Tenth session of the General Assembly
Tenth session of the General Assembly
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The tenth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 June 2024. Over two days, States Parties gathered to discuss issues that are important for the safeguarding of living heritage around the world and the future of the Convention.

These included notably the reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives, the Plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund and the accreditation of non-governmental organizations, as well as the election of the new Committee members.

Documents are published in the six official languages of the General Assembly (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) on this webpage.

Resolutions

Bureau

  • Chairperson: H.E. Mr Mariusz Lewicki (Poland)
  • Vice-Chairs: Luxembourg, El Salvador, Viet Nam, Ethiopia and Morocco
  • Rapporteur: Mr Souleymane Konate (Mali)

Agenda and documents

 Item of the agendaDocumentsRecordings*
1Opening LHE/24/19.COM/4: English|French
Summary records of the eighteenth session of the Committee
LHE/23/18.COM/4: English|French
Summary records of the seventeenth session of the Committee
LHE/24/10.GA/INF.1: English|French
Summary records of the ninth session of the General Assembly 
2024-06-11 09:47: English|French|VO(Video)
 
2Election of the Bureau

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/2: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
 
2024-06-11 09:58: English|French|VO(Video)
 
3Adoption of the agenda

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/3 Rev.: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese

LHE/24/10.GA/INF.3.1 Rev.: English|French
Provisional timetable
LHE/24/10.GA/INF.3.2 Rev.7: English|French
Provisional list of documents 
2024-06-11 10:13: English|French|VO(Video)
 
4Distribution of seats in the Committee per electoral group

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/4: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
 
2024-06-11 10:21: English|French|VO(Video)
 
5Report by the Committee to the General Assembly (January 2022 to December 2023)

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/5: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
 
2024-06-11 10:27: English|French|VO(Video)
 
6Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January 2022 to December 2023)

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/6: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
 
2024-06-11 12:10: English|French|VO(Video)
2024-06-11 14:42: English|French|VO(Video)
2024-06-12 09:41: English|French|VO(Video)
 
7Proposed revisions to the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/7: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
 
2024-06-12 12:14: English|French|VO(Video)
2024-06-12 14:43: English|French|VO(Video)
 
8Use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/8: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese

LHE/24/10.GA/INF.8: English|French
Report on the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund for the period 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2023 
2024-06-12 15:48: English|French|VO(Video)
 
9Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee LHE/24/10.GA/9+Add.: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
See the 73 accreditation requests 
2024-06-12 16:20: English|French|VO(Video)
 
10Report on the twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention in 2023

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/10: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese
 
2024-06-12 16:54: English|French|VO(Video)
 
11Election of the members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Decision: 

LHE/24/10.GA/11: English|French|Spanish|Russian|Arabic|Chinese

LHE/24/10.GA/INF.11 Rev.7: English|French
List of candidate States Parties for election to the Intergovernmental Committee and situation of States Parties continuing Members of the Intergovernmental Committee 
2024-06-11 12:00: English|French|VO(Video)
 
12Other business  2024-06-12 17:30: English|French|VO(Video)
 
13Closure  2024-06-12 17:31: English|French|VO(Video)
 
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