The World Heritage Committee establishes the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties. It is composed of 21 state parties[1] which are elected by the General Assembly of States Parties for a four-year term.[2]
According to the World Heritage Convention, a committee member's term of office is for six years, however many states parties choose voluntarily to be Members of the Committee for only four years, in order to give other states parties an opportunity to be on the committee.[2] All members elected at the 15th General Assembly (2005) have voluntarily decided to reduce their period of term of office from six to four years.[2]
Session
The World Heritage Committee meets once a year to discuss the management of existing World Heritage Sites, and accept the nominations from countries.[2]
| Session[3] | Year | Date | Host city | State party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1977 | 27 June–1 July | Paris |  France
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| 2 | 1978 | 5 September–8 September | Washington, D.C. |  United States
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| 3 | 1979 | 22 October–26 October | Cairo & Luxor |  Egypt
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| 4 | 1980 | 1 September–5 September | Paris | France
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| 5 | 1981 | 26 October–30 October | Sydney |  Australia
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| 6 | 1982 | 13 December–17 December | Paris | France
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| 7 | 1983 | 5 December–9 December | Florence |  Italy
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| 8 | 1984 | 29 October–2 November | Buenos Aires |  Argentina
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| 9 | 1985 | 2 December–6 December | Paris | France
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| 10 | 1986 | 24 November–28 November | Paris | France
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| 11 | 1987 | 7 December–11 December | Paris | France
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| 12 | 1988 | 5 December–9 December | Brasília |  Brazil
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| 13 | 1989 | 11 December–15 December | Paris | France
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| 14 | 1990 | 7 December–12 December | Banff |  Canada
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| 15 | 1991 | 9 December–13 December | Carthage |  Tunisia
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| 16 | 1992 | 7 December–14 December | Santa Fe | United States
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| 17 | 1993 | 6 December–11 December | Cartagena |  Colombia
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| 18 | 1994 | 12 December–17 December | Phuket |  Thailand
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| 19 | 1995 | 4 December–9 December | Berlin |  Germany
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| 20 | 1996 | 2 December–7 December | Mérida |  Mexico
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| 21 | 1997 | 1 December–6 December | Naples | Italy
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| 22 | 1998 | 30 November–5 December | Kyoto |  Japan
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| 23 | 1999 | 29 November–4 December | Marrakech |  Morocco
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| 24 | 2000 | 27 November–2 December | Cairns | Australia
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| 25 | 2001 | 11 December–16 December | Helsinki |  Finland
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| 26 | 2002 | 24 June–29 June | Budapest |  Hungary
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| 27 | 2003 | 30 June–5 July | Paris | France
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| 28 | 2004 | 28 June–7 July | Suzhou |  China
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| 29 | 2005 | 10 July–17 July | Durban |  South Africa
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| 30 | 2006 | 8 July–16 July | Vilnius |  Lithuania
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| 31 | 2007 | 23 June–1 July | Christchurch |  New Zealand
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| 32 | 2008 | 2 July-10 July | Quebec City | Canada
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| 33 | 2009 | 22 June-30 June | Seville |  Spain
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| 34 | 2010 | 25 July-3 August | Brasília | Brazil
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| 35 | 2011 | 19 June-29 June | Paris | France
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| 36 | 2012 | 25 June-5 July | Saint Petersburg |  Russia
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| 37 | 2013 | 17 June-27 June | Phnom Penh |  Cambodia
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Members
| Member[4] | Representative | Notes |
|---|---|---|
 Algeria
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| Cambodia
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| Colombia
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 Estonia
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 Ethiopia
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| France
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Vice-chairperson | |
| Germany
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 India
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 Iraq
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| Japan
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 Malaysia
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Vice-chairperson | |
 Mali
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| Mexico
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Beatriz Hernández Narváez | Rapporteur/Vice-chairperson |
 Qatar
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| Russia
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Mitrofanova Eleonora | Chairperson |
 Senegal
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 Serbia
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| South Africa
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Vice-chairperson | |
 Sweden
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 Switzerland
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| Thailand
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 United Arab Emirates
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Vice-chairperson | |
| Total | 21 |
References
- ↑ According to the UNESCO World Heritage website, States Parties are countries that signed and ratified The World Heritage Convention. As of January 2012, there are a total of 188 State Parties.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "The World Heritage Committee". UNESCO World Heritage Site. Retrieved 2006-10-14.
- ↑ "Sessions". UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- ↑ http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/36COM/
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to World Heritage Sites. |
- UNESCO World Heritage portal — Official website (English) and (French)
- The World Heritage List — Official searchable list of all Inscribed Properties
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