The Cairns-Suzhou Decision on the Global Strategy (The Cairns-Suzhou Decision) (2004)

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Based on the Cairns Decision, the aim of the Cairns-Suzhou Decision (Decision WHC-04/28.COM/13) to address issues of capacity building and a credible and more representative WHL.

Preface: The Cairns-Suzhou Decision on the Global Strategy (The Cairns-Suzhou Decision) (2004) was adopted by the 28th session of the World Heritage Committee, in Suzhou, China, 28 June-7 July, 2004.

The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee was opened by Mr Zhang Xinsheng (China) Chairperson, on 28 June 2004 in Suzhou, China. (Chairperson’s opening address is attached as an Annex to the Summary Record of this session, document reference: WHC-04/28.COM/INF.26). The Chairperson welcomed H.E. Mme Chen Zhili, State Councillor of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr Liang Baohua, Governor of Jiangsu Province, Mr Michael Abiola Omolewa, President of the UNESCO General Conference, Mr Hans-Heinrich Wrede, President of the Executive Board, Mr Yang Weize, Mayor of Suzhou, Committee Members, States Parties and all observers. The 21 members of the Committee: Argentina, Benin, Chile, China, Colombia, Egypt, India, Japan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Russian Federation, Saint Lucia, South Africa, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland participated in the session.

72 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention who are not members of the Committee were represented as observers: Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belgium, Barbados, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Togo, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Republic of Tanzania, United States of America, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen.

The Permanent Observer Mission of Palestine to UNESCO also attended this session as an observer. Representatives of the Advisory Bodies to the Committee, namely the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the World Conservation Union (IUCN) also attended the session.

Category
Decision
Date

2004

Promulgation

The 28th session of the World Heritage Committee, Suzhou, China, 28 June-7 July, 2004.

Descriptions

  • The Cairns Decision was adopted on the Representivity of the World Heritage List (WHL) at its 24th session of WHC in 2000, which subsequently endorsed by the General Assembly of State Parties at its 13th session in 2001.
  • Based on the Cairns Decision, the aim of the Cairns-Suzhou Decision (Decision WHC-04/28.COM/13) to address issues of capacity building and a credible and more representative WHL.

Source

http://whc.unesco.org/archive/2004/whc04-28com-26e.pdf

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