Hosted by the Government of Indonesia, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage held its sixth session in Bali, Indonesia, from 22 to 29 November 2011.
Summary records and decisions
- Summary records (approved in December 2012): English|French
- Decisions: English|French
Committee members of the sixth session
Albania, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Grenada, Indonesia, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Spain and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Speeches
- H.E. Mr. Agung Aksono, Minister of People’s Welfare of the Republic of Indonesia: English
- Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO: English
- H.E. Mr Mohammad Nuh, Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia: English
- Mr Toshiyuki Kono, President of the third session of the General Assembly: English
Agenda and documents
A forum of NGOs took place just before the opening of the Intergovernmental Comittee”.
| Item of the agenda | Documents | Recordings* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Official opening ceremony | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.1 Rev.: English|French General Information | 2011-11-22 18:30: English |
| 2 | Adoption of the agenda of the sixth session of the Committee Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/2: English|French Adoption of the agenda of the sixth session of the Committee ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.2.1 Rev.3: English|French Provisional Timetable ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.2.2 Rev.2: English|French Provisional list of documents | 2011-11-23 09:13: English|French |
| 3 | Admission of observers Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/3 Rev.: English|French Admission of observers | 2011-11-23 09:49: English|French |
| 4 | Adoption of the summary records of the fifth session of the Committee Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/4 Rev.: English|French Adoption of the summary records of the fifth session of the Committee | 2011-11-23 10:01: English|French |
| 5 | Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (June 2010 to June 2012) Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/5: English|French Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (June 2010 to June 2012) | 2011-11-23 10:13: English|French |
| 6 | Examination of the reports of States Parties on the implementation of the Convention and on the current status of all elements inscribed on the Representative List Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/6 (Rev. English only): English|French Examination of the reports of States Parties on the implementation of the Convention and on the current status of all elements inscribed on the Representative List See page 6. Periodic reporting | 2011-11-23 10:30: English|French |
| 7 | Report of the Consultative Body on its work in 2011 Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/7: English|French Report of the Consultative Body on its work in 2011 ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.7: English Report of the rapporteur of the meetings of the Consultative Body in 2011 | 2011-11-23 11:43: English|French 2011-11-23 14:44: English|French 2011-11-26 09:18: English|French |
| 8 | Evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/8+Corr.+Add.: English|French Evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2011 on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding All nomination files can be consulted from 8. Urgent Safeguarding List | 2011-11-23 15:19: English|French 2011-11-24 09:19: English|French 2011-11-24 15:22: English|French 2011-11-25 09:34: English|French 2011-11-25 13:45: English|French |
| 9 | Evaluation of proposals to the 2011 Register of Best Safeguarding Practices | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/9: English|French Evaluation of proposals to the 2011 Register of Best Safeguarding Practices All proposals can be consulted from 9. Best practices | 2011-11-25 14:57: English|French |
| 10 | Evaluation of International Assistance requests greater than US$25,000 | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/10: English|French Evaluation of International Assistance requests greater than US$25,000 All request files can be consulted from 10. International Assistance Requests | 2011-11-25 16:33: English|French |
| 11 | Examination of the annual report of Belarus on the results of the measures taken to ensure the safeguarding of the ‘Rite of Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)’ inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List in 2009 Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/11: English|French Examination of the annual report of Belarus on the results of the measures taken to ensure the safeguarding of the ‘Rite of Kalyady Tsars (Christmas Tsars)’ inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List in 2009 | 2011-11-26 11:35: English|French |
| 12 | Establishment of a Consultative Body for the examination in 2012 of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices and requests for international assistance greater than US$25,000, and adoption of its terms of reference Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/12: English|French Establishment of a Consultative Body for the examination in 2012 of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices and requests for international assistance greater than US$25,000, and adoption of its terms of reference | 2011-11-29 09:23: English|French |
| 13 | Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2011 and evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2011 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity Decisions:
| ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/13+Corr.+Add.: English|French Report of the Subsidiary Body on its work in 2011 and evaluation of nominations for inscription in 2011 on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity All nomination files can be consulted from 13. Representative List ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.13: English Report by the rapporteur on the meetings of the Subsidiary Body in 2011 | 2011-11-26 11:55: English|French 2011-11-26 14:45: English|French 2011-11-27 09:31: English|French 2011-11-27 14:53: English|French 2011-11-27 19:13: English|French 2011-11-28 09:18: English|French 2011-11-28 14:50: English|French |
| 14 | Establishment of a Subsidiary Body for the examination in 2012 of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, and adoption of its terms of reference Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/14: English|French Establishment of a Subsidiary Body for the examination in 2012 of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and adoption of its terms of reference See comments of States Parties | 2011-11-29 09:55: English|French |
| 15 | Report of the open ended intergovernmental working group on possible measures to improve the treatment of nominations to the Representative List by the Committee, its Subsidiary Body and the Secretariat Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/15: English|French Report of the open ended intergovernmental working group on possible measures to improve the treatment of nominations to the Representative List by the Committee, its Subsidiary Body and the Secretariat ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.15: English|French Summary records of the meeting of the open ended intergovernmental working group on the treatment of nominations to the Representative List of the Convention Amendment proposal by Albania (decision 6.COM 15) See comments of States Parties: English|French | 2011-11-28 17:59: English|French 2011-11-29 11:06: English|French 2011-11-29 14:42: English|French |
| 16 | Reflection on the criteria for inscription on the Lists | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/16: English|French Reflection on the criteria for inscription on the Lists See comments of States Parties | |
| 17 | Mechanism for sharing information to encourage multinational nominations | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/17: English|French Mechanism for sharing information to encourage multinational nominations | |
| 18 | Treatment of correspondence from the public or other concerned parties concerning nominations | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/18: English|French Treatment of correspondence from the public or other concerned parties concerning nominations | |
| 19 | Accreditation of non-governmental organizations Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/19+Corr.: English|French Accreditation of non-governmental organizations See all requests for accreditation on page 19. Accreditation of NGOs | 2011-11-29 16:57: English|French |
| 20 | Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Fund Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/20: English|French Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Fund ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.20: English|French Financial statement for the period 1 January 2010 – 30 June 2011 | 2011-11-29 16:36: English|French |
| 21 | Proposals for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Convention | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/21: English|French Proposals for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Convention See comments of States Parties from page 21. Tenth anniversary of the Convention | |
| 22 | Use of the emblem of the Convention by category 2 centres Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/22: English|French Use of the emblem of the Convention by category 2 centres | 2011-11-29 17:12: English|French |
| 23 | Date and venue of the seventh session of the Committee Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/23: English|French Date and venue of the seventh session of the Committee | 2011-11-29 15:55: English|French |
| 24 | Election of the members of the Bureau of the seventh session of the Committee Decision: | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/24: English|French Election of the members of the Bureau of the seventh session of the Committee | 2011-11-29 16:03: English|French |
| 25 | Any other business | 2011-11-29 17:35: English|French | |
| 26 | Adoption of the List of Decisions | ||
| 27 | Closure of the session | ITH/11/6.COM/CONF.206/INF.27: soon available List of participants | 2011-11-29 17:37: English|French |