Monday, November 7, 2011
Nine new members were elected to the World Heritage Committee on the first day of the 18th General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention, which started its meeting today at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The new members of the Committee are Algeria, Colombia, Germany, India, Japan, Malaysia, Qatar, Senegal and Serbia. Each country will serve a mandate of four years.
The 21-member World Heritage Committee meets once a year to discuss the state of conservation of sites inscribed on the World Heritage List, and to add new sites to the List.
States Parties
Algeria
Colombia
Germany
India
Japan
Malaysia
Qatar
Senegal
Serbia
Committee Sessions
18th General Assembly of States Parties Nov 7, 2011 - Nov 9, 2011
See Also
The Committee http://whc.unesco.org/en/news/811
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