The General Assembly,

1. Having examined document LHE/22/9.GA/7 and its annexes,
2. Recalling Article 9 of the Convention and paragraphs 91-99 of the Operational Directives,
3. Further recalling Decision 16.COM 15,
4. Accredits the thirty-two NGOs listed in Annex I as well as the one NGO listed in Annex II.a to this resolution to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee;
5. Takes note of the additional information provided by the organisations listed in the Annex II to this resolution as well as by the States Parties concerned and decides to:

• accredit ‘Institute for Intangible Cultural Heritage IPACIM’ to act in an advisory capacity to the Committee (Annex II.a), and
• invite ‘Direct Gradual Development, Civil Association’ to resubmit, as it is not possible to ascertain whether the request as submitted under the 2021 cycle satisfies the criteria set out in paragraph 91 of the Operational Directives (Annex II.b);

6. Requests the Secretariat in consultation with States Parties, National Commissions and the ICH NGO Forum, to submit to the next session a plan, strategy and clear mechanisms aimed at ensuring geographical balance amongst accredited NGOs;
7. Encourages NGOs from under-represented Electoral Groups that meet the criteria for accreditation to submit their requests for accreditation at the earliest opportunity so as to improve the geographical distribution of accredited NGOs and invites States Parties from those Electoral Groups to make this call widely known among NGOs based within their territories;

7.bis Recommends the Committee to be mindful of the domicile of accredited NGOs, when electing members of the Evaluation Body, taking into account the discussion of the ninth session of the General Assembly, especially regarding accredited NGOs domiciled in States non party and bearing in mind that the expertise of the NGOs shall be appreciated in light of the diversity of criteria;

8. Reminds the NGOs accredited in 2010, 2014 and 2018 that they are to submit their quadrennial report to the Secretariat before the deadline of 15 February 2023 so that the eighteenth session of the Committee can review the contributions and commitment of each advisory organization, bearing in mind what is established in paragraph 95 of the Operational Directives;
9. Takes note of the proposals on the treatment of accreditation and renewal requests from NGOs, namely the timing of the publication of such requests and the involvement of UNESCO Field Offices.

Annex I: Non-governmental organizations recommended for accreditation by the sixteenth session of the Committee

Annex II: Non-governmental organizations whose examination of accreditation was deferred to the General Assembly by the sixteenth session of the Committee

Annex II.a: Non-governmental organization accredited

Annex II.b: Non-governmental organization invited for resubmission