World Heritage 37 COM

WHC-13/37.COM/2 , 3 June / juin 2013 Original: English / French

UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION ORGANISATION DES NATIONS UNIES POUR L'EDUCATION, LA SCIENCE ET LA CULTURE

CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE CONVENTION CONCERNANT LA PROTECTION DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL, CULTUREL ET NATUREL

WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE / COMITE DU PATRIMOINE MONDIAL

Thirty-seventh session / Trente-septième session

Phnom Penh, Cambodia / Phnom Penh, Cambodge 16 – 27 June 2013 / 16 – 27 juin 2013

Item 2 of the Provisional Agenda: Admission of Observers Point 2 de l'ordre du jour provisoire : Admission des Observateurs

2: Admission of Observers / Admission des Observateurs

SUMMARY / RÉSUMÉ This document consists of two parts: I. Draft Decision: 37 COM 2 II. Requests for Observer status SECTION A: Observer requests received in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee; SECTION B: NGO/IGO representatives invited by the Director-General of UNESCO in accordance with Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

Ce document comprend deux parties : I. Projet de décision : 37 COM 2 II. Demandes de statut d’observateur SECTION A : Demandes de statut d'observateur reçues en conformité avec l'Article 8.3 du Règlement intérieur du Comité ; SECTION B : Représentants des ONG/OIG invités par la Directrice générale de l'UNESCO en conformité avec l’Article 8.4 du Règlement intérieur du Comité.

I. DRAFT DECISION / PROJET DE DECISION

Draft Decision: 37 COM 2 Projet de decision : 37 COM 2

The World Heritage Committee, Le Comité du patrimoine mondial,

1. Taking into consideration Rule 8 1. Prenant en considération l'Article 8 (Observers) of the Rules of (observateurs) du Règlement Procedure of the Committee, intérieur du Comité,

2. Authorizes the participation in the 2. Autorise la participation à la 37e 37th session as observers of those session en qualité d'observateur des representatives of the international représentants des Organisations governmental organizations (IGOs), gouvernementales internationales international non-governmental (OGI), des Organisations non organizations (INGOs), non- gouvernementales internationales governmental organizations (NGOs), (ONGI), des Organisations non permanent observer missions to gouvernementales (ONG), des UNESCO and non profit-making missions permanentes d'observation institutions having activities in the auprès de l'UNESCO et des fields covered by the Convention, institutions à but non lucratif ayant who have requested observer une activité dans les domaines visés participation at the session and as par la Convention, qui ont demandé listed in Section A of document le statut d'observateur et tels que WHC-13/37.COM/2; mentionnés dans la Section A du document WHC-13/37.COM/2, 3. Further confirms the participation in the 37th session as observers of all 3. Autorise de plus la participation à la those invited by the Director- 37e session en qualité d’observateur General of UNESCO in accordance de tous ceux invités par la Directrice with Rule 8.4 of the Rules of générale de l'UNESCO en Procedure of the Committee and as conformité avec l'Article 8.4 du listed in Section B of document Règlement intérieur du Comité et tels WHC-13/37.COM/2. que mentionnés dans la Section B du document WHC-13/37.COM/2.

The List of Participants is presented in document WHC-13/37.COM/INF.2. La liste des participants est présentée dans le document WHC-

13/37.COM/INF.2.

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.2 II. REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS DEMANDES DE STATUT D’OBSERVATEUR

SECTION A : List of Observer requests received in accordance with Rule 8.3 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee

Liste des demandes de statut d'observateur reçues en conformité avec l'Article 8.3 du Règlement intérieur du Comité

Climate Justice Programme Godden Mackay Logan Pty Ltd (GML) Stephen Leonard Dr Georgina Lloyd President Angkor Heritage Management PO Box 443 Framework Project Officer Helensburgh Professor Richard Mackay NSW 2508 Angkor Heritage Framework Team Leader Australia 0195 Treng Village, Slarkram Commune PO Box 93096 Siem Reap, 12000 Sekaiisan Research Institute Cambodia Mr Furuta Haruhisa Director Herity International Ms Furuta Mami Dr Maurizio Quagliuolo Secretariat General Secretary-General 3-4-3, Misuzugaoka-Midori c/o DRI Ente Interregionale Saeki-ku, Hiroshima City 731-5113 Via Emanuele Filiberto, 17 00185 Rome Italy University of Paderborn Faculty of Arts and Humanities Center for World Heritage Studies, Dr. Eva-Maria Seng College of Design Warburger str. 100 University of Minnesota 33098 Paderborn Mr Arthur Chen Director 145 Rapson Hall RC Heritage 89 Church Street SE Mr François Cristofoli Minneapolis, MN 55455 Ms Simone Ricca United States of America Mr Bruno Sors Ms Alessandra Borchi Greenpeace 7 rue du Laos Mr Ivan Blokov 75015 Paris Greenpeace Russia Campaign Director France Mr Andrey Petrov World Heritage Campaign Coordinator TERRE Policy Centre Leningradsky prospect 26/1 Mr Rajendra Shende Moscow 125040 Chairman Russian Federation Ms Vinita Apte President Comité pour la protection des biens 7 Hemdatta Apt, culturels en cas de conflits armés 38 Mrutyunay Clny, Kothrud, Mr Benjamin Goes Pune 411029 Chancellerie du Premier Ministre India Rue de la loi, 16 1000 Bruxelles Belgium

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.3 Research Chair on Built Heritage Stanford University School of Architecture Stanford Archaeology Center Christina Cameron Department of Anthropology Professeur titulaire Professor Lynn Meskele Canada Research Chair on Built Heritage Ms Claudia Liuzza Ecole d’Architecture, Faculté de 488 Escondido Mall, Building 500 l’aménagement MC 2170 Université de Montréal C.P. 6128, succ. Stanford, California 94305-2034 Centre-ville Montréal, QC H3C 3J7 United States of America Canada SAARC (South Asian Association for Conseil général du Puy-de-Dôme Regional Cooperation) Mission patrimoine mondial Mr G.L.W. Samarasinghe Eric Gold Director Conseiller général délégué au projet patrimoine Dr. Sanjay Garg Cécile Olive-Garcia Deputy Director (Research) Chef du projet d’inscription de la Chaîne des Education, Security Aspects and Culture Puys – Faille de Limagne Division Hôtel du Département SAARC Secretariat 24 rue Saint Esprit Post Box No. 4222 63033 Clermont-Ferrand Cedex 1 Kathmandu France Nepal

Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, The Pew Charitable Trusts Jerusalem International Boreal Conservation Professor Michael Turner Campaign UNESCO Chairholder in Urban Design and Mr Mathew Jacobson Conservation Studies Manager Mount Scopus The Pew Charitable Trust PO Box 24046 One Commerce Square 91240 Jerusalem 2005 Market Street, Suite 2800 Israel Philadelphia PA 19103-7077 United States of America “The World Heritage” program Broadcasting System Television, Inc. Sophia University Mr Keita Tsutsumi Mr Satoru Miwa Executive Producer Field Director Mr Jun Ogawa Sophia University Angkor Producer International Mission Ms Naoko Yokote P.O. Box 39 P.T.C Siem Reap Associate Producer Cambodia Mr Ippei Yanai Mr Toshiya Terasawa University of Western Sydney 5-3-6 Akasaka, Minato-Ku Dr Tim Winter Tokyo 107-8006 Associate Professor Japan University of Western Sydney Locked Bag 1797 JASA (Japan-Apsara Safeguarding Angkor) Penrith NSW 2751 Dr Takeshi Nakagawa Australia Co-director of JASA Professor of Waseda University Simon Wiesenthal Centre-Europe 4-1, Okubo-3, Shinjuku-ku Dr Stanley Trevor Samuels Tokyo 169-8555 Director for International Relations Japan 1399 Roxbury Dr # 100, , CA United States of America

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.4 International Centre on Space Technologies Australian Rainforest Conservation for Natural and (HIST) Society Inc. Mr Guo Huadong Mr Alec Marr Mr Nataranjan Ishwaran Dr James Warden Mr Hong Tianhua PO Box 2111 Mr Wang Xinyuan Milton QLD 4064 Mr Wang Changlin Australia Ms Liu Jie Mr Wang Cheng Association pour l’inscription des 9 Dengzhuang South Road, Haidian Disctrict Climats du vignoble de Bourgogne au Beijing 100094 Patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO M. Guillaume d’Angerville Président délégué Kota International Association Mme Krystel Lepresle Mr Ishikawa Sueo Directrice Acting President 12, boulevard Bretonnière Nishikida 3, Hishiike 21200 Beaune Kota, Aichi France Japan Agency for Cultural Affairs Nara National Research Institute for Cultural Kanagawa Prefecture Properties Mr Masao Kurokawa Mr Susumu Morimoto Mr Yasuyuki Anzai Mr Yoshito Kikuchi Mr Yasushi Fukuju Mr Hiroshi Sugiyama Mr Noriaki Masubuchi Ms Yuni Sato Mr Shoji Nakamura Dr Nobuo Kamei Mr Kazuo Kuniyoshi Dr Wataru Kawanobe Mr Yoshiaki Matsuda Ms Tomomi Haramoto Mr Kunio Kubotera Dr Asuka Sakaino Mr Akira Oyama 2-9-1 Nijo-cho, Nara-city 630-8577 City Japan Mr Fumiko Hayashi Ms Kazumi Horiguchi Conference Headquarters for the Promotion Mr Takashi Suzuki of Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun for World Ms Yuko Okada Cultural Heritage Inscription Mr Toru Takakura Mr Hideto Fukuda Mr Hideaki Ishida Assistant Director Kamakura City Ms Yumiko Nakanishi-Seino Mr Takashi Matsuo Archaeologist Mr Masami Otani Sakishima Building 37F, 1-14-16 Mr Shuichiro Kojima Nanko-Kita, Suminoe-ku Mr Hiroshi Yoshida 559-8555 Zushi City Japan Mr Ryuichi Hirai Ms Suzuko Oda ICOMOS France Mr Satoshi Ishii Mme Michèle Prats Mr Naoki Hashimoto Palais de Chaillot Yamanashi Prefecture Avenue Albert 1er de Monaco Mr Mitsuru Ichikawa 75116 Paris Mr Kazunori Wakabayashi France Mr Takahito Mishina Ms Kazumi Hinata Shizuoka Prefecture Mr Minoru Usami Ms Eriko Takabayashi

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.5 Mr Shigenori Yamaguchi Panasonic Corporation / Kobi Graphis Mr Akihiko Amano / Connect, Inc. Mr Shinichi Naito Panasonic Corporation Mr Taku Hasegawa Mr Takumi Kajisha Mr Yoshinori Yasuda Senior Managing Executive Officer Gunma Prefecture Mr Yorihisa Shiokawa Mr Katsuyuki Furusawa Managing Executive Officer Ms Masami Inoue Mr Senju Kobayashi Nagasaki Prefecture General Manager Yohei Kawaguchi Ms Atsuko Toyama Interpreter President, Panasonic Education Ms. Namiko Yamauchi Foundation 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 1-5-1 Higshi-shinbashi Minato-ku Tokyo 100-8959 Tokyo 105-8301 Japan Japan Cambodia Representative office BTU Cottbus Mr Hidehiko Kondo Dr Britta Rudolf Panasonic Consumer Marketing Asia Mr Michal Wosinski Pacific Ms Miray Hasaltun # 327-329 Sihanouk Blvd. Ms Ekaterina Kalabina Veal Vong 7 Makara, Phnom Penh Ms Claudia Gruenberg Cambodia Ms Amy Amaya Panasonic Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. Ms Mariana Pereira Mr Kouji Tsuchiya Konrad-Wachsmann-Allee 1 Director 03046 Cottbus Mr Kuniyasu Ikai Germany General Manager 300 Beach Road # 17-01 The Concourse International Work Group for Indigenous Singapore 199555 Affairs (IWGIA) Kobi Graphis Mr Max Ooft Mr Keiji Kondo Mr Stefan Disko General Manager Classengade 11 E 2-20-5 ichigayatamachi, shinjyuku-ku DK-2100 Copenhagen Tokyo 162-0843 Denmark Japan Connect, Inc. Syndicat Mixte du Grand Projet Grotte Mr Yoshi Kubodera Chauvet- Pont d’Arc Managing Director Mme Dominique Baffier Ms Rosanna Kubodera Conservateur International Account Director M. Sébastien Mathon 3F Komiya Bldg Chargé de mission Grand projet Rhone-Alpes 1-11-9 Mita, Minato-ku Mme Elisabeth Cayrel Tokyo Chargée de mission UNESCO Japan 6 cours du Palais BP 737 07007 Privas Cedex Australia National University France Mrs Kate McMahon The Australian National University Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Mr. Ruppert Mann Australia The Australian National University Canberra, ACT 0200 Sado World Heritage Promotion Australia Division Mr Hiroshi Yoshida Japan

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.6 Natural Heritage Protection Fund ICC-Angkor Mr Alexey Butorin Mr Jean Baptiste Chevance President Ms Sisovath Men Chandevy Vyborgskaya str. 8-3 Mr Khuon Khun Neay 125212 Moscow Ms Thomas Warscheid Russian Federation Mr Shinji Tsukawaki Mr Patrick Kersalé Göttingen University Mr Wen Yuqing Ms Keiko Miura Ms Joyce Clark Wilhelmplatz 1 Mr Takeshi Nakagawa 37073 Göttingen Mr Robert McCarthy Germany Mr Shimoda Ichita Ms Yoshikawa Mai M. Tanguy Dumortier Mr Ishizuka Mitsumasa Réalisateur Ms Shimoda Mariko 42 rue Cardinal Mercier Mr Souer Sothy 1460 Ittre Mr D.S.Sood Belgique Ms Tep Vattho Ms SHENG Weiwei The Institute of Port-Town Culture in Mr Emmanuel Menanteau Setouchi Mr Long Nary Mr Kazuo Mori Mr Tec Touch 821-1 tomo-cho, Tomo Ms Josephin Roesler Fukuyama-City Ms Monika Staciwa Hiroshima Prefecture 720-0201 Ms Petra Schill Japan Mr Adelbert Eberhardt Mr Romain Louvet Initiative for St. Andrew’s Passage Mr Damian Evans Ms Solovyova Maryna Mr Alexander Ignatov Ms Nikiforova Iryna Mr André Pouillès-Duplaix Mr Lutsenko Igor Mr Sylvain Ulisse Ms Lebedieva Mariia Mr Yuji KUMAMARU Artema str., 14-a, of. 93 Kiev Mr Yoshihiro HIGUCHI Ukraine, 04053 Mr Takayoshi KUROMIYA Mr Yoshihiro ABE SEK International University Mr Yuki KAI Mr Óscar Acuña Poblete Ms Nao OTSUKA Dean of Heritage Faculty Mr Andrew Toh Avda Jose Arrieta 10000 Mr Edgar Pang Penalolen Mr Kenichiro Hidaka Santiago Mr Seung Kong Chile Mr Sachchidanand Sahai Mr Hang Peou Centre for Heritage Development in Africa Mr Hans Leisen Mr Kassim Mwamba Omar Mlle Men Sodany Centre for Heritage Development in Africa Ms Hai Socheat Rithy Old Law Court Building Ms Jady Smith Nkrumah Road CIC-Angkor P.O. Box 90010 UNESCO Phnom Penh Mombasa 38 Samdech Sothearos Blvd. Kenya Phnom Penh Cambodge

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.7 Tsinghua University Osaka University Mr Rui Yang Dr Toshiya Hoshino Beijing 100084 Machikaneyama 1-31 P.R. China Toyonaka Osaka 560-0043 Niigata World Heritage Inscription Japan Promotion Office Ms Yumiko Oda University of Tsukuba Mr Shoei Ohno Dr Junko Okahashi Japan Dr Ichita Shimoda Kasuga Plaza 3rd floor NPO National Council on Mt. Fuji World 1-8-3 Kasuga, Tsukuba City Heritage Ibaraki 305-0821 Ms Atsuko Toyama Japan Chief Director Mr Ryuichi Mori National Federation of UNESCO Deputy Chief Director Associations in Japan Mr Zenko Oda Noboru Noguchi Chairperson Akito Terao Mr Go Oishi Vutha Nong Executive Director Asahi-Seimei Ebisu Bldg, 12F, Mr Hirohisa Sugamoto 1-3-1 Ebisu, Sibuya-ku Executive Director Tokyo 150-0013 Mr Toshihiro Tsujii Japan Executive Director Mr Takuya Nozaki WH inscriptions of the Japanese Executive Producer Cabinet Secretariat Mr Toru Shimase Japanese Cabinet Secretariat Executive Producer Mr Kengo Iwamoto Ms Tomoko Takenaka 1-11-39 Nagata-cho, Chiyoda-ku Interpreter Tokyo,100-0014 4F SVAX TT Bldg. Nagata-cho Joint Government Building 3-11-15, Toranomon, Minato-ku 7th floor Tokyo 105-0001 Kagoshima Prefectural Government Japan Mr Kojiro Yokote Mr Koji Hagihara Cornish Mining World Heritage Site Mr Koko Kato Partnership Board Ms Akiko Minamide Mr Barry Gamble 10-1, Kamoike- Shinmachi Kagoshima Cornwall Council City, Kagoshima, JAPAN, 890-8577 Economic Development and Culture Japan The West Wing – 4th Floor County Hall, Truro DENTSU INC. / Forerunner Inc. / Asia Cornwall TR1 3AY Content Center Inc. United Kingdom Mr Hironao Imazu Director Vernadsky Nongovernmental Ecological Mr Noboru Eto Foundation CEO Mr Vladimir A. Grachev Ms Yukari Imai 11 Mokhovaya St., Bldg. 11 Marketing Analyst Moscow 125009 DENTSU INC. Russian Federation 1-8-1 Higashi-shimbashi Minato-ku Tokyo 105-7001 Japan

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.8 The Wilderness Society PFD Publications Ltd Mr Vica Bayley Mr Richard Foster Mr Geoff Law Mr Peter Warren Dr Pillip Pullinger Ms Caroline Fort Mr Gavan McFadzean Mr Fernando Ortiz Mr Kerry Trapnell 5 St. John’s Lane Mr Arnold Wallis London EC1M 4BH Mr Desmond Tayley United Kingdom GPO Box 716 Hobart TAS 7001 Russian Union of Architects Australia Dr Irina Zaika Scientific Secretary Aomori Prefectural Government 12 Granatny pereulok Mr Hideki Fujiwara 123001 Moscow Mr Kazuhiro Shinkai Russian Federation 2-3-1 Shinmachi, Aomori-shi Aomori-ken 030-8540 FREELAND Foundation Japan Mr Eric Ash 591 UBC II Bldg. African Heritage, Protected Areas & Wildlife 10th Fl., Room 1001 Management Soi Sukhumvit 33 Dr Peter Howard Sukhumvit Rd. P.O. Box 24994 North Klongton Karen 00502 Wattana Nairobi Bangkok 10110 Kenya Thailand

ICOMOS Japan / Prefecture National Commission for Culture and ICOMOS Japan the Arts Mr Wataru Ono Mr Edwin V. Antonio Iwanami Shoten Hitotsubashi Bldg 13F 633 NCCA Building Hitotsubashi 2-5-5, Chiyoda-ku General Luna Street, Intramuros Tokyo 101-0003 Manila Japan Philippines Fukuoka Prefectural Government Ms Miki Okadera Osaka Prefectural Assembly 7-7 Higashi Koen, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka Mr Hideki Nagafuji Prefecture, 812-8575 Mr Hiroaki Mitsugi Japan 2-1-22 Otemae Chuou-ku, Osaka-shi Cultural Project “Vi-ver o Patrimonio” Osaka Mr Erwic Flores Caparó Japan Rua Caetano Moura, 121 Federação Research Centre for Islamic History, 40210-905 Salvador BA Art and Culture (IRCICA) Brasil Dr. Halit Eren Yildiz Sarayi, Seyir Kosku Newcastle University Barbaros Bulvari, Besiktas 34349 Mr Michael Haynes Istanbul Armstrong Building Turkey Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU United Kingdom

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.9 SECTION B : Representatives of other NGO/IGO and other Observer organizations invited by the Director-General of UNESCO in accordance with Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee.

Autres représentants des ONG/OIG et d’autres organisations Observateurs invités par la Directrice générale de l’UNESCO en conformité avec l’Article 8.4 du Règlement intérieur du Comité

Mr Ban Ki-moon Monsieur Abdallah Mhareb Secretary-General Directeur général Organisation arabe pour l’éducation, la First Avenue at 46th Street culture et les sciences New York, N.Y. 10017 B.P. 1120 United States of America Tunis 1001 République tunisienne Dr Jim Yong Kim President Mr José Miguel Insulza The World Bank Secretary-General 1818 H Street N.W. Organization of American States Washington DC 20433 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, United States of America N.W. Washington DC 20006 Mr José Graziano da Silva United States of America Director-General Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Ms Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma Nations President Viale delle Terme di Caracalla African Union Commission 01153 (or 00100) Rome P.O. Box 3243 Italian Republic Addis Ababa Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E. Mr Le Luong Minh Secretary-General Mr Thorbjørn Jagland Association of Southeast Asian Nations Secretary General Secretariat Council of Europe 70 A Jalan Sisingamangaraja Avenue de l'Europe Jakarta 12110 B.P. 431 R.6 Republic of Indonesia 67075 Strasbourg Cedex France Dr Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri Directeur général Ms Kathy Calvin Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural President Organization United Nations Foundation Avenue des F.A.R., Hay Ryad 1800 Massachusetts Avenue, NW BP 2275 Suite 400 Washington DC 20036 10104 Rabat United States of America Royaume du Maroc Mr Taleb Rifai Dr Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu Secretary-General Secretary-General World Tourism Organization Organization of the Islamic Conference Capitán Haya 42 P.O. Box 178, Jeddah 21411 28020 Madrid Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Kingdom of Spain

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.10 Mr Achim Steiner Ms Desiree Martinez Uriarte Executive Director President United Nations Environment Programme International Federation of Landscape United Nations Avenue Architects (IFLA) Gigiri 63, Avenue d'Auderghem PO BOX 30552, 00100 Nairobi 1040 Brussels Republic of Kenya Belgium

Mr Luis Alberto Moreno Mr Kwasi Myles President Secretary-General Inter-American Development Bank Organization for Museums, Monuments 1300 New York Avenue, N.W. and Sites of Africa (OMMSA) Washington D.C. 20577 P.O. Box 3343 United States of America Accra Ghana Mr Denis Ricard Secretary General Mr James P. Leape The Organization of World Heritage Cities Director-General (OWHC) Ms Susan Brown 15 rue Saint-Nicolas Dao Nguyen Québec (Québec) World Wide Fund for Nature G1K 1M8 Canada WWF International Avenue du Mont Blanc Ms Alicia Bárcena 1196 Gland Executive Secretary Switzerland United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Mr Julien Anfruns Avenida Dag Hammarskjöld 3477 Director General Vitacura, Santiago International Council of Museums (ICOM) Chile UNESCO House 1 rue Miollis Mr David Sheppard 75015 Paris Director General France Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme Mr Timothy Whalen P.O. Box 240 Director Apia The Getty Conservation Institute Samoa 1200 Getty Center Drive Suite 700 Mr Steven Wilson Los Angeles, CA 90049-1684 Executive Director United States of America International Council for Science (ICSU) 5 rue Auguste Vacquerie Ms Bonnie Burnham 75016 Paris President France World Monuments Fund 350 Fifth Avenue Mr Luc Gnacadja Martin-Luther-King-Strasse 8 Executive Secretary New York NY 10118-2494 UNITED NATIONS United States of America Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) UNCCD Secretariat P.O. Box 260129 D-53153 Bonn Germany

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.11 Dr Witaya Jeradechakul Ms Mónica López Director Executive Secretary South-East Asian Ministers of Education Convenio Andrés Bello Organization (SEAMEO) Calle 93B N°17-19 Oficina 402 Mom Luang Pin Malakul Centenary Building, Bogotá 4th Floor Colombia 920 Sukhumvit Road, Klongtoey, Prakanong, Suite 2412 Mr John E. Scanlon Bangkok 10110 Secretary-General Thailand Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and M. Michel Barmaki Flora (CITES) Secrétaire général International Environment Jouse Union internationale des architectes (UIA) 11 Chemin des Anémones Tour Maine Montparnasse BP 158 CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva 33 Avenue du Maine Switzerland 75755 Paris Cedex 15 France Ms Mirna Cunninghman Chair of the United Nations Permanent Mr Anada Tiéga Forum on Indigenous Issues Secretary General United Nations, 2 UN Plaza The Ramsar Convention on wetlands Room DC2-1454 (RAMSAR) New York, NY, 10017 Ramsar Secretariat United States of America Rue Mauverney 28 CH-1196 Gland H. E. Mrs Maria Francesca Spatolisano Switzerland Ambassador, Permanent Representative Permanent Representation of the Dr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias European Union to UNESCO Executive Secretary 12, avenue d’Eylau Secretariat of the Convention on Biological 75116 Paris Diversity (CBD) France 413, Saint Jacques Street, suite 800 QC H2Y 1N9 Dr Nabil El Araby Canada Secretary-General League of Arab States Dr Bradnee Chambers Secretariat Executive Secretary Tahrir Square Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) P.O. Box 11642, Cairo CMS Secretariat Egypt United Nations Premises Hermann-Ehlers-Str. 10 Mr Webber Ndoro 53113 Bonn Director Germany Mrs Sibongile Vandamme Mr Souayibou Varissou Dr Shakeel Bhatti African World Heritage Fund Secretary of the Treaty P.O. Box 1234 International Treaty on Plant Genetic Halfway House, Midrand, 1685 Resources for Food and Agriculture South Africa FAO Headquarters Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 1 00153 Rome Italy

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.12 Mr Jian Zhou Ms Christiana Figueres Director Executive Secretary Ms Wei Lu United Nations Framework Convention Ms Li Hong on Climate Change (UNFCCC) World Heritage Institute of Training and UNFCCC secretariat Research for the Asia and the Pacific Region Haus Carstanjen under the auspices of UNESCO (WHITRAP) 53175 Bonn 3F Wen Yuan Building, Tongji University, Germany 1239 Siping road, 200092 Ms Kris Endresen China Director Nordic World Heritage Foundation Dr Saeed Abdulla AlKhuzai Meltzers gate 4, Advisor and Acting Director 0257 Olso Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage (ARC- Norway WH) P.O. Box 95912, Manama Barhain

Admission of Observers Admission des Observateurs WHC-13/37.COM/2, p.13