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1 Information session for the Members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage 6 October 2015, Room XI 3 to 5 p.m.

2 2 Intergovernmental Committee 24 States Parties, elected by General Assembly respecting principle of equitable geographic representation States Members choose as their representatives persons qualified in the various fields of the ICH © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

3 3 Committee members © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Group I Belgium 2012-2016 Greece2012-2016 Turkey2014-2018 Group II Bulgaria2014-2018 Hungary 2014-2018 Latvia2012-2016

4 4 Committee members © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Group III Brazil2012-2016 Peru2012-2016 Saint Lucia2014- 2018 Uruguay2012-2016 Group IV Afghanistan 2014- 2018 India 2014-2018 Kyrgyzstan 2012- 2016 Mongolia 2014-2018 Republic of Korea2014-2018

5 5 Committee members © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Group V(a) Congo2014-2018 Côte d’Ivoire2014- 2018 Ethiopia2014-2018 Namibia2012-2016 Nigeria2012-2016 Uganda2012-2016 Group V(b) Algeria2014-2018 Egypt2012-2016 Tunisia2012-2016

6 6 Meetings Annually in ordinary session (November) This year the meeting will be held from 30 November to 4 December 2015 in Windhoek, Namibia Open to observers from States Parties, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, etc. Open to public in the limit of available space © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

7 7 Functions Promote the objectives of the Convention Prepare the Operational Directives for the implementation of the Convention to be approved by the General Assembly Examine the reports on the implementation of the Convention and on the status of elements inscribed © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

8 8 Functions Grant international assistance Use the Fund for international cooperation Recommend to the General Assembly accreditation of non governmental organizations Inscribe on the Lists (USL, RL) and selects BSP(none for this cycle) © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

9 9 Working methods Governed by Rules of Procedure of the Committee Work facilitated by its Bureau May establish ad hoc consultative bodies, subsidiary bodies or working groups Committee meetings are public except under specific circumstances © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

10 10 The Secretariat Prepare the documentation of the Committee Propose draft agenda Ensures implementation of the Committee’s decisions Reduced team travelling to Namibia for the tenth session in order to reduce costs Team supported by UNESCO offices in Harare and Windhoek © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

11 11 Agenda All questions that the Committee has decided to inscribe at a previous session; proposed by States Members of the Committee; proposed by States Parties and the Director- General © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

12 12 Working documents Main series (ITH/15/10.COM/X): request a decision by the Committee Information documents (ITH/15/10.COM/INF.X): do not require any decision Numbered according to the item on the agenda Nominations and requests are also available through the website © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

13 13 Tenth session webpage > Tenth session of the Committee <Tenth session of the Committee Contains the following information (by 2 November, 4 weeks before the Committee Session): Working documents Information documents Periodic reports on the implementation of the Convention Nominations and requests Accreditation requests of non governmental organizations and online registration page (Preliminary List is already online)online registration page © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

14 14 Order of debate Only speakers recognized by Chairperson General debate -Priority given to Committee Members - Then observers (States Parties, States non party, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, etc.) Adoption of decisions -Only Committee Members may intervene © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

15 15 Decision-making Usually by consensus Each Member has one vote Decisions are taken by a simple majority (13) Some decisions require a two-thirds majority (16): -Amendment to the Rules of Procedure -Convening an extraordinary session of the Committee © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

16 16 Bodies Bureau: International Assistance up to US$25,000, including preparatory assistance + emergency assistance Evaluation Body (from 2015 onwards): Urgent Safeguarding List, Representative List, Register of Best Safeguarding Practices, and International Assistance greater than US$25,000 Working groups or expert groups, as needed © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

17 17 Bureau of the 10.COM Composition: Chairperson: H.E. Ms Trudie Amulungu (Namibia) Rapporteur: Mr Ahmed Aly Morsi (Egypt) Vice-Chairpersons: Belgium, Hungary, Brazil, India and Tunisia © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

18 18 Bureau of the 10.COM Tasks: Fix the date, times and order of business of the meetings Other tasks foreseen by Operational Directives (IA up to US$25,000, preparatory assistance, emergency assistance) Other tasks assigned by Committee © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

19 19 Evaluation Body 2015 First Evaluation Body established by the Committee (12 members: 6 accredited non- governmental organizations and 6 governmental experts) Evaluation of 45 files:  8 nominations to USL  35 nominations to RL  No proposal for BSP  2 IA requests © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

20 20 Nominations, evaluation and examination States Parties, and only States Parties, may submit nominations, proposals or requests Evaluation (by the Evaluation Body): Recommendations to the Committee presented as Draft Decisions Examination is resulting in a decision Two minutes for submitting States after decision on their files © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

21 21 Reports 25 reports of States Parties on the implementation of the Convention and on the current status of elements inscribed on the Representative List 3 reports on the current status of elements inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List 9 reports of States Parties on the use of international assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

22 22 Amendments to OD Draft amendments to the Operational Directives on: safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development; referral option; schedule of non-governmental organizations accreditation © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

23 23 Accreditations of non- governmental organizations No accreditation of non-governmental organizations at ninth session last year 54 requests from non-governmental organizations for accreditations to provide advisory services to the Committee Renewal of relations with 97 non- governmental organizations to be considered © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

24 24 Establishment 2016 Body Tenth session will establish the second Evaluation Body that will carry out evaluations in 2016 (3 seats to be filled) Tenth session will also elect the members of the Bureau of the eleventh session of the Committee No formal proposal for host country so far (Information related to hosting the session was nevertheless requested by some State Parties Members of the Committee) © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

25 25 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Monday, 30 November 2015 Morning (1)Opening (2)Adoption of the agenda (3)Observers (4)Adoption of the summary records of the ninth session of the Committee, Report of the Chairperson of the Committee on the Bureau activities, Report of the Non- Governmental Organizations Forum (5)Amendment to the Rules of Procedure to include provisions governing voting by secret ballot

26 26 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Monday, 30 November 2015 Morning (cont.) (6.a) Examination of the reports of States Parties 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 (6.b) Examination of the reports of States Parties on the current status of elements inscribed on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

27 27 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Monday, 30 November 2015 Afternoon (6.c) Reports of States Parties on the use of international assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund (7.a) Report by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (June 2014 to June 2016) (7.b) Report by the Secretariat on its activities

28 28 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Tuesday 1 December 2015 Morning (8) Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2016–2017 (9) Voluntary supplementary contributions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund (10)Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2015

29 29 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Tuesday 1 December 2015 Afternoon (10.a) Examination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding (10.b) Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

30 30 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Wednesday 2 December 2015 Morning (10.b) Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (cont.) Afternoon (10.b) Examination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (cont.) (10.c)Examination of requests for International Assistance

31 31 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Thursday 3 December 2015 Morning (11)Modification of the name of an inscribed element (16)Accreditation of new non-governmental organizations and review of accredited non- governmental organizations (12)Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2016 cycle (13)Number of files submitted for the 2016 cycle and number of files that can be treated in the 2017 and 2018 cycles

32 32 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Thursday 3 December 2015 Afternoon Draft amendments to the Operational Directives on: (14.a)Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development (14.b)Referral option (14.c)Schedule of non-governmental organizations accreditation

33 33 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Friday 4 December 2015 Morning Follow-up to decisions and resolutions adopted by the Committee and the General Assembly at their previous sessions: (15.a) Expert meeting on a model code of ethics (15.b) Guidelines for the treatment of correspondence with regard to periodic reports (15.c) Follow-up on audits and evaluations

34 34 © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH Timetable of 10.COM Friday 4 December 2015 Afternoon (17)Date and venue of the eleventh session of the Committee (18)Election of the members of the Bureau of the eleventh session of the Committee (19)Other business (20)Adoption of the list of decisions (21)Closure

35 35 http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/en/10COM © All Rights Reserved: UNESCO/ ICH

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