States Parties to the World Heritage Convention

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UNESCO-related entity group of sovereign states party to an international treaty

States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.

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Label	Occurrences
States Parties to the World Heritage Convention canonical	14
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy (for national competence)	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
Context triple: [Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, appliesTo, States Parties to the World Heritage Convention]

A. UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1972 that establishes a framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
B. World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee is a UNESCO body of representatives from member states responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, including selecting and monitoring World Heritage Sites worldwide.
C. Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
D. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention is UNESCO’s key procedural and policy manual that governs how sites are nominated, evaluated, inscribed, protected, and monitored under the World Heritage system.
E. International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
Target entity description: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.

A. UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1972 that establishes a framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
B. World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee is a UNESCO body of representatives from member states responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, including selecting and monitoring World Heritage Sites worldwide.
C. Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
D. Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention is UNESCO’s key procedural and policy manual that governs how sites are nominated, evaluated, inscribed, protected, and monitored under the World Heritage system.
E. International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO-related entity ⓘ group of sovereign states ⓘ party to an international treaty ⓘ
adoptedUnder	UNESCO General Conference ⓘ linked to: General Conference of UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
areDefinedBy	acceptance of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ accession to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ approval of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ ratification of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
collectivelyManage	World Heritage Committee elections ⓘ linked to: General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention World Heritage List nomination process ⓘ
commitTo	conservation of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ identification of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ integrating heritage protection into comprehensive planning programmes ⓘ international cooperation for heritage protection ⓘ protection of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ refraining from deliberate measures that might damage World Heritage on their territory ⓘ reporting on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ taking appropriate legal, scientific, technical, administrative and financial measures for heritage protection ⓘ transmission of world heritage to future generations ⓘ
contributeTo	World Heritage Fund ⓘ
cooperateWith	Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee ⓘ UNESCO World Heritage Centre ⓘ linked to: World Heritage Centre other States Parties for transboundary and serial nominations ⓘ
elect	World Heritage Committee ⓘ
established	1972 ⓘ
geographicalScope	global ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Convention
haveObligation	ensure effective and active protection of World Heritage properties ⓘ provide information on legislative and administrative provisions for heritage protection ⓘ submit periodic reports on implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
haveRightTo	nominate properties for inscription on the World Heritage List ⓘ request international assistance from the World Heritage Fund ⓘ
include	UNESCO Member States that have ratified the World Heritage Convention ⓘ certain non-member states and territories that have adhered to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
languageOfOfficialDocuments	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
meetAt	sessions of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage system ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Programme World Heritage Convention ⓘ linked to: UNESCO World Heritage Convention
purpose	promoting international cooperation in heritage conservation ⓘ safeguarding cultural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ safeguarding natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ
subjectTo	Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention → appliesTo → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Committee → reportsTo → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Fund → benefits → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

Italian Ministry of Culture → oversees → UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy (for national competence) ⓘ

linked to: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention

World Heritage Centre → cooperatesWith → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention → hasMember → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

UNESCO World Heritage documentation → usedBy → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

General Assembly of States Parties → hasMember → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Capacity-Building Programme → focusesOn → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Marine Programme → collaboratesWith → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Forest Programme → supports → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Forest Programme → collaboratesWith → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

Periodic Reporting on the implementation of the World Heritage Convention → appliesTo → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

Brasilia session of the World Heritage Committee → hasParticipant → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

UNESCO World Heritage archaeological sites → hasStakeholder → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

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