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World Heritage 38 COM WHC-14/38.COM/INF.1 Paris, 17 March 2014 Original: English / French UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Thirty-eight session Doha, Qatar 15 – 25 June 2014 GENERAL INFORMATION Full information on the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee is available at the following website: www.38whcdoha2014.qa This site provides important information concerning registration forms, compulsory visas, travel advice, recommended hotels and tourist information. 1. PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................................................... 1 2. SESSION ORGANIZERS .................................................................................................................................. 1 3. PARTICIPANTS AND REGISTRATION ............................................................................................................. 3 3.1. PARTICIPANTS .......................................................................................................................... 3 3.2. REGISTRATION ......................................................................................................................... 3 4. PROTOCOL ....................................................................................................................................................... 4 5. SECURITY ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 6. ACCOMMODATION .......................................................................................................................................... 4 7. PASSPORT, VISA AND OTHER TRAVEL INFORMATION ............................................................................... 4 7.1. PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................................... 4 7.2. VISA REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................................................. 4 7.3. FLIGHT RESERVATIONS ........................................................................................................... 5 7.4. MEDICAL INSURANCE .............................................................................................................. 5 8. THE MEETING .................................................................................................................................................. 6 8.1. MEETING PLACE ....................................................................................................................... 6 8.2. HOW TO GET THERE ................................................................................................................ 6 8.3. LOCAL TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSFERS TO THE MEETING PLACE ............................ 6 8.4. REGISTRATION DESK AND DELIVERANCE OF BADGES AT THE MEETING PLACE ........... 6 8.5. BADGES ..................................................................................................................................... 6 8.6. RECEPTION AREA FOR PARTICIPANTS .................................................................................. 7 8.7. COFFEE BREAKS ...................................................................................................................... 7 9. INFORMATION ON THE STATE OF QATAR .................................................................................................... 7 9.1. CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE .................................................................................................. 9 9.2. TELEPHONE SERVICE .............................................................................................................. 9 9.3. GRATUITIES ............................................................................................................................... 9 9.4. DRIVING IN QATAR .................................................................................................................... 9 9.5. ELECTRICITY SUPPLY .............................................................................................................. 9 9.6. POSTAL SERVICE...................................................................................................................... 9 9.7. SMOKING AND ALCOHOL REGULATIONS............................................................................... 9 9.8. TIME ZONE .............................................................................................................................. 10 9.9. WEATHER ................................................................................................................................ 10 9.10. DRINKING WATER ................................................................................................................... 10 10. RECEPTION PROGRAMME AND RELATED EVENTS ................................................................................. 10 10.1. COMPLIMENTARY GUIDED TOURS ....................................................................................... 10 10.2. OTHER TRIPS ........................................................................................................................... 11 11. MEDIA .............................................................................................................................................................. 11 11.1. ACCREDITATION ...................................................................................................................... 11 11.2. MEDIA REGISTRATION AND SECURITY MEASURES ............................................................ 11 11.3. MEDIA CENTRE ........................................................................................................................ 11 11.4. PRESS CONFERENCE ROOM ................................................................................................ 12 11.5. PRESS RELEASE .................................................................................................................... 12 11.6. MEDIA ACCESS TO THE 38TH SESSION ............................................................................... 12 12. YOUTH EVENT OF THE 38TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE................................. 12 12.1. WORLD HERITAGE YOUTH FORUM, QATAR 2014: CULTURAL HERITAGE OF QATAR: MANAGEMENT, PRESERVATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND IMPACT ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES ................ 12 13. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ......................................................................................................................... 13 ANNEX I HOTELS CLOSEST TO THE VENUE ................................................................................................... 14 ANNEX II HOTELS FURTHER FROM THE VENUE ............................................................................................ 20 ANNEX III OTHER HOTEL OUTSIDE ANNEX 1 OR 2 WITH REGULAR SHUTTLE BUS SERVICE ................. 25 1. PURPOSE The World Heritage Committee comprises representatives from 21 States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage elected by the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention. The current composition of the Committee is as follows (for further information see: http://whc.unesco.org/en/comittee/) Algeria, Colombia, Croatia, Finland, Germany, India, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Senegal, Serbia, Turkey, Vietnam. The essential functions of the Committee are: i. To identify, on the basis of nominations submitted by States Parties, cultural and natural properties of Outstanding Universal Value which are to be protected under the Convention, and to inscribe those properties on the World Heritage List; ii. To monitor the state of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List, in liaison with States Parties; decide which properties included in the World Heritage List are to be inscribed on or removed from the List of World Heritage in Danger; decide whether a property may be deleted from the World Heritage List; iii. To examine requests for International Assistance financed from the World Heritage Fund. The 38th session of the World Heritage Committee will be held in Doha, the State of Qatar, from 15 to 25 June 2014. All useful information is available on the Internet site of the meeting: http://www.38whcdoha2014.qa 2. SESSION ORGANIZERS The 38th session is organized by UNESCO and the State of Qatar (Qatar Museums Authority with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs). The session will be held in Doha at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). Please find below the contact details for the individuals in charge of the major issues: For general information queries regarding the 38th session of the World Heritage Committee, please contact the Coordination Committee at the following email address: [email protected] Liaison Officers: Person in Charge for the content: Ms Sonia Barchiche Mobile: +974 33487347 Email: [email protected] Person in Charge for logistics: Ms Louise Cutajar Mobile: +974 66578923 Email: [email protected] General Information WHC-14/38.COM/INF.1, p. 1 Permanent Delegation of the State of QATAR to UNESCO (in Paris) Person in charge: Ms Amal