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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_Heritage_CommitteeWorld Heritage Committee - Wikipedia

    The World Heritage Committee is a committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization that selects the sites to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon ...

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  3. whc.unesco.org › en › committeeUNESCO World Heritage Centre - The World Heritage Committee

    The Bureau of the Committee coordinates the work of the Committee and fixes the dates, hours and order of business of meetings. The election of the new Bureau will take place at the end of the next session of the World Heritage Committee. Chairperson: H.E. Mr Vishal V. Sharma ( India) Rapporteur: Mr Martin Ouaklani ( Belgium) Vice-Chairpersons ...

  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_Heritage_SiteWorld Heritage Site - Wikipedia

    The World Heritage Sites list is maintained by the international World Heritage Program administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 "states parties" that are elected by the United Nations General Assembly, and advised by reviews of international panels of experts in natural or cultural history, and education.

  5. www.unesco.org › en › world-heritageWorld Heritage Committee 2023 | UNESCO

    Dec 5, 2023 · From 16 to 20 September, the Committee added 42 new sites (33 cultural, 9 natural) on UNESCO World Heritage List, bringing the total to 1199 (993 cultural, 227 natural, 39 mixed). It was also decided to extend 5 sites already on the List.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_Heritage_ConventionWorld Heritage Convention - Wikipedia

    World Heritage Convention. The World Heritage Convention, formally the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, is an international treaty signed on 23 November 1972, which created the World Heritage Sites, with the primary goals of nature conservation and the preservation and security of cultural ...

    Session
    Year
    Date
    Host City
    36
    2012
    25 June-5 July
    Saint Petersburg
    35
    2011
    19 June-29 June
    Paris
    34
    2010
    25 July-3 August
    Brasília
    33
    2009
    22 June-30 June
    Seville

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  7. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › World_Heritage_CommitteeWorld Heritage Committee - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

    The World Heritage Committee is the group which decides on the places to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It makes sure that the agreements in World Heritage Convention are followed. It also decides how the money in the World Heritage Fund is spent. The committee has 21 members who are elected from the 188 countries that have agreed to ...

    Session
    Year
    Date
    Host City
    36
    2012
    25 June-5 July
    Saint Petersburg
    35
    2011
    19 June-29 June
    Paris
    34
    2010
    25 July-3 August
    Brasília
    33
    2009
    22 June-30 June
    Seville

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  9. www.unesco.org › en › world-heritageWorld Heritage | UNESCO

    World Heritage. The 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage recognizes that certain places on Earth are of "outstanding universal value" and should form part of the common heritage of humankind. Heritage is our legacy from the past, what we live with today, and what we pass on to future generations.