The 33rd session of the UNESCO General Conference was held at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from October 3 to 21. At this session, the Japanese government's proposal to the establishment of ICHARM was approved by 191 UNESCO member countries in the 3rd Meeting on October 12, and finally in the Plenary session on October 19. Following the approval in a cabinet meeting of the Japanese government, an agreement has to be made between the government and UNESCO; at the same time, a contract is to be concluded between PWRI and UNESCO. After all those processes are done, ICHARM would be officially set up as a part of PWRI.

10月12日、パリのユネスコ本部で開催された第33回ユネスコ総会第3委員会において、ICHARM設立にかかる日本政府の提案を承認する旨の決議が採択されました。前回の第32回総会において構想を表明してからちょうど2年目にして、ユネスコ加盟191カ国の承認を得られたことになります。今後、閣議決定を経て、日本政府とユネスコ間の協定及び土木研究所とユネスコ間の契約を締結の後、ICHARMの正式な設立となるはこびです。