Name	World Heritage Centre UNESCO
URL	http://whc.unesco.org/
Description	The UNESCO World Heritage Centre, based in Paris, France, was established in 1992 to assure the day-to-day management of the World Heritage Convention. It organizes the annual sessions of the World Heritage Bureau and Committee; provides advice to States Parties in the preparation of site nominations; organizes technical assistance upon request; and coordinates both reporting on the condition of sites and the emergency action undertaken when a site is threatened. It is also responsible for the administration of the World Heritage Fund. Other tasks of the Centre include arranging technical seminars and workshops, updating the World Heritage List and the List of World Heritage in Danger, following the decisions of the Committee, developing teaching materials to raise awareness of the World Heritage conservation and keeping the public informed of World Heritage issues.
Contributed by	Mario Santana Quintero
Contributed on	September 10, 2003