Technical notes (a) Derivation of terms

Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the World
Cultural and Natural Heritage

see World Heritage Committee

International assistance

The granting of collective assistance, such as

international assistance, through the participation of
the international community is one of the fundamental
conservation tools established by the Convention and
is referred to in the Preamble to the Convention
UNESCO 1972).
The Convention includes significant detail concerning
the provision of international assistance - see for
example Article 13, and Section V "Conditions and
Arrangements for International Assistance, Articles 19-26
(UNESCO 1972). The Convention states that
international assistance may be used to identify,
"secure the protection, conservation, presentation or
rehabilitation" of a cultural or natural property
(UNESCO 1972: Article 13 (1) and (2)).
Section IV of the Operational Guidelines entitled
"International Assistance" describes the various forms of
assistance available under the World Heritage Fund
(Preparatory assistance, Emergency
assistance, Training, Technical co-operation
and assistance for promotional activities),
establishes the deadlines for the presentation of requests
for international assistance for consideration by the
World Heritage Committee and its Bureau,
establishes an order of priorities for the granting of
international assistance, details of the agreement to
be concluded with States Parties receiving
international assistance, and the implementation of
projects and conditions for the granting of international
assistance (UNESCO February 1996: 31-39, Paragraphs 90 to
117).

see Emergency assistance, Preparatory assistance,

Promotional activities, Technical assistance,
Technical co-operation, Training, World Heritage Fund