The eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place at the Wild View Resort in Kasane, Republic of Botswana from Monday 4 to Saturday 9 December 2023. An opening ceremony is tentatively scheduled on Sunday 3 December 2023. The session will be chaired by H.E. Mr Mustaq Moorad, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Botswana to UNESCO.
An information and exchange meeting will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, on 2 October 2023 (afternoon) to present the working methods of the Committee as well as practical information concerning this session. This information and exchange session will also be broadcast live on the 18.COM webpage.
Registration of delegates will be open from September 2023. More information will be provided in due course on the present webpage. Meanwhile, delegates are encouraged to book their accommodation as early as possible, using the list of hotels recommended by the host country as published on this page.
LHE/23/18.COM/2: English|French Adoption of the agenda
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Observers
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Adoption of the summary records of the seventeenth session of the Committee
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Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January 2022 to June 2023)
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Twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention in 2023
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Examination of the reports by States Parties on the current status of elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
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Examination of the reports of the regional cycle of periodic reporting on the implementation of the Convention and on the current status of elements inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by States Parties in the Arab States
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Update on the regional cycles of the Convention’s periodic reporting and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives
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Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2023
8.a
Examination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
8.b
Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
8.c
Examination of proposals to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices
8.d
Examination of requests for International Assistance
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Follow-up on elements inscribed on the Lists of the Convention
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Report on International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives
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Reflection on the broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives
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Thematic initiatives on living heritage and sustainable development
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Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund: voluntary supplementary contributions and other issues
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Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2024 and 2025
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Report of the non-governmental organizations forum
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Accreditation of new non-governmental organizations and review of accredited non-governmental organizations
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Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2024 cycle
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Date and place of the nineteenth session of the Committee
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Election of the members of the Bureau of the nineteenth session of the Committee
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Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (January 2022 to December 2023)
