Explanations on the 45th session of the World Heritage Committee scheduled to take place in Kazan (Russian Federation) from 19 to 30 June 2022 are posted on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Centre:

• The decision by the Member States of the World Heritage Committee to hold the 45th session of the Committee in Kazan was taken at the 44th session of the Committee, in July 2021, following the invitation by the Russian Federation
• A change of location of the 45th session can be decided at this stage by the Member States of the World Heritage Committee in the governance bodies dedicated to this Committee.
• This decision can thus be taken in two ways:

1. either by the 21 Member States of the Committee, meeting in extraordinary session at the request of two-thirds of its members, who would take the decision by consensus or by a simple majority vote;
2. or by the States members of the Bureau of the Committee who would take the decision at a dedicated meeting

Bureau Members

Chairperson: H.E. Mr. Alexander Kuznetsov (Russian Federation) 
Rapporteur: Ms. Shikha Jain (India) 
Vice-Chairpersons: Argentina, Italy, Saudi Arabia, South Africa,Thailand

Committee Members

Argentina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Egypt, Ethiopia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Mali, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand, Zambia.