Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 19.COM 6.a.14

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 8.12, 11.COM 9.b.4 and 15.COM 7.5,
  3. Expresses its appreciation to Mali for submitting, on time, its third report on the status of the element ‘Secret Society of the Kôrêdugaw, the rite of wisdom in Mali’, 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 by promoting it in local languages in the regions of its practice, providing younger generations with possibilities to learn about the element, and supporting community associations in their activities to safeguard the element;
  5. Encourages the State Party to pursue its efforts to document the element, to revitalize its practice and enhance its transmission to younger generations, to support the activities of community associations to safeguard the element, and to develop safeguarding efforts in response to the current risks to the viability of the element;
  6. Invites the State Party to ensure the participation of communities and their associations in updating the safeguarding plan, implementing safeguarding activities and preparing future reports, and also invites the State Party to provide, in its next report on the status of this element, specific information on the implementation of safeguarding measures and community participation, and up-to-date information on the viability of the element;
  7. Further encourages the State Party to continue its fundraising efforts, develop synergies among various funding sources, and further invites the State Party to reflect the financial contribution of all funding sources in its future reports.

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