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Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage
PART-IV: FUND FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE WORLD CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE
ARTICLE 15
ARTICLE 15
  1. A Fund for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of Outstanding Universal Value, called "the World Heritage Fund", is hereby established.
  2. The Fund shall constitute a trust fund, in conformity with the provisions of the Financial Regulations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
  3. The resources of the Fund shall consist of:
    1. compulsory and voluntary contributions made by States Parties to this Convention,
    2. Contributions, gifts or bequests which may be made by:
      1. other States;
      2. the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, other organizations of the United Nations system, particularly the United Nations Development Programme or other intergovernmental organizations;
      3. public or private bodies or individuals;
    3. any interest due on the resources of the Fund;
    4. funds raised by collections and receipts from events organized for the benefit of the fund; and
    5. all other resources authorized by the Fund's regulations, as drawn up by the World Heritage Committee.
  4. Contributions to the Fund and other forms of assistance made available to the Committee may be used only for such purposes as the Committee shall define. The Committee may accept contributions to be used only for a certain programme or project, provided that the Committee shall have decided on the implementation of such programme or project. No political conditions may be attached to contributions made to the Fund.
Referred by:
ARTICLE 13
ARTICLE 18