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Elections to the World Heritage Committee

Document type
Decision
Reference number
3B
Date
Oct 23, 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
17e Assemblée générale des Etats parties
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The General Assembly, 

  1. Elects the United Arab Emirates (State Party with no property on the World Heritage List) as a member of the World Heritage Committee;
  2. Elects the Russian Federation (Electoral Group which might have no State Party in the composition of the next Committee) as a member of the World Heritage Committee;
  3. Elects the following eleven States Parties as members of the World Heritage Committee: Cambodia, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Iraq, Mali, Mexico, South Africa, Switzerland and Thailand.