▁IU CN , ▁I COM OS , ▁I CC ROM ▁are ▁presented ▁in ▁detail ▁precis ing ▁their ▁role , ▁tasks , ▁specific ▁respons ib ilities , ▁moreover ▁meeting ▁sessions , ▁term ▁of ▁office , ▁contact ▁informations ▁etc . ▁A ▁list ▁of ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Committee ▁in ▁co operation ▁with ▁the ▁States ▁Part ies ▁is ▁provided . ▁Most ▁functions ▁der ives ▁from ▁Articles ▁ 1 1 ( 2 + 4 + 7 ), ▁Article ▁ 1 3 ( 6 ), ▁Article ▁ 2 1 ( 1 + 3 ) ▁and ▁Article ▁ 2 9 ( 3 ) ▁of ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁Convention . ▁ ▁In ▁general ▁the ▁overall ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁Convention ▁and ▁its ▁Gu idel ines ▁is ▁to ▁saf egu ard ▁her itage ▁of ▁universal ▁value ▁for ▁future ▁gener ations . ▁It ▁is ▁to ▁give ▁a ▁guidance ▁on ▁how ▁properties ▁can ▁be ▁ins cribed ▁on ▁the ▁World ▁Heritage ▁List ▁or / and ▁the ▁List ▁of ▁World ▁Heritage ▁in ▁D anger ▁if ▁the ▁properties ▁are ▁facing ▁serious ▁d angers ▁and ▁are ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁emer gency ▁ins cription . ▁The ▁B irth place ▁of ▁Jesus : ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁N ativity ▁and ▁the ▁Pil gr image ▁Route , ▁Beth le hem ▁were ▁thus ▁ins cribed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁▁ ▁For ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁facil it ating ▁the ▁nom ination ▁process ▁for ▁properties ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁of ▁universal ▁value , ▁World ▁Heritage ▁is ▁defined ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁categor ize ▁her itage ▁into ▁cultural , ▁natural , ▁and ▁mixed ▁sites