The Committee,

1. Having examined document LHE/24/19.COM/6.a,
2. Recalling Chapter V of the Operational Directives and its Decisions 14.COM 10.a.3 and 17.COM 6.a.3,
3. Expresses its appreciation to Mauritius for submitting, on time, its second biennial report on the status of the element ‘Sega tambour Chagos’, inscribed in 2019 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 sustaining the transmission of the element to younger generations through Sega tambour Chagos schools, promoting the element and providing new possibilities for its performance, increasing the participation of male and female practitioners and diversifying their roles, and raising awareness about the element among the general public;
5. Encourages the State Party to pursue its efforts to address the threats to the viability of the element, to continue its intergenerational transmission and the recognition of its bearers and practitioners, to promote the element and build the capacities of the community to safeguard it, and to consider possibilities to document stories and knowledge of practitioners of the element, as planned in the nomination and the first biennial report;
6. Invites the State Party to continue paying particular attention to the significance of the use of Chagossian Creole language to safeguard the element, to ensure its viability and to plan further safeguarding measures;
7. Further encourages the State Party to continue its fundraising efforts, develop synergies among various funding sources, and consider the International Assistance mechanism under the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund as a possible source of funding for the development and implementation of the safeguarding measures for the element.