The Committee,

1. Having examined document LHE/24/19.COM/6.a,
2. Recalling Chapter V of the Operational Directives and its Decisions 6.COM 8.8, 12.COM 8.c.9 and 15.COM 7.2,
3. Expresses its appreciation to Indonesia for submitting, on time, its third report on the status of the element ‘Saman dance’, inscribed in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding;
4. Takes note of the efforts undertaken by the State Party to safeguard the element, in particular through its promotion and by diversifying occasions for its performance, supporting its transmission and networking, awarding community members, and engaging youth in the revitalization of the element;
5. Notes also the efforts of community members, organizations and institutions to adapt to the situation presented by the COVID-19 pandemic by developing online modalities for the transmission, promotion and enhancement of the element;
6. Invites the State Party to continue its efforts to sustain the practice of the element, transmit knowledge and skills to younger generations, revitalize cultural spaces for the element, and develop synergies among institutions, organizations and communities and among various funding sources;
7. Further takes note of the documentation and education activities included in the updated safeguarding plan, and encourages the State Party to continue to safeguard and develop the skills of reciting verses in the Gayo language, linked to the Saman dance;
8. Also takes note of the improved viability of the element and the hope expressed by the communities concerned for the transfer of the element from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.