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World Heritage 35 COM Distribution Limited WHC-11/35.COM/20 Paris, 7 July 2011 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-fifth session Paris, UNESCO Headquarters 19-29 June 2011 DECISIONS ADOPTED BY THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE AT ITS 35th SESSION (UNESCO, 2011) Table of contents ITEM 2: ADMISSION OF OBSERVERS 1 ITEM 3: ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA AND TIMETABLE OF THE 35TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (PARIS, UNESCO HEADQUARTERS 2011) 1 3A. Provisional Agenda of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011) 1 3B. Provisional Timetable of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011) 1 ITEM 5: REPORTS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE AND THE ADVISORY BODIES 2 5A. Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee’s Decisions 2 5B. Reports of the Advisory Bodies 3 5C. Follow-up of the recommendations by the External Auditor on the audit of the World Heritage Centre 3 5D. Roles of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies 4 5E. World Heritage Convention and sustainable development 4 5F. World Heritage Tourism Programme 5 ITEM 6: PROGRESS REPORT ON THE WORLD HERITAGE RELATED CATEGORY 2 CENTRES 5 ITEM 7. OF THE AGENDA: REPORTS ON THE STATE OF CONSERVATION OF PROPERTIES INSCRIBED ON THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST AND ON THE LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER 6 7.1. Recommendations of the International Expert Meeting on World Heritage and Buffer Zones 6 7.2. Evaluation of the Reinforced Monitoring Mechanism 7 7A. State of conservation reports of properties inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger 8 7B. Reports on the State of conservation of properties inscribed on the World Heritage List 46 7C. Reflection on the trends of the state of conservation 167 ITEM 8: ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST AND OF THE LIST OF WORLD HERITAGE IN DANGER 168 8A. Tentative Lists submitted by States Parties as of 21 April 2011, in conformity with the Operational Guidelines 168 8B. Nominations to the World Heritage List 168 8C: Establishment of the World Heritage List in Danger 250 8D: Clarifications of property boundaries and areas by States Parties in response to the Retrospective Inventory 252 8E: Adoption of retrospective Statements of Outstanding Universal Value 253 ITEM 9: GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR A REPRESENTATIVE, BALANCED AND CREDIBLE WORLD HERITAGE LIST 254 9A. Evaluation of the Global Strategy and the PACT Initiative 254 9B. Presentation and adoption of the World Heritage strategy for capacity building 254 9C. Recommendations of the Science and Technology Expert Working Group in the context of World Heritage nominations 255 ITEM 10: PERIODIC REPORTS 256 10A. Report on the Second Cycle of Periodic Reporting in the Africa region 256 10B. Progress Report on the first cycle of the Periodic Reporting and launching of the second cycle of the Periodic Reporting in Latin America and the Caribbean 257 10C. Progress report on Periodic Reporting in all other regions 258 ITEM 11: PROTECTION OF THE PALESTINIAN CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE 261 ITEM 12: REFLECTION ON THE FUTURE OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CONVENTION262 ITEM 13: REVISION OF THE OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES 272 13A. Progress report of the Informal Working Group on the World Heritage Emblem 272 ITEM 14: EXAMINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS 273 ITEM 15: REPORT ON THE EXECUTION OF THE 2010-2011 AND BUDGET AND PREPARATION OF THE 2012-2013 BUDGET 273 ITEM 16: PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 18TH SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY 275 ITEM 17: OTHER BUSINESS 276 ITEM 18: ELECTION OF THE BUREAU OF THE 36TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (JUNE/JULY 2012) 277 ITEM 19: PROVISIONAL AGENDA OF THE 36TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (2012) 278 Item 2 of the Agenda: Admission of Observers Decision: 35 COM 2 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Taking into consideration Rule 8 (Observers) of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, 2. Authorizes the participation in the 35th session as observers of those representatives of the international governmental organizations (IGOs), international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), non-governmental organizations (NGOs), permanent observer missions to UNESCO and non profit-making institutions having activities in the fields covered by the Convention, who have requested observer participation at the session and as listed in Section A of the document WHC-11/35.COM/2; 3. Further confirms the participation in the 35th session as observers of all those invited by the Director-General of UNESCO in accordance with Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee and as listed in Section B of the document WHC- 11/35.COM/2. Item 3 of the Agenda: Adoption of the Agenda and Timetable of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (Paris, UNESCO Headquarters 2011) 3A. Provisional Agenda of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011) Decision: 35 COM 3A The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/3A.Rev, 2. Adopts the Agenda included in the above-mentioned Document. 3B. Provisional Timetable of the 35th session of the World Heritage Committee (UNESCO, 2011) Decision: 35 COM 3B The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/3B.Rev, 2. Adopts the Agenda included in the above-mentioned Document. Decisions report WHC-11/35.COM/20, p. 1 Item 5 of the Agenda: Reports of the World Heritage Centre and the Advisory Bodies 5A. Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and the implementation of the World Heritage Committee’s Decisions Decision: 35 COM 5A 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 necessity to elaborate, at each session of the World Heritage Committee, a report on envisaged and concluded partnerships and requests that it be completed with an evaluation of these partnerships based on relevant tools, in particular on the use of the emblem and the benefits received, in order to ensure strict compliance with the Convention’s principles and objectives; 6. Requests the World Heritage Centre to continue improving its report by adding to the Periodic Reports: a) a general comment on progress made and gaps identified at global and regional levels, at thematic level, at the level of different financing sources, and at the level of financial partners or cooperation with States Parties, other Conventions, civil society and the private sector, b) a comprehensive inventory of pending decisions and the foreseen dates of implementation, c) a provisional priority activities plan for the following year including the formulation of objectives and expected results, as well as indications on related resources (human and financial); 7. Takes note of the recommendations of the International Seminar on the Role of Religious Communities in the Management of World Heritage properties, organized in Kiev, Ukraine, in November 2010, and requests the World Heritage Centre, in collaboration with the Advisory Bodies, to elaborate a thematic paper proposing to States Parties general guidance regarding the management of their cultural and natural heritage of religious interest, and in compliance with the national specificities, inviting States Parties to provide voluntary contributions to this end; Decisions report WHC-11/35.COM/20, p. 2 8. Requests the Director of the World Heritage Centre to continue informing it on an annual basis on: a) authorization granted by the World Heritage Centre on the use of the World Heritage emblem, b) envisaged and concluded partnerships, with indications on the modalities and terms of such agreements, and invites the Director to submit a draft of the new PACT Initiative Strategy, taking into account the results of the evaluation of the External Auditor on the PACT initiative for examination at its next session, one of its major objectives being the increase of resources to the World Heritage Fund to the benefit of International Assistance. 5B. Reports of the Advisory Bodies Decision: 35 COM 5B The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/5B, 2. Takes note of the reports of the Advisory Bodies (ICCROM, ICOMOS and IUCN) on their activities and expresses its gratitude for the efforts towards the implementation of the Convention; 3. Requests the Advisory Bodies for the next session in order to take informed and transparent decisions: a) to harmonize their reports, indicating the human and financial resources committed by the Advisory Bodies in the different activities they are in charge of, b) to include a general joint comment on the progress made and gaps identified for the implementation of the Convention, c) to present a joint summary table with the World Heritage Centre on their commitments and activities. 5C. Follow-up of the recommendations by the External Auditor on the audit of the World Heritage Centre Decision: 35 COM 5C The World Heritage Committee, 1. Having examined Document WHC-11/35.COM/5C, 2. Recalling Decision 34 COM 5G adopted at its 34th session (Brasilia, 2010), 3. Also recalling Decision 184 EX 8 Part II, adopted by the UNESCO Executive Board at its 184th session (30 March – 15 April 2010), Decisions report WHC-11/35.COM/20, p.