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TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE BUREAU OF THE WORLD HERITAGE
COMMITTEE, 25 - 30 JUNE 2001
TWENTY-FIFTH SESSION OF THE BUREAU OF THE WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE, 25 - 30 JUNE 2001
[9.1.2001 | ]
The 25th session of the Bureau of the World Heritage Committee was held in Paris at UNESCO Headquarters between 25 and 30 June 2001. It was attended by all seven members of the Bureau (Australia, Canada, Ecuador, Finland, Morocco, Thailand and Zimbabwe) and the three Advisory Bodies (ICOMOS, IUCN and ICCROM) as well as 65 States Parties to the Convention as observers.
The Bureau heard state of conservation reports on 72 properties on the World Heritage List, including 24 detailed reports on properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger. Special note was taken of the recent damage to the Historical Centre of the City of Arequipa (Peru), where the earthquake of 23 June had caused extensive damage to the Cathedral and about a fifth of the major monuments in the city. The Bureau approved a request for US$75,000 for Emergency Assistance toward consolidation and restoration of the cathedral.
Among the 49 new properties examined at this session, the Bureau recommended 21 properties for inscription on the World Heritage List by the Committee when it meets for its 25th session in Helsinki, Finland, 11-16 December 2001. Two of the recommended properties were from States Parties which do not yet have sites on the World Heritage List: Botswana and Israel. Another 15 properties were referred back to the nominating State Party for additional information and will be further reviewed when the Bureau reconvenes for its two-day extraordinary session on 7-8 December 2001.
As requested by the Committee during its last session in Cairns, Australia (December 2000), the Bureau also examined the use of cultural criterion (vi) (for properties "directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance"). Since 1980, the Operational Guidelines has stipulated that this criterion should only be used in exceptional circumstances or with other criteria. After examining various options presented by the Secretariat, most members of the Bureau felt that the restriction should be removed. The discussion of the Bureau and views of participants would be reflected in a working document for discussion at the next Committee session in Helsinki.
The full report of the 25th session of the Bureau is now available on the WHC web site at: http://www.unesco.org/whc/archive/repbur01.htm (English) and http://www.unesco.org/whc/fr/archive/rapbur01.htm (French).
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