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Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp (1940-1945) (Poland (C31)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
7B.115
Date
Jun 22, 2009
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Wild species & ecosystems
Treaty
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage (Nov 23, 1972)
Meeting
33e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-09/33.COM/7B,

2. Recalling Decision 32 COM 7B.102, adopted at its 32nd session (Quebec City, 2008),

3. Notes progress made with the conservation strategy and the negotiations concerning the register of additional areas in the register of monuments to further enhance the protection of the authenticity and integrity of the property;

4. Welcomes the new variant of the expressway S1 which takes into account the values, integrity and authenticity of the property and does not adversely impact on its Outstanding Universal Value;

5. Encourages the State Party to continue stakeholder and local community consultations towards the finalization of the management plan;

6. Requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2011, a detailed report on the status of the consultations, the management plan as well as the implementation of the conservation strategy.