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The drummer, Florah Olebeng Letsholo, with the Council of Elderly Women
© Sylvester Rampete and Bakgatla ba Kgafela, Botswana, 2015

The eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place at the Cresta Mowana Resort in Kasane, Republic of Botswana from Tuesday 5 to Friday 8 December 2023. The session was chaired by H.E. Mr Mustaq Moorad, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Botswana to UNESCO.

Committee Members

Bureau: composition & meetings

Angola, Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Czechia, Ethiopia, Germany, India, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, Uzbekistan and Viet Nam


Agenda and documents

 Item of the agendaDocumentsRecordings*
1Opening LHE/23/18.COM/INF.1 Rev.: English|French
General Information 		2023-12-05 08:55: English|VO(video)
 
2Adoption of the agenda LHE/23/18.COM/2: English|French
Adoption of the agenda
LHE/23/18.COM/INF.2.1 Rev.4: English|French
Provisional timetable
LHE/23/18.COM/INF.2.2 Rev.3: English|French
Provisional list of documents 		2023-12-05 09:05: English|VO(video)
 
3Observers LHE/23/18.COM/3: English|French
 		2023-12-05 09:17: English|VO(video)
 
4Adoption of the summary records of the seventeenth session of the Committee LHE/23/18.COM/4: English|French
 		2023-12-05 09:19: VO(video)
 
5Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January 2022 to June 2023) LHE/23/18.COM/5: English|French
 		2023-12-05 09:35
2023-12-05 13:40: VO(video)
 
6Twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention in 2023 LHE/23/18.COM/6 Rev.: English|French
 		2023-12-07 09:31: VO(video)
 
7.aExamination 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 LHE/23/18.COM/7.a: English|French
See the 15 reports 		2023-12-07 10:55: VO(video)
 
7.bExamination 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 LHE/23/18.COM/7.b Rev.: English|French
See the 18 reports 		2023-12-07 13:35: French|VO(video)
 
7.cUpdate on the regional cycles of the Convention’s periodic reporting and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives LHE/23/18.COM/7.c Rev.: English|French
Update on the regional cycles of the Convention’s periodic reporting and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives
LHE/23/18.COM/INF.7.c: English|French
Analytical Report of the first 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 Europe 		2023-12-07 13:50: French|VO(video)
 
8Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2023 LHE/23/18.COM/8: English|French

Order of files / Ordre des dossiers: English|French
(Indicative - 7 December 2023) 		2023-12-05 14:15
2023-12-06 15:54: English|French|VO(video)
2023-12-07 08:35: VO(video)
 
8.aExamination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding LHE/23/18.COM/8.a: English|French
See the 6 nominations 		2023-12-05 15:12: VO(video)
 
8.bExamination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity LHE/23/18.COM/8.b: English|French
See the 45 nominations 		2023-12-05 16:23: VO(video)
2023-12-05 18:26: VO(video)
2023-12-06 08:40: VO (video)
2023-12-06 13:50: VO(video)
2023-12-06 14:55: VO(video)
 
8.cExamination of proposals to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices LHE/23/18.COM/8.c: English|French
See the 4 proposals 		2023-12-06 14:09: VO (video)
 
8.dExamination of requests for International Assistance LHE/23/18.COM/8.d: English|French
See the request 		2023-12-06 14:50: VO(video)
 
9Follow-up on elements inscribed on the Lists of the Convention LHE/23/18.COM/9: English|French
 		2023-12-07 14:20: French|VO(video)
 
10Report on International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives LHE/23/18.COM/10: English|French
 		2023-12-07 14:30: French|VO(video)
 
11Reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives LHE/23/18.COM/11: English|French
Reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives
LHE/23/18.COM/INF.11: English|French
Summary records of the meeting of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group in the framework of the reflection on the broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention 		2023-12-08 08:40: VO(video)
 
12Thematic initiatives on living heritage and sustainable development LHE/23/18.COM/12 Rev.: English|French
 		2023-12-08 09:42: English|French|VO(video)
 
13Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund: voluntary supplementary contributions and other issues LHE/23/18.COM/13: English|French
 		2023-12-08 10:20: English|French|VO(video)
 
14Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2024 and 2025 LHE/23/18.COM/14: English|French
Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2024 and 2025
LHE/23/18.COM/INF.14: English|French
Report on the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund for the period 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2023 		2023-12-08 10:34: English|French|VO(video)
 
15Report of the non-governmental organizations forum LHE/23/18.COM/15: English|French
 		2023-12-08 10:53: English|French|VO(video)
 
16Accreditation of new non-governmental organizations and review of accredited non-governmental organizations LHE/23/18.COM/16: English|French
See the 73 accreditation requests and the 91 activity reports for review 		2023-12-08 13:39: English|French|VO(video)
 
17Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2024 cycle LHE/23/18.COM/17 Rev.2: English|French
 		2023-12-08 09:23: English|French|VO(video)
2023-12-08 11:27: English|French|VO(video)
 
18Date and place of the nineteenth session of the Committee LHE/23/18.COM/18: English|French
 		2023-12-08 13:49: English|French|VO(video)
 
19Election of the members of the Bureau of the nineteenth session of the Committee LHE/23/18.COM/19: English|French
 		2023-12-08 13:58: English|French|VO(video)
 
20Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (January 2022 to December 2023) LHE/23/18.COM/20: English|French
 		2023-12-08 14:04: English|French|VO(video)
 
21Other business LHE/23/18.COM/21: English|French
 		2023-12-08 14:08: English|French|VO(video)
 
22Adoption of the list of decisions  2023-12-08 14:12: English|French|VO(video)
 
23Closure  2023-12-08 14:14: English|French|VO(video)
 
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