The General Assembly,
1. Having examined Document ITH/12/4.GA/7,
2. Recalling Article 7(c) of the Convention and paragraphs 66 and 67 of the Operational Directives,
3. Approves the plan for the use of the resources of the Fund for the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013 as well as for the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014 in Annex I to this Resolution, it being understood that at the time of its fifth session in June 2014, it may readjust the budget plan from January to June 2014;
4. Recommends to the Director General to allocate resources from the Emergency Fund and other available sources of funding in order to accomplish the expected results of MLA 3 of the Culture Sector as set out in the 36 C/5, including support to statutory functions of the Convention;
5. Authorizes the Committee to make immediate use of any voluntary supplementary contributions that might be received during these periods, as described in Article 27 of the Convention, in accordance with the percentages laid out in the plan;
6. Further authorizes the Committee to make immediate use of any contributions that it might accept, during these periods, for specific purposes relating to specific projects, provided that those projects have been approved by the Committee prior to the receipt of the funds, as described in Article 25.5 of the Convention;
7. Thanks the donor countries for their voluntary contributions to the implementation of the Convention and encourages other countries to make the same.
ANNEX I: Plan for the use of the resources of the Fund
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For the period 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2013, as well as for the period 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014, the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage fund may be used for the following purposes |
% of the total amount |
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1. |
International assistance, comprising the safeguarding of the heritage inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List, the preparation of inventories, and the support for other safeguarding programmes, projects and activities; |
54% |
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2. |
Preparatory assistance for nomination files for the Urgent Safeguarding List, as well as for proposals for the Register of Best Practices; |
6% |
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3. |
Other functions of the Committee as described in Article 7 of the Convention and in the Operational Directives, including the publication of the Lists and the Register of Best Practices, capacity-building and awareness-raising programmes as well as the development and implementation of activities and measures to promote and disseminate best practices and the work of the Committee; |
18% |
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4. |
The participation in the sessions of the Committee, its Bureau and its subsidiary bodies of experts in intangible cultural heritage representing developing States Members of the Committee; |
3% |
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5. |
The participation in the sessions of the Committee of experts in intangible cultural heritage representing developing States that are Parties to the Convention but not Members of the Committee; |
3% |
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6. |
The participation in the sessions of the Committee, its Bureau and its subsidiary bodies of public or private bodies, private persons, notably members of communities and groups, that have been invited by the Committee to be consulted on specific matters as well as of experts in intangible cultural heritage representing accredited NGOs from developing countries; |
5% |
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7. |
The costs of advisory services to be provided at the request of the Committee; |
6% |
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8. |
Reserve Fund to meet requests for assistance in cases of extreme urgency, as foreseen in Article 17.3 and 22.2 of the Convention. |
5% |
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Total |
100% |
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Funds that have not been committed at the end of the period of this Plan are carried over to the next financial period and shall be allocated in accordance with the Plan approved by the General Assembly at that time. |
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For the period of 1 January 2014 to 30 June 2014, one-fourth of the amount established for the twenty-four-months of the financial period 2012-2013 shall be allocated on a provisional basis. |
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