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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 will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 June 2024. Over three days, States Parties will gather to discuss issues that are important for the safeguarding of living heritage around the world and the future of the Convention.
These will include 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.
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Documents will be published in the six official languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish) on this webpage, by 13 May 2024.
Agenda and documents
| Item of the agenda | Documents | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Opening | |
| 2 | Election of the Bureau | |
| 3 | Adoption of the agenda | LHE/24/10.GA/3: English|French |
| 4 | Distribution of seats in the Committee per electoral group | |
| 5 | Report by the Committee to the General Assembly (January 2022 to December 2023) | |
| 6 | Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January 2022 to December 2023) | |
| 7 | Proposed revisions to the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention | |
| 8 | Use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund | |
| 9 | Accreditation of non-governmental organizations to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee | |
| 10 | Report on the twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention in 2023 | |
| 11 | Contribution to the preparation of the draft Programme and Budget 2026-2029 (43 C/5) | |
| 12 | Election of the members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | |
| 13 | Other business | |
| 14 | Closure |