With reference to World Heritage Committee, consider following statements

1. It is a group of representatives from 21 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention.
2. It has the final decision making power of declaring a property on the World Heritage List.
3. It also defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.

Select the correct statement.

Recently, The 44th session of the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO has been postponed due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and was scheduled to be held in Fuzhou of eastern China’s Fujian Province from 29th June to 9th July 2020.

World Heritage Committee of UNESCO

• It is a group of representatives from 21 States Parties to the World Heritage Convention.
• It is responsible for the implementation of the World Heritage Convention, defines the use of the World Heritage Fund and allocates financial assistance upon requests from States Parties.
• It has the final decision making power of declaring a property on the World Heritage List.
• The Convention is governed by the World Heritage Committee supported by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, the secretariat for the Convention, and three technical advisory bodies to the Committee: IUCN, ICOMOS and ICCROM.

By: Shubham Tiwari