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The nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place in Asunción, Republic of Paraguay from Monday 2 to Saturday 7 December 2024.

An opening ceremony is scheduled on Sunday, 1 December 2024. The session will be chaired by H.E. Ms Nancy Ovelar de Gorostiaga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Paraguay to UNESCO.

An information and exchange session was held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, on 1 October 2024 (afternoon) to present the working methods of the Committee as well as practical information concerning this session.

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Committee Members

Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Barbados, Burkina Faso, China, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Malaysia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Paraguay, Slovakia, Spain, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam and Zambia


Bureau of the Committee

Composition & meetings

Agenda and documents

Committee Members wishing to submit amendments are invited to fill in the following form (Amendments) and to send it to ICH-amendments@unesco.org.

 Item of the agendaDocumentsRecordings*
1Opening LHE/24/19.COM/INF.1 Rev.: English|French
General Information  
2024-12-02 13:32: English|French|VO(Video)
 
2Adoption of the agenda LHE/24/19.COM/2: English|French
Adoption of the agenda
LHE/24/19.COM/INF.2.1 Rev.3: English|French
Provisional timetable
LHE/24/19.COM/INF.2.2 Rev.4: English|French
Provisional list of documents  
2024-12-02 14:45: English|French|VO(Video)
 
3Observers LHE/24/19.COM/3 Rev.: English|French
 
2024-12-02 14:47: English|French|VO(Video)
 
4Adoption of the summary records of the eighteenth session of the Committee LHE/24/19.COM/4: English|French
 
2024-12-02 14:51: English|French|VO(Video)
 
5Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January to June 2024) LHE/24/19.COM/5: English|French
 
2024-12-02 15:02: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
2024-12-02 18:05: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
 
6.aExamination of the reports by States Parties on the current status of elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding LHE/24/19.COM/6.a: English|French
See the 18 reports 
2024-12-02 20:44: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
2024-12-03 13:52: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
 
6.bExamination of the reports of the regional cycle of periodic reporting 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 by States Parties in Africa LHE/24/19.COM/6.b: English|French
See the 44 reports 
2024-12-03 13:58: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
 
6.cUpdate on the regional cycles of the Convention’s periodic reporting LHE/24/19.COM/6.c: English|French

LHE/24/19.COM/INF.6.c: English|French
Analytical Report of the first cycle of periodic reporting 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 by States Parties in the Arab States 
2024-12-03 14:29: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
 
7Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2024 LHE/24/19.COM/7: English|French

Certificate Ceremony / Ceremonie des Certificats: English/French
(Indicative - 5 December 2024)
Order of files / Ordre des dossiers: English|French
(Indicative - 5 December 2024) 
2024-12-03 14:52: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
2024-12-05 19:04
 
7.aExamination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding LHE/24/19.COM/7.a: English|French
See the 2 nominations 
2024-12-03 17:40: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
 
7.bExamination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity LHE/24/19.COM/7.b: English|French
See the 58 nominations and extensions  
2024-12-03 18:00: English in preparation|French in preparation|VO(Video)
2024-12-04 13:38: VO(Video)
2024-12-04 18:33: VO(Video)
2024-12-05 13:48
 
7.cExamination of requests for transfer of elements from one list to the other LHE/24/19.COM/7.c: English|French
See the 3 requests 
2024-12-05 16:10
 
7.dExamination of proposals to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices LHE/24/19.COM/7.d: English|French
See the 3 proposals 
2024-12-05 18:40
 
8Follow-up on elements inscribed on the Lists of the Convention LHE/24/19.COM/8: English|French
 
2024-12-05 20:19
 
9Report on International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund LHE/24/19.COM/9: English|French
 
2024-12-05 20:24: VO(Video)
 
10Broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention LHE/24/19.COM/10: English|French
 
2024-12-06 13:48
 
11Thematic initiatives on living heritage and sustainable development LHE/24/19.COM/11: English|French
 
2024-12-06 14:40
 
12Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund: voluntary supplementary contributions and other issues LHE/24/19.COM/12 Rev.: English|French
 
2024-12-06 15:16
 
13Report of the non-governmental organizations forum LHE/24/19.COM/13: English|French
 
2024-12-06 15:46
 
14Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2025 cycle LHE/24/19.COM/14 Rev.2: English|French
 
2024-12-06 15:27
2024-12-06 18:40
 
15Number of files submitted for the 2024 and 2025 cycles and number of files that can be treated in the 2026 and 2027 cycles LHE/24/19.COM/15: English|French
 
2024-12-06 18:53
 
16Date and place of the twentieth session of the Committee LHE/24/19.COM/16: English|French
 
2024-12-06 19:37
 
17Election of the members of the Bureau of the twentieth session of the Committee LHE/24/19.COM/17: English|French
 
2024-12-06 19:46
 
18Other business  2024-12-06 19:56
 
19Adoption of the list of decisions  2024-12-06 19:57
 
20Closure  
 
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