World Heritage 28 COM Distribution limited WHC-04/28.COM/26 Paris, 29 October 2004 Original: English/French UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION CONVENTION CONCERNING THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Twenty-eighth session Suzhou, China 28 June - 7 July 2004 DECISIONS ADOPTED AT THE 28TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (SUZHOU, 2004) Published on behalf of the World Heritage Committee by : UNESCO World Heritage Centre 7, place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France Tel: +33 (0) 1 4568 1571 Fax: +33 (0) 1 4568 5570 E-mail: [email protected] http://whc.unesco.org This report is available in English and French at the following addresses: http://whc.unesco.org/archive/2004/whc04-28com-26e.pdf (English) http://whc.unesco.org/archive/2004/whc04-28com-26f.pdf (French) TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Opening session 1 2. Introduction by the Director-General of UNESCO 1 3. Welcome by the host country 2 4. Requests for observer status 2 5. Adoption of the agenda 2 6. Report of the Rapporteur of the 27th session of the World Heritage 3 Committee (Paris, 30 June - 5 July 2003) 7. Report of the Rapporteur of the 14th General Assembly of States Parties 3 (Paris, 14 - 15 October 2003) 8. Programme and budget 2004-2005 (32C/5) approved by the 32nd General 3 Conference of UNESCO 9. Report of the World Heritage Centre on its activities and on the 3 implementation of the decisions of the World Heritage Committee 10. International Assistance 5 10A International Assistance requests 5 10B Progress report on the evaluation of the World Heritage Fund 6 Emergency Assistance 11. Execution of the budget 7 12. Proposals concerning the preparation of the draft programme and budget 8 2006 - 2007 (draft 33C/5) 13. Global strategy for a representative, balanced and credible World 11 Heritage List 14. Establishment of the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage 16 in Danger 14A Tentative lists 16 14B Nominations of properties to the World Heritage List 17 15. Examination of the State of Conservation 51 15A Properties Inscribed on the List of World Heritage in Danger 51 15B Properties Inscribed on the World Heritage List 76 Decisions adopted at the 28th session of the World Heritage WHC-04/28 COM/26, p.i Committee (Suzhou, 2004) 15C Update of the List of World Heritage in Danger 149 16. Presentation of the periodic report for Latin America and the Caribbean 151 and follow-up regional programme 17. Progress reports on periodic reporting 153 17A Progress report on the preparation of the Periodic report for 153 Europe and North America 17B.I Follow-up to Periodic reporting in the Arab states 153 17B.II Protection of Palestinian cultural and natural heritage 153 17C Follow-up to Periodic reporting in Africa 154 17D Follow-up to Periodic reporting in Asia and the Pacific 154 18. Performance indicators for World Heritage Programmes 155 19. Progress report on the Global Training Strategy 155 20. Progress report on the Partnerships for World Heritage Conservation 155 (PACT) Initiative 21. Publication plans (including budgeted proposals) for a compilation of 156 World Heritage basic texts, guidance documents for the protection of World Heritage properties that would supplement the Operational Guidelines and a handbook on the World Heritage Convention 22. Report on the use of the World Heritage emblem 156 23. Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairpersons and Rapporteur 156 24. Provisional Agenda of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee 157 (June - July 2005) 25. Other business 159 25.1 New voting mechanism for the election of the Members of the 159 World Heritage Committee 25.2 Provisional Agenda of the 7th extraordinary session of the World 159 Heritage Committee (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 6 - 11 December 2004) 26. Adoption of Decisions 161 27. Closure of the session 161 Decisions adopted at the 28th session of the World Heritage WHC-04/28 COM/26, p.ii Committee (Suzhou, 2004) Annex I – List of participants 162 Annex II – Index of properties 186 Annex III – Recommendations and Decisions of the 28th session of the 197 Bureau of the World Heritage Committee Decisions adopted at the 28th session of the World Heritage WHC-04/28 COM/26, p.iii Committee (Suzhou, 2004) 1. OPENING SESSION Document : WHC-04/28.COM/INF.1 The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee was opened by Mr Zhang Xinsheng (China) Chairperson, on 28 June 2004 in Suzhou, China. (Chairperson's opening address is attached as an Annex to the Summary Record of this session, document reference: WHC-04/28.COM/INF.26). The Chairperson welcomed H.E. Mme Chen Zhili, State Councillor of the People's Republic of China, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Liang Baohua, Governor of Jiangsu Province, Mr Michael Abiola Omolewa, President of the UNESCO General Conference, Mr Hans-Heinrich Wrede, President of the Executive Board, Mr Yang Weize, Mayor of Suzhou, Committee Members, States Parties and all observers. The 21 members of the Committee: Argentina, Benin, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland participated in the session. 72 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention who are not members of the Committee were represented as observers: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Barbados, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen. The Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to UNESCO also attended this session as an observer. Representatives of the Advisory Bodies to the Committee, namely the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) also attended the session. The List of Participants is attached to this document as Annex I. 2. INTRODUCTION BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO The address of the Director-General of UNESCO is attached as an Annex to the Summary Record of this session, document reference : WHC-04/28.COM/INF.26. 3. WELCOME BY THE HOST COUNTRY The addresses made by the representatives of the Host Country are attached as Decisions adopted at the 28th session of the World Heritage WHC-04/28 COM/26, p.1 Committee (Suzhou, 2004) Annexes to the Summary Record of this session, document reference: WHC- 04/28.COM/INF.26. 4. REQUESTS FOR OBSERVER STATUS Documents : WHC-04/28.COM/4 WHC-04/28.COM/INF.4 28 COM 4 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Taking into consideration Rule 8 (Observers) of the Rules of Procedure of the Committee, 2. Authorises the participation in the 28th 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 World Heritage Convention, who have requested observer participation at the session and as listed under Section I of document WHC-04/28.COM/4; 3. Confirms the participation in the 28th session as observers of all those invited by the Director-General of UNESCO in accordance with Rule 8.4 of the Rules of Procedure and as listed in Section II of the document WHC-04/28.COM/4; 5. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA Documents : WHC-04/28.COM/5 Prov.1 WHC-04/28.COM/5 Prov.2 WHC-04/28.COM/INF.5 Rev 28 COM 5 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Decides to discuss item 14 prior to item 13 as recommended by the Bureau; 2. Adopts the agenda contained in Document WHC-04/28.COM/5Prov.2 as amended. 6. REPORT OF THE RAPPORTEUR OF THE 27TH SESSION OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE (PARIS, 30 JUNE - 5 JULY 2003) Documents : WHC-04/28.COM/6 Decisions adopted at the 28th session of the World Heritage WHC-04/28 COM/26, p.2 Committee (Suzhou, 2004) WHC-04/28.COM/INF.6 28 COM 6 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Takes note with satisfaction of the Report of the Rapporteur of the 27th session of the World Heritage Committee held at UNESCO Headquarters, (Paris, June-July 2003). 7. REPORT OF THE RAPPORTEUR OF THE 14TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF STATES PARTIES (PARIS, 14 - 15 OCTOBER 2003) Document : WHC-04/28.COM/7 28 COM 7 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Notes with appreciation the Report of the Rapporteur of the 14th General Assembly of States Parties held at UNESCO Headquarters, (Paris, October 2003). 8. PROGRAMME AND BUDGET 2004-2005 (32C/5) APPROVED BY THE 32ND GENERAL CONFERENCE OF UNESCO Document : WHC-04/28.COM/8 28 COM 8 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Takes note of document WHC-04/28COM/8. 9. REPORT OF THE WORLD HERITAGE CENTRE ON ITS ACTIVITIES AND ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE DECISIONS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE Document : WHC-04/28.COM/9Rev 28 COM 9 The World Heritage Committee, 1. Noting the Report of the World Heritage Centre presented in Part I of the document WHC-04/28.COM/9 Rev, 2.