General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is the plenary body of all countries that have ratified the convention, responsible for key governance decisions such as electing members of the World Heritage Committee and overseeing the implementation of the convention.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1289230 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention Context triple: [World Heritage Committee, membersElectedBy, General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention]
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World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee is a UNESCO body of representatives from member states responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, including selecting and monitoring World Heritage Sites worldwide.
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B.
World Heritage Centre
The World Heritage Centre is the UNESCO body responsible for coordinating the identification, protection, and promotion of cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
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C.
International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.
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D.
General Conference of UNESCO
The General Conference of UNESCO is the organization’s supreme governing body, where all member states meet periodically to set policies, approve programs and budgets, and guide UNESCO’s overall direction.
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E.
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1972 that establishes a framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention Target entity description: The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is the plenary body of all countries that have ratified the convention, responsible for key governance decisions such as electing members of the World Heritage Committee and overseeing the implementation of the convention.
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A.
World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee is a UNESCO body of representatives from member states responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, including selecting and monitoring World Heritage Sites worldwide.
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B.
World Heritage Centre
The World Heritage Centre is the UNESCO body responsible for coordinating the identification, protection, and promotion of cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
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C.
International Council on Monuments and Sites
The International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) is a global non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation and protection of cultural heritage sites and monuments worldwide.
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D.
General Conference of UNESCO
The General Conference of UNESCO is the organization’s supreme governing body, where all member states meet periodically to set policies, approve programs and budgets, and guide UNESCO’s overall direction.
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E.
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
The UNESCO World Heritage Convention is an international treaty adopted in 1972 that establishes a framework for identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governing body
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organ of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ plenary body ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
General Assembly of States Parties
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General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
surface form:
General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
|
| associatedWith | UNESCO ⓘ |
| composedOf | all countries that have ratified the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Director-General of UNESCO ⓘ |
| elects |
22 members of the World Heritage Committee
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members of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
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surface form:
World Heritage Convention (1972)
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| governs | implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | composition of the World Heritage Committee ⓘ |
| hasDecisionType |
adoption of financial and budgetary arrangements related to the World Heritage Fund
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adoption or amendment of its Rules of Procedure ⓘ election of Committee members ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adopts decisions on the World Heritage Fund contributions scale
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adopts strategic orientations for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ reviews reports on the state of implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| hasMember | States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | States that are Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
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surface form:
Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
|
| meets | ordinarily every two years ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
UNESCO Headquarters
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surface form:
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris
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| meetsInConjunctionWith | ordinary sessions of the UNESCO General Conference ⓘ |
| monitors | States Parties’ compliance with obligations under the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| oversees | implementation of the World Heritage Convention by States Parties ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage system
World Heritage Convention governance system ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
General Conference of UNESCO
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surface form:
UNESCO General Conference (on matters related to the Convention)
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| responsibleFor | key governance decisions under the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| scope |
UNESCO World Heritage Programme
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surface form:
World Cultural Heritage
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
World Natural Heritage
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| subjectOf | Rules of Procedure of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| website | https://whc.unesco.org/en/ga ⓘ |
| worksWith |
World Heritage Centre
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
World Heritage Committee ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention Description of subject: The General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention is the plenary body of all countries that have ratified the convention, responsible for key governance decisions such as electing members of the World Heritage Committee and overseeing the implementation of the convention.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
World Heritage Committee
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membersElectedBy
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General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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collectivelyManage
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General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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this entity surface form:
World Heritage Committee elections
General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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alsoKnownAs
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General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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this entity surface form:
General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage