage and Sustainable Tourism and notes with appreciation the participatory process for its development, objectives and approach towards implementation; 4. Also welcomes the contribution of the Steering Group comprised of States Parties representatives from the UNESCO Electoral Groups, the World Heritage Centre, the Advisory Bodies ...
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