Advisory Bodies

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Three international non-governmental or intergovernmental organizations are named in the Convention to advise the Committee in its deliberations:


The World Conservation Union (IUCN)

The World Conservation Union is an international, non-governmental organization that provides the World Heritage Committee with technical evaluations of natural heritage properties and, through its worldwide network of specialists, reports on the state of conservation of listed properties. With more than 1000 members, IUCN was established in 1948 and is located in Gland, Switzerland.


The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

The International Council on Monuments and Sites provides the World Heritage Committee with evaluations of cultural and mixed properties proposed for inscription on the World Heritage List. It is an international, non-governmental organization founded in 1965, with an international secretariat in Paris. ICOMOS is one of the main participants in the World Heritage Information Network (WHIN).


The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM)

The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property is an intergovernmental body which provides expert advice on how to conserve listed properties, as well as training in restoration techniques. ICCROM was set up in 1956 and is located in Rome. It is an active partner in the World Heritage Information Network.

World Heritage Centre


Established in 1992, the World Heritage Centre is the focal point and coordinator within UNESCO for all matters related to World Heritage. Ensuring the day-to-day management of the Convention, the Centre organizes the annual sessions of the World Heritage Committee and its Bureau, provides advice to States Parties in the preparation of site nominations, organizes international assistance from the World Heritage Fund upon request, and coordinates both the reporting on the condition of sites and the emergency action undertaken when a site is threatened. The Centre also organizes technical seminars and workshops, updates the World Heritage List and database, develops teaching materials to raise awareness among young people of the need for heritage preservation, and keeps the public informed of World Heritage issues.

World Héritage Centre
UNESCO
7, Place de Fontenoy
75352 Paris 07 SP
France

Tel.: 33 (01) 45 68 15 71
Fax: 33 (01) 45 68 55 70
E-mail: wh-info@unesco.org