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The “fifth C” for “Communities”

Type du document
Décision
Numéro de référence
13B
Date
Jui 23, 2007
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Statut
active
Sujet
Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Traité
Convention concernant la protection du patrimoine mondial, culturel et naturel (Nov 23, 1972)
Réunion
31e session du Comité
Site web
whc.unesco.org
Résumé

The World Heritage Committee,

1. Having examined Document WHC-07/31.COM/13B,

2. Welcomes the proposal by New Zealand to enhance the role of communities in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention;

3. Adds a “fifth C” for “Communities” to the existing Strategic Objectives which were adopted as the Budapest Declaration on World Heritage by the World Heritage Committee at its 26th session (Budapest, 2002) which should read as follows:
“To enhance the role of communities in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.”

4. Encourages all interested parties to promote and implement this fifth Strategic Objective.

5. Thanks New Zealand for this important contribution to the implementation of the Convention.