Monday, 13 December 2021

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 fifteenth session of the Committee

Report of the Chairperson of the Committee on the Bureau activities

5.b

Report by the Secretariat on its activities (January 2020 to June 2021)

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Lunch

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

6.

Modification of the name of an inscribed element

7.

Reports of States Parties

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

7.b

Examination of the reports 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

Tuesday, 14 December 2021

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

7.c

Examination of the reports by States non party on the current status of elements inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

7.d

Reports by States Parties on the use of International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

8.

Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2021

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Lunch

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

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, 15 December 2021

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.

Lunch

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, 16 December 2021

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.

Lunch

2.30 – 5.30 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 2021

Friday, 17 December 2021

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

9.

Report of the non-governmental organizations forum

10.

IOS Evaluation (2021) of UNESCO’s action in the framework of the 2003 Convention

11.

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

12.

Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund: voluntary supplementary contributions and other issues

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Lunch

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

13.

Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2022–2023

14.

Reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention and proposal for related revisions to the Operational Directives

Saturday, 18 December 2021

9.00 – 9.30 a.m.

Meeting of the Bureau

9.30 a.m. – 12.30 p.m.

14.

Reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention and proposal for related revisions to the Operational Directives

15.

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

16.

Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2022 cycle

12.30 – 2.30 p.m.

Lunch

2.30 – 5.30 p.m.

17.

Date and venue of the seventeenth session of the Committee

18.

Election of the members of the Bureau of the seventeenth session of the Committee

19.

Other business

5.a

Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (January 2020 to December 2021) 

20.

Adoption of the list of decisions

21.

Closure