General Assembly of States Parties

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The General Assembly of States Parties is the plenary body of all countries that have ratified the World Heritage Convention, responsible for key decisions such as electing members of the World Heritage Committee and overseeing the Convention’s implementation.

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General Assembly of States Parties canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf organ of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
plenary body ⓘ
affiliatedWith UNESCO ⓘ
composedOf all countries that have ratified the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
governs World Heritage Committee elections ⓘ
World Heritage Fund contributions ⓘ
overall policy framework of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
hasMember States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
legalBasis Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage ⓘ
partOf UNESCO World Heritage system ⓘ
World Heritage Convention ⓘ
role adopts decisions and resolutions related to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
adopts decisions on the follow-up to evaluations of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
adopts financial regulations related to the World Heritage Fund ⓘ
adopts recommendations to strengthen the implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
adopts revisions to the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
adopts strategic directions for the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
adopts the budget of the World Heritage Fund ⓘ
considers amendments to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
considers reports from the UNESCO Director-General on World Heritage matters ⓘ
decides on the number and distribution of seats on the World Heritage Committee ⓘ
elects members of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ
elects members of the World Heritage Committee on a rotational basis ⓘ
encourages States Parties to integrate World Heritage protection into national policies ⓘ
encourages balanced representation of natural and cultural heritage on the World Heritage List ⓘ
encourages balanced representation of regions and cultures on the World Heritage Committee ⓘ
encourages community involvement in the management of World Heritage properties ⓘ
encourages cooperation between States Parties for transboundary World Heritage properties ⓘ
encourages education and information programs related to World Heritage ⓘ
encourages international cooperation for the protection of World Heritage ⓘ
encourages periodic reporting by States Parties on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ
encourages the identification of potential new World Heritage properties by States Parties ⓘ
encourages the participation of civil society and stakeholders in World Heritage processes ⓘ
encourages the protection of World Heritage in situations of armed conflict or disaster ⓘ
encourages the safeguarding of World Heritage properties facing serious and specific dangers ⓘ
encourages the use of international assistance mechanisms under the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
examines global and regional strategies for World Heritage ⓘ
examines reports on the activities of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ
examines the state of the World Heritage Fund ⓘ
may establish working groups or committees on specific World Heritage issues ⓘ
may request studies or evaluations on the functioning of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
monitors the overall effectiveness of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
oversees implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
promotes awareness of the objectives of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
promotes capacity-building for States Parties in heritage conservation ⓘ
promotes sustainable development principles in World Heritage conservation ⓘ
provides overall policy guidance for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
reviews the use of the World Heritage Fund ⓘ
sets the amount of compulsory and voluntary contributions to the World Heritage Fund ⓘ

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