Monday 4 December 2023

As of 8.30 a.m.

Registration of participants

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

1.

Opening

2.

Adoption of the agenda

3.

Observers

4.

Adoption of the summary records of the seventeenth session of the Committee

Report by the Chairperson of the Committee on the Bureau activities

5.

Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January 2022 to June 2023)

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Break

2.30 – 4.30 p.m.

6.

Twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention in 2023

7.

Periodic reporting

7.a

Examination 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

4.30 – 5.30 p.m.

Plenary celebration: Twentieth anniversary of the 2003 Convention

Tuesday 5 December 2023

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

7.b

Examination 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 the Arab States

7.c

Update on the regional cycles of the Convention’s periodic reporting and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Break

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

8.

Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2023 (Part I)

8.a

Examination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

8.b

Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Wednesday 6 December 2023

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

8.b

Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Break

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

8.b

Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Thursday 7 December 2023

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

8.c

Examination of proposals to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices

8.d

Examination of requests for International Assistance

8.

Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2023 (Part II)

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Break

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

9.

Follow-up on elements inscribed on the Lists of the Convention

10.

Report on International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives

11.

Reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention and proposal for related amendments to the Operational Directives

Friday 8 December 2023

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

12.

Thematic initiatives on living heritage and sustainable development

13.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund: voluntary supplementary contributions and other issues

14.

Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2024 and 2025

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Break

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

15.

Report of the non-governmental organizations forum

16.

Accreditation of new non-governmental organizations and review of accredited non-governmental organizations

Saturday 9 December 2023

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

17.

Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2024 cycle (Part I)

18.

Date and place of the nineteenth session of the Committee

19.

Election of the members of the Bureau of the nineteenth session of the Committee

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Break

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

17.

Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2024 cycle (Part II)

20.

Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (January 2022 to December 2023)

21.

Other business

22.

Adoption of the list of decisions

23.

Closure