Fourth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties
The fourth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place from 4 to 8 June 2012 at UNESCO Headquarters (7, place de Fontenoy, Paris 75007, Room II).
During this session, the General Assembly revised some of the Operational Directives in the light of the experience gained by the Intergovernmental Committee in their implementation since 2008. Revision proposals concerned the modalities of the examination and the maximum ceiling of files to be treated annually by the Committee. The General Assembly also proceeded with accreditation of non-governmental organizations for advisory services to the Committee and conducted an election for the renewal of half of the Members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Chairperson, Vice-Chairs and Rapporteur
- Chairperson: H.E. Ms Eleonora Husseinova (Azerbaijan)
- Vice-Chairs: France, Honduras, China, Burkina Faso, Lebanon
- Rapporteur: Mr Dries Willems (Belgium)
Speeches
- H.E. Ms Katalin Bogyay, President of the General Conference: الإنجليزية
- H.E. Ms Alissandra Cummins, Chairperson of the Executive Board: الإنجليزية
- Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO: الإنكليزية
- Mr Toshiyuki Kono, Chairperson of the third General Assembly: الإنجليزية
Participants, summary records and resolutions
- List of participants: English/French
- Summary records (presented in June 2014): الإنجليزية|الفرنسية
- Resolutions: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية
Agenda and documents
| بنود جدول الأعمال | الوثائق | التسجيلات* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening of the session | ITH/12/4.GA/INF.1: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Summary records of the third session of the General Assembly | 2012-06-04 10:14: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 2 | Election of the Bureau of the fourth session of the General Assembly القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/2: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Election of the Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson and the Rapporteur of the General Assembly | 2012-06-04 11:10: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 3 | Adoption of the agenda of the fourth session of the General Assembly القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/3: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Provisional agenda of the fourth session of the General Assembly ITH/12/4.GA/INF.3.1 Rev.2: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Provisional timetable ITH/12/4.GA/INF.3.2 Rev.6: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Provisional list of documents | 2012-06-04 11:39: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 4 | Reports of the Intergovernmental Committee and the Secretariat القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/4 Rev.2: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Reports of the Intergovernmental Committee and the Secretariat ITH/12/4.GA/INF.4.1: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Report of the Intergovernmental Committee to the General Assembly on its activities between June 2010 and June 2012 ITH/12/4.GA/INF.4.2: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Report of the Intergovernmental Committee on the 2011 reports of States Parties on the implementation of the Convention and on the current status of all elements inscribed on the Representative List ITH/12/4.GA/INF.4.3: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Report of the Secretariat on its activities between June 2010 and June 2012 | 2012-06-04 12:06: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-04 15:05: الإنجليزية| |
| 5 | Revision of the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/5: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Revision of the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention ITH/12/4.GA/INF.5: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Draft summary records of the sixth session of the Intergovernmental Committee (November 2011) | 2012-06-04 15:53: الإنجليزية| 2012-06-05 10:15: الإنجليزية| 2012-06-05 15:17: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-06 10:22: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-06 15:45: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-07 10:08: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 6 | Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/6: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Accreditation of non-governmental organizations See all requests for accreditation | 2012-06-07 12:40: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-07 15:09: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 7 | Use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/7: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund ITH/12/4.GA/INF.7.1: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية Financial statement for the period 1 January 2010 – 31 December 2011 ITH/12/4.GA/INF.7.2: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية List of donors having provided voluntary supplementary contributions to the Fund | 2012-06-07 15:19: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 8 | Proposals for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/8: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Proposals for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Interface dedicated to the tenth anniversary | 2012-06-08 11:49: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 9 | Distribution of seats per electoral group and examination of the issue of an upper limit of seats in the Committee by electoral group القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/9: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Distribution of seats per electoral group and examination of the issue of an upper limit of seats in the Committee by electoral group | 2012-06-08 10:29: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-08 12:20: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 10 | Election of the members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage القرار | ITH/12/4.GA/10: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية|الإسبانية|الروسية|العربية|الصينية Election of the members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ITH/12/4.GA/INF.10 Rev.6: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية List of candidate States Parties for election to the Intergovernmental Committee | 2012-06-08 12:29: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| 2012-06-08 14:08: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |
| 11 | Any other business | 2012-06-08 12:41: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| | |
| 12 | Closure of the session | ITH/12/4.GA/INF.12: English/French Provisional list of participants | 2012-06-08 15:57: الإنجليزية|الفرنسية| |