States Parties to the World Heritage Convention

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UNESCO-related entity group of sovereign states party to an international treaty

States Parties to the World Heritage Convention are countries that have ratified UNESCO’s World Heritage Convention and thereby commit to identifying, protecting, and preserving cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value within their territories.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy (for national competence)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO-related entity ⓘ group of sovereign states ⓘ party to an international treaty ⓘ
adoptedUnder	General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ surface form: UNESCO General Conference UNESCO ⓘ surface form: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
areDefinedBy	acceptance of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ accession to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ approval of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ ratification of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
collectivelyManage	General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ surface form: World Heritage Committee elections World Heritage List nomination process ⓘ
commitTo	conservation of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ identification of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ integrating heritage protection into comprehensive planning programmes ⓘ international cooperation for heritage protection ⓘ protection of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ refraining from deliberate measures that might damage World Heritage on their territory ⓘ reporting on the state of conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ taking appropriate legal, scientific, technical, administrative and financial measures for heritage protection ⓘ transmission of world heritage to future generations ⓘ
contributeTo	World Heritage Fund ⓘ
cooperateWith	Advisory Bodies to the World Heritage Committee ⓘ World Heritage Centre ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Centre other States Parties for transboundary and serial nominations ⓘ
elect	World Heritage Committee ⓘ
established	1972 ⓘ
geographicalScope	global ⓘ
hasLegalBasis	UNESCO World Heritage Convention ⓘ surface form: Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
haveObligation	ensure effective and active protection of World Heritage properties ⓘ provide information on legislative and administrative provisions for heritage protection ⓘ submit periodic reports on implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
haveRightTo	nominate properties for inscription on the World Heritage List ⓘ request international assistance from the World Heritage Fund ⓘ
include	UNESCO Member States that have ratified the World Heritage Convention ⓘ certain non-member states and territories that have adhered to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
languageOfOfficialDocuments	Arabic ⓘ Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
meetAt	sessions of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ
partOf	UNESCO World Heritage Programme ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage system UNESCO World Heritage Convention ⓘ surface form: World Heritage Convention
purpose	promoting international cooperation in heritage conservation ⓘ safeguarding cultural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ safeguarding natural heritage of outstanding universal value ⓘ
subjectTo	Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention → appliesTo → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Fund → benefits → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

World Heritage Centre → cooperatesWith → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

Italian Ministry of Culture → oversees → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy (for national competence)

World Heritage Committee → reportsTo → States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ