Key Documents of the OWHC
- Québec City Declaration (1991)
Prior to the foundation of the OWHC in 1993, the representatives of the 41 cities that participated in the First International Symposium of World Heritage Cities adopted the Québec City Declaration on July 14, 1991. - Fez Charter (1993)
The Fez Charter was adopted on September 8, 1993 by the Founding General Assembly of the OWHC. - Statutes (1993)
The Founding General Assembly in Fez adopted the Statutes of the OWHC, which govern the operation of various bodies in the organization. - Bergen Protocol
Participants from 65 World Heritage Cities attending the Second General Assembly in Bergen, Norway, adopted the Bergen Protocol on Communications and Relations among Cities of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC). The Protocol links the OWHC’s international partners, i.e. UNESCO, the Council of Europe, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). - Evora's Appeal
Participants from 68 World Heritage Cities attending the Third General Assembly in Évora, Portugal, adopted the Evora's Appel in favour of tourism development geared to safeguarding the vitality and character of historic cities . The Protocol links the OWHC’s international partners, i.e. UNESCO, the Getty Conservation Institute, the World Tourism Organization and the Council of Europe. - The Santiago de Compostela Manifest (1999)
Participants from 80 World Heritage Cities attending the Fourth General Assembly in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, adopted the Santiago de Compostela Manifest in favor of cooperation for the active conservation and sustainable management of heritage cities of humankind. This document links the OWHC’s international partners, i.e. UNESCO, the World Heritage Center, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).- The Quebec Declaration (2001)- for inter-Americain cooperation to ensure the preservation of historic cities of the Americas
Gathered in Quebec, Canada, on this 18th day of April, 2001, the Mayors and Representatives of World Heritage Cities and of other important historic cities of the Americas named below hereby address the Heads of State present at the 3rd Summit of the Americas.
- The Quebec Declaration (2001)- for inter-Americain cooperation to ensure the preservation of historic cities of the Americas
- Puebla Declaration (2001)
1300 Participants from 100 Historic Cities attending the Sixth OWHC International Symposium held in Puebla, Mexico, adopted the Puebla Declaration regarding Prevention and Protection Measures for World Heritage Cities in Case of Disaster. This document links the OWHC’s international partners, UNESCO, the World Heritage Center, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and the Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM), and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), The Getty Grant Program and the World Monument Fund. - General by Laws
The General Assembly in Rhodes adopted the Revised Statutes of the OWHC, which govern the operation of various bodies in the organization. - General by Laws September 11, 2009
The General Assembly in Quito adopted the Revised version of Statutes of the OWHC, which govern the operation of various bodies in the organization.