Main results of the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee (Durban, 2005)

Durban, 2005

25 new Nominations (including one re-nomination St Kilda) 17 Cultural 7 Natural 1 Mixed (St Kilda) 6 referral 3 deferral 6 extensions 3 minor extensions 2 not inscribed

Durban, 2005

In total, 812 properties on the World Heritage List 33 properties on World Heritage List in Danger

Durban, 2005

List of nominations withdrawn at the request of the State Party 1. Issyk Kul

(Kyrgyzstan)

2. Solovetsky Islands with the adjacent water area

(Russian Federation)

3.

Cistercian Abbey in Krzeszów (Grüssau in Schlesien)

, (Poland)

4. Sri Harimandir Sahib

(India)

5. Makhteshim Country

(Israel)

6.

Serranía de Chiribiquete Natural National Park

(Colombia)

7. Glarus Overthrust

(Switzerland)

8. Meadow-Pasture Landscape of Slovakia

(Slovakia)

9. Historic Centre of Innsbruck with Schloss Ambras and Nordkette/Karwendel Alpine Park

(Austria)

10. Trakai Historical National Park

(Lithuania)

Durban, 2005

Debated nominations 1. Mostar (Bosnia and Herzgovina) 2.

Qal’at al-Barhain (Bahrain) 3. Minkele and Lope Okanda (Gabon) 4. Azougui, Oasis and Almoravid Capital (Mauritania)

Durban, 2005

Innovating nominations The Struve Geodetic Arc, 10 States Parties Le Havre, the city rebuilt by August Perret

Durban, 2005

State of Conservation Reports 35 ‘in danger’ SOC 102 normal SOC

Durban, 2005

Withdrawal from the World Heritage List in Danger: 1. Sangay National Park (Ecuador) 2. Butrint (Albania) 3. Timbuktu (Mali)

Durban, 2005

Other main results

1.

Creation of the African World Heritage Fund supported by the Committee to be launched in January 2006 (AU-African Heads Summit) 2. The Vienna Memorandum 3. Subsidiary body for Administrative and Financial issues not accepted in parralel to the Plenary 4. Continued debate on OUV 5. Implementation of the Suzhou-Cairns Decision 6. Distribution of Basic Texts

Next Statutory meetings

General Assembly: 10-11 October 2005, UNESCO 30th session of the Committee session : 8-16 July 2006 in Vilnius, Lithuania