The 28th World Heritage Convention was held in Suzhou, China on June 28th, 2004. This is the first World Heritage Convention held in China with a duration of 65,438+00 days. This is also the first time that the China government has hosted the highest-level international conference of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee. The chairman of the conference is Zhang Xinsheng, Vice Minister of Education of China and Director of China National Committee of UNESCO.

The World Heritage Congress considered 48 alternative projects and approved 34 applications for world heritage, including 29 world cultural heritages and 5 world natural heritages. Including the Koguryo Imperial City, Imperial Tombs and Noble Tombs in China, the Shengjing Three Tombs in the Ming and Qing Tombs in Liaoning, and the Shenyang Imperial Palace in Ming and Qing Dynasties.

At the closing ceremony of the 28th World Heritage Congress, the Suzhou Declaration was adopted and read out, calling on the international community and countries around the world to pay more attention to the role of young people in the protection of world heritage and strengthen the education of young people in the protection of world heritage. The closing ceremony also adopted the agenda for the election of the president of the 29th World Heritage Congress, and Danba Wakash of South Africa was elected as the chairman of the 29th World Heritage Committee.

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The World Heritage Congress is a regular meeting of the World Heritage Committee under UNESCO, which is held once a year. The World Heritage Committee undertakes four main tasks:

1. Be responsible for explaining the definition of world heritage when selecting cultural and natural heritage listed in the World Heritage List.

2. Review the World Heritage Protection Report. When the heritage is not properly handled and protected, the Committee requires the State party to take special protection measures.

3. After consultation with relevant States parties, the Committee decided to include the endangered heritage in the List of World Heritage in Danger.

4. Managing the World Heritage Fund. Provide technical and financial assistance to countries that apply for assistance to protect their heritage.

2065438+On July 9, 2009, local time, President Galayev announced in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan that the 44th World Heritage Conference will be held in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, China in 2020. Subsequently, members of the Committee unanimously elected Tian, Vice Minister of Education of China and Director of China National Committee of UNESCO, as the President of the 44th World Heritage Conference.

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