Decision of the Intergovernmental Committee: 20.COM 15

The Committee,

  1. Having examined document LHE/25/20.COM/15 and its annex,
  2. Recalling Resolution GA 9 Add. as well as Decisions 14.COM 15 and 19.COM 13,
  3. Takes note of the activities undertaken by the ICH NGO Forum, following the report presented to the previous session of the Committee, notably those that have the potential to strengthen the advisory role of accredited NGOs to the Committee, while appreciating the support provided by the Secretariat to facilitate the activities of the Forum;
  4. Commends the ICH NGO Forum for the activities aimed at increasing the number of NGOs based in underrepresented regions, and encourages the Forum to pursue its efforts in this regard, in close cooperation with States Parties, category 2 centres and UNESCO Chairs, and in close coordination with the Secretariat;
  5. Appreciates the ICH NGO Forum’s ongoing willingness to actively contribute to the implementation of the Convention and support of its governing bodies, notably as regards the thematic initiatives of the Convention and other key intervention areas;
  6. Welcomes the continuation of the mapping of the competencies of accredited NGOs and their visualization through the webpage of the Convention, and requests the Secretariat to continue its collaboration with the ICH NGO Forum to ensure that the mapping exercise covers the remaining accredited NGOs;
  7. Decides to include a separate item on the ‘Report of the non-governmental organizations forum’ on the provisional agenda of its twenty-first session.

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