Second Extraordinary Session of the Intergovernmental Committee (2.EXT.COM)
الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|
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During its second session in September 2007, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage accepted the offer from the Republic of Bulgaria to host the second extraordinary session of the Intergovernmental Committee (Decision 2.COM 15).
This second extraordinary session was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, from 18 to 22 february 2008, under High Patronage of H.E. Mr Georgi Părvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria.
Committee Members during the second extraordinary session
إستونيا, الإمارات العربية المتحدة, البرازيل, الجزائر, الجمهورية العربية السورية, السنغال, الصين, المكسيك, الهند, اليابان, بلجيكا, بلغاريا, بوليفيا (دولة - المتعددة القوميات), بيرو, بيلاروس, تركيا, جمهورية أفريقيا الوسطى, رومانيا, غابون, فرنسا, فييت نام, مالي, نيجيريا و هنغاريا
Members of the Bureau of the second extraordinary session of the Committee
- Chairperson: H.E. Ms Irina Bokova (Bulgaria)
- Vice-Chairs: India, Mexico, Turkey and United Arab Emirates
- Rapporteur: Ms Hortense Nguema Okome (Gabon)
Speeches
- H.E. Mr Georgi Părvanov, President of the Republic of Bulgaria: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|
- Message of Mr Koichiro Matsuura, Director-General of UNESCO: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
- H.E. Professor Stefan Danaïlov , Minister of Culture, Republic of Bulgaria: الإنجليزية
- Acad. Nikola Sabotinov, Vice-President of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences: الإنجليزية|
- H.E. Mr Mohammed Bedjaoui , President of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
- H.E. Mr Olabiyi Babalola Joseph Yaï, President of the Executive Board of UNESCO: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
- Ms Françoise Rivière, Representative of the Director-General of UNESCO, Assistant Director-General for Culture: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
Oral report
- Oral report of the rapporteur: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
Decisions, Summary records and participants
- Decisions adopted: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
- Summary records: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية (approved during the third session in Istanbul)
- List of participants: English-French
Working documents of the second extraordinary session
- General Information
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/INF.1: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Provisional list of participants
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/INF.2: English-French - Provisional list of NGOs and non-profit making institutions
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/INF.3 Rev.: English-French - Report of the Rapporteur of the subsidiary body on the modalities for the participation of communities or their representatives, practitioners, experts, centres of expertise and research institutes in the implementation of the Convention
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/INF.4: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Election of the members of the Bureau of the second extraordinary session of the Committee
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/2: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Adoption of the Agenda
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/3: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Adoption of the draft Summary Record of the second session of the Committee
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/4: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Admission of observers
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/5: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Draft Operational Directives on the involvement of communities and their representatives, experts, centres of expertise and research institutes in the implementation of the Convention - Prepared by a subsidiary body of the Committee
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/6: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Formal and procedural conditions concerning the incorporation of items proclaimed “Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” in the Representative List, notably the Masterpieces present in the territories of States non party to the Convention
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/7(+Corr. in English): الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Accreditation of non-governmental organizations and transitional provisions for their involvement in examinations at the request of the Committee (draft decision 2.EXT.COM 8 Rev.: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية)
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/8: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Draft budget proposal for the use of resources of the Intangible Heritage Fund
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/9: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Draft Operational Directives on the means to increase the resources of the Intangible Heritage Fund
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/10: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Draft Operational Directives on reporting to the Committee by the States Parties
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/11: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Draft Operational Directives on visibility
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/12: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Draft Operational Directives on the principles governing the use of the emblem of the Convention
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/13: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Amendment to the Rules of Procedure regarding the functions of the Bureau
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/14: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Examination of the issue of admission of non-governmental organizations and non-profit-making institutions as observers
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/15: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Compilation of the chapters of the Operational Directives
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/16: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية - Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities
ITH/08/2.EXT.COM/CONF.201/17: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
Comments of States Parties on the participation of communities, etc.
During its meeting in Tokyo, the Committee decided (Decision 2.COM 8 : English - French) to consult the States Parties on the possible modalities for the participation of communities or their representatives, practitioners, experts, centres of expertise and research institutes in the implementation of the Convention.
The comments received by the Secretariat are presented here in the language and format in which they were submitted: Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Estonia, France, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Niger, Norway, Peru, Republic of Korea, Romania, Slovakia and Turkey.