Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 17.COM 6.C

The Committee,

  1. Having examined document LHE/22/17.COM/6.c,
  2. Recalling Articles 7, 29 and 30 of the Convention concerning reports by States Parties, as well as Chapter V of the Operational Directives,
  3. Further recalling Resolution 7.GA 9 and Decisions 12.COM 10, 13.COM 8, 14.COM 8 and 16.COM 7.b,
  4. Expresses its satisfaction that the first cycle of periodic reporting is progressing well in the regions that have undertaken it and thanks those involved for their engagement and commitment, in particular country focal points for periodic reporting, national authorities, facilitators and Category 2 Centres under the auspices of UNESCO that are active in the field of intangible cultural heritage;
  5. Takes note with interest the ‘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 Latin America and the Caribbean’ as contained in document LHE/22/17.COM/INF/6.c Rev., and welcomes the key findings highlighted in the report together with detailed information on the extent to which reporting States Parties have met the core indicators as well as on the targets set for the next round of reports;
  6. Appreciates the work of the Secretariat in providing continuous and pertinent support to the States Parties concerned with their reporting process through capacity-building and ongoing follow-up activities;
  7. Encourages States Parties which are preparing their reports to benefit from the experiences, observations and lessons learnt from States Parties which have already submitted their reports;
  8. Invites States Parties, Category 2 Centres and other stakeholders to consider the possibility of providing financial contributions, through the modality of their choice, to support the implementation of the first cycle of periodic reporting in the Africa region, including the capacity-building activities;
  9. Requests that the Secretariat report on the progress with the periodic reporting exercise 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, for examination by the eighteenth session of the Committee.

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