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Historic Cairo (Egypt) (C 89)

Document type
Decision
Reference number
7B.49
Date
Jun 16, 2013
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
37e session du Comité
Website
whc.unesco.org
Abstract

The World Heritage Committee,

1.  Having examined Document WHC-13/37.COM/7B,

2.  Recalling Decision 36 COM 7B.51 , adopted at its 36th session (Saint-Petersburg, 2012),

3.  Notes that the State Party has established a management mechanism;

4.  Requests the State Party to consider the boundaries of the property as proposed by the UNESCO Urban Regeneration of Historic Cairo Project (URHC) team, to be submitted to the World Heritage Centre by 1 February 2015 ;

5.  Notes with concern the information provided by the State Party and the URHC team on the alarming situation of the state of conservation of the property;

6.  Strongly urges the State Party to ensure that measures are taken as soon as possible to stop illegal construction and to protect the archaeological areas;

7.  Also urges the State Party to prepare a management plan for the property;

8.  Also requests the State Party to submit to the World Heritage Centre, by 1 February 2015 , a report on the state of conservation of the property and the implementation of the above, for examination by the World Heritage Committee at its 39th session in 2015 .