21st session of the General Assembly of States Parties
UNESCO, Paris 14-15 November 2017
The 21st session of the General Assembly will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, 14-15 November 2017.
In accordance with Article 8, paragraph 1 of the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention will hold its 21st session during the 39th session of the General Conference of UNESCO.
Election to the World Heritage
Committee in 2017
The General Assembly will be called upon, inter alia, to replace the outgoing members of the World Heritage Committee, in conformity with Rule 13.1 of the Rules of Procedures of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention concerning the presentation of candidatures for election to the World Heritage Committee.
The following 12 States Parties will be outgoing in 2017:
Croatia Finland Jamaica Kazakhstan Lebanon Peru
Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Turkey Viet Nam
Twelve States Parties were elected to the World Heritage Committee
Australia Bahrain Bosnia and Herzegovina Brazil China Guatemala Hungary Kyrgyzstan Norway Saint Kitts and Nevis Spain Uganda
Candidatures Received*
| State Party | Electoral Group | Proposed duration of mandate (years) | Previous mandates | CVs of experts** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | IV | 4 | 4 1976-1983 1983-1989 1995-2001 2007-2011 |
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| Bahrain | Vb | 4 | 1 2007-2011 |
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| Bosnia and Herzegovina | II | 4 | 0 | |
| Brazil | III | 4 | 4 1980-1987 1987-1993 1993-1999 2007-2011 |
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| China | IV | 4 | 3 1991-1997 1999-2005 2007-2011 |
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| Guatemala | III | 4 | 0 | |
| Hungary | II | 4 | 1 1997-2003 |
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| Kyrgyzstan | IV | 4 | 0 | |
| Myanmar | IV | 4 | 0 | |
| Norway | I | 4 |
2 |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | III | 4 |
0 |
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| Spain | I | 4 | 2 1991-1997 2005-2009 |
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| Uganda | Va | 4 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | II | 4 | 0 | |
* Madagascar has withdrawn its candidature by letter dated 10 October 2017
** At its 20th session (UNESCO, 2015), the General Assembly approved the following format for the experts’ CVs in the field of cultural/natural heritage.
