A working group has been set up within the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage to oversee Poland’s membership of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage for the 2025–2029 term. Its members include, amongst others: the Director of the International Cultural Centre, Agata Wąsowska-Pawlik, and the Director’s Representative for Scientific Affairs, Prof. Jacek Purchla, who is the national expert appointed by the Ministry in connection with the work of the World Heritage Committee.

Agata Wąsowska-Pawlik has established a working group at the ICC to analyse issues relating to the UNESCO World Heritage List and Convention, and to provide substantive support for the national expert. The team’s key tasks include: supporting the expert’s work in this area and analysing issues related to the functioning of the UNESCO World Heritage List. These activities are in line with the ICC’s mission as an expert institution with experience in implementing projects concerning UNESCO cultural heritage and with a global network of contacts.

The team’s key tasks include:

• analysing substantive issues and preparing reports, presentations, exhibitions and publications relating to UNESCO’s remit;
  delivering in-depth education centred on UNESCO issues;
  day-to-day tasks supporting the work of the national expert.