World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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 the World Heritage Convention.

According to the World Heritage Convention, committee members are elected for six years, however many of the representatives choose to be on the committee for only four years. This gives more countries a chance to take part. At the 15th General Assembly (2005) all the committee members agreed to serve for only four years.

Session

The World Heritage Committee meets many times a year to discuss the management of existing World Heritage Sites, and to look at possible new sites. A special meeting, known as the World Heritage Committee Session, takes place each year where sites are added (inscribed) to the World Heritage List.

The annual session takes place in cities all over the world. With the exception of meetings held in Paris, where the UNESCO headquarter office is located, only countries who are members of the World Heritage Committee have the right to hold a Session. The cities are decided by the Committee.

Session Year Date Host city State party
1 1977 27 June–1 July Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
2 1978 5 September–8 September Washington, D.C. World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  United States
3 1979 22 October–26 October Cairo & Luxor World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Egypt
4 1980 1 September–5 September Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
5 1981 26 October–30 October Sydney World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Australia
6 1982 13 December–17 December Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
7 1983 5 December–9 December Florence World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Italy
8 1984 29 October–2 November Buenos Aires World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Argentina
9 1985 2 December–6 December Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
10 1986 24 November–28 November Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
11 1987 7 December–11 December Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
12 1988 5 December–9 December Brasília World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Brazil
13 1989 11 December–15 December Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
14 1990 7 December–12 December Banff World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Canada
15 1991 9 December–13 December Carthage World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Tunisia
16 1992 7 December–14 December Santa Fe World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  United States
17 1993 6 December–11 December Cartagena World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Colombia
18 1994 12 December–17 December Phuket World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Thailand
19 1995 4 December–9 December Berlin World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Germany
20 1996 2 December–7 December Mérida World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Mexico
21 1997 1 December–6 December Naples World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Italy
22 1998 30 November–5 December Kyoto World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Japan
23 1999 29 November–4 December Marrakech World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Morocco
24 2000 27 November–2 December Cairns World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Australia
25 2001 11 December–16 December Helsinki World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Finland
26 2002 24 June–29 June Budapest World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Hungary
27 2003 30 June–5 July Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
28 2004 28 June–7 July Suzhou World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  China
29 2005 10 July–17 July Durban World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  South Africa
30 2006 8 July–16 July Vilnius World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Lithuania
31 2007 23 June–1 July Christchurch World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  New Zealand
32 2008 2 July-10 July Quebec City World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Canada
33 2009 22 June-30 June Seville World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Spain
34 2010 25 July-3 August Brasília World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Brazil
35 2011 19 June-29 June Paris World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  France
36 2012 25 June-5 July Saint Petersburg World Heritage Committee: Body selecting UNESCO World Heritage Sites  Russia

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