States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| States Parties to the World Heritage Convention canonical | 6 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy (for national competence) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212441 — 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: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention Context triple: [Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention, appliesTo, States Parties to the World Heritage Convention]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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D.
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention is UNESCO’s key procedural and policy manual that governs how sites are nominated, evaluated, inscribed, protected, and monitored under the World Heritage system.
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E.
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.
- 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: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
Conference of the States Parties
The Conference of the States Parties is the principal decision-making body of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, where member states meet to oversee implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
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D.
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
The Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention is UNESCO’s key procedural and policy manual that governs how sites are nominated, evaluated, inscribed, protected, and monitored under the World Heritage system.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO-related entity
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group of sovereign states ⓘ party to an international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedUnder |
General Conference of UNESCO
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surface form:
UNESCO General Conference
UNESCO ⓘ
surface form:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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| areDefinedBy |
acceptance of the World Heritage Convention
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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
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surface form:
World Heritage Committee elections
World Heritage List nomination process ⓘ |
| commitTo |
conservation of cultural and natural heritage of outstanding universal value
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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
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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
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surface form:
Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
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| haveObligation |
ensure effective and active protection of World Heritage properties
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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
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request international assistance from the World Heritage Fund ⓘ |
| include |
UNESCO Member States that have ratified the World Heritage Convention
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certain non-member states and territories that have adhered to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialDocuments |
Arabic
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Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| meetAt | sessions of the General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| partOf |
UNESCO World Heritage Programme
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage system
UNESCO World Heritage Convention ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage Convention
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| purpose |
promoting international cooperation in heritage conservation
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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 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: States Parties to the World Heritage Convention Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
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appliesTo
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States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage sites in Italy (for national competence)
General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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hasMember
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States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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