Title: Recent events in the life of the Convention:
1Recent events in the life of the Convention the
third session of the General Assembly
Cécile Duvelle Secretary of the Convention for
the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage and Chief of the Intangible Cultural
Heritage Section UNESCO
Regional consultation among category 2 centres,
Bangkok 19 July 2010
2The General Assemblyof the States Parties
- Third General Assembly took place at UNESCO
Headquarters from 22 to 24 June 2010 - Sovereign body of the Convention
- Meets every two years and gives strategic
orientations for its implementation
3Major issues at the third session of the Assembly
- Adoption of new chapters of the Operational
Directives - Revision of parts of the Directives adopted in
2008 - Adoption of the budget for 2010-2011
- Emphasized strengthening capacities of States
Parties - Recognized importance of enhancing capacity of
the Secretariat
4Experience of the Convention since 2008
- Great interest in the Representative List (111
nominations for first cycle 147 for the second) - Less interest in the Urgent Safeguarding List (12
nominations for first cycle, 5 for the second and
34 for the third) and the Register of Best
Practices (3 proposals for the first cycle and 15
for the second cycle ) - Low number and weak quality of International
Assistance requests
5Experience of the Convention since 2008
- 2008 Operational Directives established
procedures that have proven, in practice, to be
cumbersome - Different procedures produced results that were
not always mutually coherent from one List to
another - Complicated calendar with its different deadlines
and rhythms of examination is confusing for
submitting States
6Revised Directives proposed by working group
- Paragraphs rearranged in a more logical,
consistent and harmonized manner - Editorial improvements for ease of use
- Removal of repetitions e.g. merging of all
procedures into a single timetable
Revised directives
7Consultative Body for examinations
- New paragraph 26 applies to nominations to the
Urgent Safeguarding List, International
Assistance requests greater than US25,000 and
proposals for the Register of Best Practices - Body composed of six accredited NGOs and six
independent experts, with half of its members
renewed annually
Revised directives
8Representative List nomination and examination
- Simplification of the nomination form for the
Representative List - Services of the Secretariat limited to technical
requests - Suggested revisions in working methods of the
Subsidiary Body to permit it to examine a greater
number of nominations - New paragraph 30
- Referral of incomplete files to submitting States
for additional information -
Revised directives
9Consolidated timetable for most procedures
- Revised section I.15 Timetable
- Single date of submission for all files March 31
- Secretariat processes files until June 30
- States complete files until September 30
- Examination by relevant body from December to
May (meetings April or May) - Committee meeting November
Revised directives
10New Directives proposed by the Committee
- Three new chapters, as requested by second
General Assembly - Means to increase the resources of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage Fund - Raising awareness concerning intangible cultural
heritage - Use of the emblem of the Convention
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New directives
11Means to increase the resources of the Fund
- New Chapter II.2
- II.2.I. (paragraphs 68 to 71) different
categories of donors - II.2.2 (paragraphs 72 to 75) conditions
applicable to all donations - II.2.3 (paragraphs 76 to 78) benefits for donors
and donor recognition -
New directives
12Raising awareness of ICH and its importance
- New Chapter IV.1
- Based on inputs from large number of States
Parties - IV.1.1 (paragraphs 100 to 102) general
provisions principles to be respected by all
actors in awareness-raising activities - IV.1.2 (paragraphs 103 to 118) awareness raising
actions to be taken at local and national levels
New directives
13Raising awareness of ICH and its importance
- Two paragraphs (116 and 117) concern commercial
activities related to intangible heritage - Paragraphs 118 to 123 concern international
actions - Category 2 centres have an important role in
awareness-raising actions, extending UNESCO's
reach through their complementary efforts
New directives
14Use of the emblem of the Convention
- New chapter IV.2 (paragraphs 124-150)
- Emblem as shown on the upper left corner of each
slide - To be used always alongside the logo of UNESCO
- Directives for the use of the emblem are as
consistent as possible with the guidelines
approved by the General Conference for the UNESCO
logo
New directives
15Chapters unchangedfrom 2008 Directives
- Chapter II.1 on the use of the resources of the
Fund - Chapter III on participation in the
implementation of the Convention - Chapter V on periodic reports by States Parties
to the Committee
Unchanged chapters
16Use of the resources of the Intangible Heritage
Fund
- GA adopted budget for 2010-2011, approximately
US4.7 million - 18 of resources for Committee's
capacity-building and awareness-raising
activities - Aim is to better equip States Parties to
implement the Convention and benefit from its
international cooperation mechanisms
Other issues addressed by the Assembly
17Human capacities of the Secretariat
- The Assembly acknowledged the need to enhance the
human capacities of the Secretariat on a lasting
basis - Created a subfund within the ICH Fund for
dedicated contributions - Recognized that funds are needed in the amount of
approximately US1.1 million per year
Other issues addressed by the Assembly
18Tenth anniversary of the Convention in 2013
- 2003-2013
- The Committee is invited to submit for the
consideration of the fourth session of the
General Assembly in June 2012 a programme and
schedule for this celebration
Other issues addressed by the Assembly
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