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 agenda | Documents | Recordings* | |
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1 | Opening | LHE/23/18.COM/INF.1 Rev.: English|French General Information | 2023-12-05 08:55: English|VO(video) |
2 | Adoption 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) |
3 | Observers | LHE/23/18.COM/3: English|French | 2023-12-05 09:17: English|VO(video) |
4 | Adoption 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) |
5 | Report 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) |
6 | Twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention in 2023 | LHE/23/18.COM/6 Rev.: English|French | 2023-12-07 09:31: VO(video) |
7.a | 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 | LHE/23/18.COM/7.a: English|French See the 15 reports | 2023-12-07 10:55: VO(video) |
7.b | 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 | LHE/23/18.COM/7.b Rev.: English|French See the 18 reports | 2023-12-07 13:35: French|VO(video) |
7.c | Update 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) |
8 | Report 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.a | Examination 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.b | Examination 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.c | Examination 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.d | Examination of requests for International Assistance | LHE/23/18.COM/8.d: English|French See the request | 2023-12-06 14:50: VO(video) |
9 | Follow-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) |
10 | Report 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) |
11 | Reflection 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) |
12 | Thematic initiatives on living heritage and sustainable development | LHE/23/18.COM/12 Rev.: English|French | 2023-12-08 09:42: English|French|VO(video) |
13 | Intangible 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) |
14 | Draft 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) |
15 | Report of the non-governmental organizations forum | LHE/23/18.COM/15: English|French | 2023-12-08 10:53: English|French|VO(video) |
16 | Accreditation 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) |
17 | Establishment 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) |
18 | Date 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) |
19 | Election 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) |
20 | Report 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) |
21 | Other business | LHE/23/18.COM/21: English|French | 2023-12-08 14:08: English|French|VO(video) |
22 | Adoption of the list of decisions | 2023-12-08 14:12: English|French|VO(video) | |
23 | Closure | 2023-12-08 14:14: English|French|VO(video) |