Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 8.COM 2

The Committee,

  1. Having examined document ITH/13/8.COM/2 Rev.,
  2. Adopts the agenda of its eighth session as follow:

Agenda of the eighth session of the Committee

  1. Opening of the session
  2. Adoption of the agenda of the eighth session of the Committee
  3. Observers
a.         Admission of observers
b.         Amendment of the Rules of Procedure
  1. Adoption of the summary records of the seventh session of the Committee
  2. Reports of the Committee and Secretariat
a.         Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (June 2012 to June 2014)
b.         Report by the Secretariat on its activities (2013) and on the contributions of category 2 centres to UNESCO’s strategy and programme (2012-2013)
c.         Report on the evaluation by the Internal Oversight Service of UNESCO’s standard-setting work of the Culture Sector and the related audit of the working methods of Cultural Conventions
  1. Periodic reports of States Parties and reports on the use of international assistance
a.         Examination of the reports of States Parties 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
b.         Examination of the report of Brazil on the current status of an element inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
c.         Reports of States Parties on the use of international assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
  1. Report of the Consultative Body on its work in 2013
a.         Examination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
b.         Examination of proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices
c.         Examination of requests for International Assistance
  1. Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2013 and examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
  2. Establishment of the Consultative and Subsidiary Bodies for the 2014 cycle
a.         Establishment of the Consultative Body and adoption of its terms of reference
b.         Establishment of the Subsidiary Body and adoption of its terms of reference
  1. Number of files submitted in the 2014 cycle and number of files that can be treated in the 2015 and 2016 cycles
  2. Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
  3. Voluntary supplementary contributions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
  4. Draft amendments to the Operational Directives on:
a.         Safeguarding, commercialization and sustainable development
b.         The referral option for the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
c.         Procedure for extension and/or reduction of an already inscribed element
d.         Evaluation of nominations: status of the Subsidiary Body and Consultative Body
e.         Integrating the definition of ‘emergency’ into the Operational Directives and aligning the different linguistic versions of the Operational Directives
  1. Non-governmental organizations
a.         Accreditation of non-governmental organizations
b.         Report on the profile of the non-governmental organizations accredited to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee and the nature of their work and proposal of an evaluation form for assessing their potential contribution to the implementation of the Convention
  1. Date and venue of the ninth session of the Committee
  2. Election of the members of the Bureau of the ninth session of the Committee
  3. Other business
  4. Adoption of the List of Decisions
  5. Closure of the session

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