World Heritage Committee
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Committee | 40 |
| World Heritage Committee canonical | 27 |
| World Heritage Committee Bureau | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T212343 — 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: World Heritage Committee Context triple: [List of World Heritage in Danger, maintainedBy, World Heritage Committee]
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A.
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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UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
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UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
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D.
Executive Board of UNESCO
The Executive Board of UNESCO is the governing body responsible for overseeing the organization’s work, implementing its programs, and preparing the agenda for the General Conference.
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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: World Heritage Committee Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
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C.
UNESCO World Heritage Programme
The UNESCO World Heritage Programme is an international initiative that identifies, protects, and promotes cultural and natural sites of outstanding universal value around the world.
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D.
Executive Board of UNESCO
The Executive Board of UNESCO is the governing body responsible for overseeing the organization’s work, implementing its programs, and preparing the agenda for the General Conference.
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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 (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
UNESCO body
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governing body ⓘ intergovernmental committee ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
World Heritage Committee
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
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| appliesConvention |
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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| cooperatesWith |
ICCROM
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surface form:
International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property
International Council on Monuments and Sites ⓘ IUCN ⓘ
surface form:
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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| domain |
cultural heritage
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mixed cultural and natural heritage ⓘ natural heritage ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
UNESCO World Heritage Convention
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surface form:
World Heritage Convention
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| establishedUnder | UNESCO ⓘ |
| governs |
List of World Heritage in Danger
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UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage List
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| hasAdvisoryBody |
ICCROM
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International Council on Monuments and Sites ⓘ
surface form:
ICOMOS
IUCN ⓘ |
| hasAuthority |
allocate resources from the World Heritage Fund
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inscribe properties on the World Heritage List ⓘ place properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ remove properties from the World Heritage List ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
adoption of decisions and resolutions on World Heritage matters
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encouraging international cooperation in the protection of cultural and natural heritage ⓘ examination of nominations for inscription on the World Heritage List ⓘ monitoring the state of conservation of World Heritage properties ⓘ revision of the Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | representatives of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfMembers | 21 ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
identification of World Heritage Sites
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implementation of the World Heritage Convention ⓘ inscription of properties on the World Heritage List ⓘ monitoring of World Heritage Sites ⓘ protection of cultural heritage ⓘ protection of natural heritage ⓘ protection of properties on the List of World Heritage in Danger ⓘ |
| hasWorkingLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| holdsSessionType |
extraordinary session
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ordinary session ⓘ |
| meetsFrequency | annually ⓘ |
| membersElectedBy | General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| memberTermLength | 4 years ⓘ |
| oversees | World Heritage Fund ⓘ |
| partOf | UNESCO ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
General Conference of UNESCO
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States Parties to the World Heritage Convention ⓘ |
| shortName | World Heritage Committee self-link ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
World Heritage Centre
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surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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| usesInstrument | 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: World Heritage Committee Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (68)
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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adoptedBy
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World Heritage Committee
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Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
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firstAdoptedBy
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World Heritage Committee
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Operational Guidelines for the Implementation of the World Heritage Convention
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periodicallyRevisedBy
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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governingBody
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
UNESCO World Heritage Site Hildesheim Cathedral and St. Michael's Church
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governingBody
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
World Heritage Committee Bureau
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
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inscribedOnListBy
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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governingBody
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World Heritage Committee
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subject surface form:
Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes-sur-Loire
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret
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inscribedBy
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World Heritage Committee
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subject surface form:
Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
subject surface form:
Nubian Monuments
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
subject surface form:
Old City of Sanaʽa
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
General Assembly of States Parties to the World Heritage Convention
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worksWith
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World Heritage Committee
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World Heritage tentative list (as part of U.S. national parks proposals)
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associatedWith
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
UNESCO World Heritage Site (Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier)
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governingBody
→
World Heritage Committee
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subject surface form:
Roman Monuments, Cathedral of St Peter and Church of Our Lady in Trier
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Gelati Monastery and Bagrati Cathedral World Heritage property (original inscription)
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inscribedBy
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Sites of Japan’s Meiji Industrial Revolution (including Hashima Island)
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recognizedBy
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World Heritage Committee
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this entity surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Committee