World Heritage Committee

The World Heritage Committee is the group which decides on the places to be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It makes sure that the agreements in World Heritage Convention are followed. It also decides how the money in the World Heritage Fund is spent. The committee has 21 members who are elected from the 188 countries that have agreed to the World Heritage Convention.^[1]

According to the World Heritage Convention, committee members are elected for six years, however many of the representatives choose to be on the committee for only four years. This gives more countries a chance to take part.^[1] At the 15th General Assembly (2005) all the committee members agreed to serve for only four years.^[1]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "The World Heritage Committee". UNESCO World Heritage Site. Retrieved 2006-10-14.