Eighth session of the General Assembly
Survey - please provide your feedback on the organization of this session: English|French
Declaration on Beirut issued by the eighth session of the General Assembly
New composition of the Committee
The eighth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (previously foreseen from 25 to 27 August) has been rescheduled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to 8 to 10 September 2020 (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris).
Over the three days, 178 States Parties will discuss a number of issues that are important for the safeguarding of living heritage around the world. Participants are required to register online by the deadline of 28 August 2020. Due to limitations on seating capacity (two people per delegation at any one time in Room I and a limited number of Observers can be seated in the mezzanine), participants who have not registered by that date cannot be guaranteed access to the meeting rooms.
Please also note that audio transmission will be provided in another room and the debates will be broadcast live on this webpage.
During the meeting, participants will be required to respect physical distancing practices and sanitary measures (including wearing a mask) in line with host country rules and UNESCO guidance. Details on these measures will be shared with all participants in advance of the meeting.
H.E. Mr Amara Camara on his way to chair the eighth session of the General Assembly
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Resolutions
Bureau
- Chairperson: H.E. Mr Amara Camara (Guinea)
- Vice-Chairs: Netherlands, Armenia, Ecuador, Indonesia and Palestine
- Rapporteur: Mr Wael Abdel Wahab (Egypt)
Agenda and documents
States Parties wishing to submit amendments are requested to use the following form (Amendments) and send it by e-mail to ICH-amendments@unesco.org. Following the strict sanitary measures due to the COVID-19 pandemic, paper copies of amendments will not be accepted.
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| 1 | Opening | LHE/20/8.GA/INF.1: English|French
Summary records of the seventh session of the General Assembly
LHE/19/14.COM/4: English|French
Summary records of the thirteenth session of the Committee
LHE/20/15.COM/4: English|French
Summary records of the fourteen session of the Committee | 2020-09-08 10:15: ||
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| 2 | Election of the Bureau | LHE/20/8.GA/2: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-08 10:38: ||
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| 3 | Adoption of the agenda | LHE/20/8.GA/3 Rev.: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
LHE/20/8.GA/INF.3.1 Rev.2: English|French
Provisional timetable
LHE/20/8.GA/INF.3.2 Rev.5: English|French
Provisional list of documents | 2020-09-08 10:55: ||
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| 4 | Distribution of seats in the Committee per electoral group | LHE/20/8.GA/4: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-08 11:26: ||
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| 5 | Report of the Committee to the General Assembly | LHE/20/8.GA/5: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-08 11:33: ||
2020-09-08 15:07: ||
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| 6 | Report of the Secretariat on its activities (January 2018 to December 2019) | LHE/20/8.GA/6+Add.: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-08 15:18: ||
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| 7 | Use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund | LHE/20/8.GA/7 Rev.: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
LHE/20/8.GA/INF.7: English|French
Financial statement for the period 1 January 2018 – 31 December 2019 | 2020-09-08 17:06: ||
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| 8 | Contribution to the preparation of the new Medium-Term Strategy 2022-2029 (41C/4) and draft Programme and Budget 2022-2025 (41C/5) | LHE/20/8.GA/8: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-09 10:15: ||
2020-09-09 15:38: ||
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| 9 | Intangible cultural heritage in emergencies | LHE/20/8.GA/9: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-09 11:30: ||
2020-09-09 15:14: ||
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| 10 | Revision of the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention | LHE/20/8.GA/10: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-10 17:15: ||
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| 11 | Update on the reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention | LHE/20/8.GA/11: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
LHE/19/14.COM/14: English|French
Reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention | 2020-09-09 17:15: ||
2020-09-10 11:21: ||
2020-09-10 15:25: ||
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| 12 | Update on the reflection on the participation of non-governmental organizations in the implementation of the Convention | LHE/20/8.GA/12: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-10 18:30: ||
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| 13 | Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee | LHE/20/8.GA/13: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
| 2020-09-10 18:05: ||
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| 14 | Election of the members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | LHE/20/8.GA/14: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
LHE/20/8.GA/INF.14 Rev.4: English|French
List of candidate States Parties for election to the Intergovernmental Committee | 2020-09-10 10:05: ||
2020-09-10 15:15: ||
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| 15 | Follow-up to the recommendations of the Open-Ended Working Group on Governance, Procedures and Working Methods of UNESCO | LHE/20/8.GA/15: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
LHE/19/14.COM/19: English|French
Follow-up on the implementation of the relevant recommendations of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Governance, Procedures and Working Methods of the Governing Bodies of UNESCO (39 C/Resolution 87) | 2020-09-10 18:55: ||
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| 16 | Other business | |
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| 17 | Closure | |
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*The interpretation of proceedings serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of the proceedings. Only the original speech is authentic.
