Opening ceremony, Jeju Island
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Attended by more than 800 participants, the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place from 4 to 9 December 2017 in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea. This meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr Byong-hyun Lee, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Korea.

During the six-day session, the twenty-four members of the Committee examined critical issues for the implementation of the 2003 Convention. Important outcomes include the endorsement of an overall results framework for the Convention and the associated proposed revisions to the periodic reporting mechanism. Conscious of the challenges in implementing the International Assistance mechanism, the Committee also decided to propose to the General Assembly concrete measures for the mechanism’s operationalization. The adoption of the two funding priorities for the next four years as well as the complex role that communities play in safeguarding their living heritage at risk in emergencies were also important items discussed by the Committee.

With the view to support national efforts in safeguarding living heritage, the Committee granted financial assistance to Uganda and Zambia. It also inscribed six elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, thirty-three elements to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity and selected two programmes to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices.

The Committee also decided, for the first time, to transfer an element, which is a Vietnamese musical tradition, from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Decisions

Committee Members

Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Austria, Bulgaria, Colombia, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Guatemala, Hungary, India, Lebanon, Mauritius, Mongolia, Palestine, Philippines, Republic of Korea, Saint Lucia, Senegal, Türkiye and Zambia

Files presented for this session

Agenda, documents and recordings

Out of concern for the environment and in order to reduce costs, printed copies of the documents will not be provided.

 Item of the agendaDocumentsRecordings*
1Opening ITH/17/12.COM/INF.1 Rev.2: English|French
General information 
2017-12-03 18:00: VO (speeches)
2017-12-03 19:40: VO (video of performances)
2017-12-04 09:50: English|French|VO (video)
 
2Adoption of the agenda

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/2: English|French

ITH/17/12.COM/INF.2.1 Rev.6: English|French
Timetable
ITH/17/12.COM/INF.2.2 Rev.9: English|French
Provisional list of documents 
2017-12-04 10:12: English|French|VO (video)
 
3Observers

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/3: English|French
 
2017-12-04 10:36: English|French|VO (video)
 
4Adoption of the summary records of the eleventh session of the Committee

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/4: English|French
 
2017-12-04 10:40: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-04 10:50: English|French|VO (video)
 
5.aReport by the Committee to the General Assembly on its activities (January 2016 to December 2017)

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/5.a: English|French
 
2017-12-09 12:45: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-09 14:35: English|French|VO (video)
 
5.bReport by the Secretariat on its activities

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/5.b: English|French
 
2017-12-04 11:30: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-04 14:45: English|French|VO (video)
 
6Voluntary supplementary contributions to the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/6: English|French
 
2017-12-04 15:35: English|French|VO (video)
 
7Draft plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2018–2019

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/7: English|French
 
2017-12-04 16:57: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-05 09:15: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-05 14:40: English|French|VO (video)
 
8.aReports of States Parties on the use of International Assistance from the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/8.a: English|French
 
2017-12-05 10:35: English|French|VO (video)
 
8.bExamination 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

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/8.b (Rev. English only): English|French
See the 11 reports 
2017-12-05 11:14: English|French|VO (video)
 
8.cExamination 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 ITH/17/12.COM/8.c: English|French
See the 12 reports 
2017-12-05 11:51: English|French|VO (video)
 
9Draft overall results framework for the Convention

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/9: English|French

ITH/17/12.COM/INF.9: English|French
Summary records of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group meeting on developing an overall results framework for the Convention 
2017-12-05 14:55: English|French|VO (video)
 
10Draft amendments to the Operational Directives on periodic reporting

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/10: English|French
 
2017-12-05 16:10: English|French|VO (video)
 
11Report of the Evaluation Body on its work in 2017

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/11: English|French
 
2017-12-05 16:48: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-06 09:30: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-08 11:51: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-08 14:40: English|French|VO (video)
 
11.aExamination of nominations for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ITH/17/12.COM/11.a Rev.: English|French
See the 6 nominations 
2017-12-06 10:10: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-06 14:35: English|French|VO (video)
 
11.bExamination of nominations for inscription on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ITH/17/12.COM/11.b+Add.: English|French
See the 35 nominations 
2017-12-06 15:15: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-07 09:50: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-07 14:30: English|French|VO (video)
 
11.cRemoval of an element from the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and its transfer to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/11.c: English|French
See the 1 request 
2017-12-08 09:30: English|French|VO (video)
 
11.dExamination of requests for International Assistance ITH/17/12.COM/11.d+Add.: English|French
See the 3 requests 
2017-12-08 10:55: English|French|VO (video)
 
11.eExamination of proposals to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices ITH/17/12.COM/11.e+Add.2: English|French
See the 4 proposals 
2017-12-08 11:30: English|French|VO (video)
 
12Procedures to facilitate dialogue between the Evaluation Body and the submitting State(s) ITH/17/12.COM/12: English|French
 
2017-12-09 12:44: English|French|VO (video)
 
13Report of the informal ad hoc working group

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/13: English|French
 
2017-12-09 11:18: English|French|VO (video)
 
14Reflection on the removal of an element from a List and the transfer of an element from one List to the other

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/14: English|French
 
2017-12-08 16:00: English|French|VO (video)
 
15Intangible cultural heritage in emergencies

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/15: English|French
 
2017-12-09 14:42: English|French|VO (video)
 
16Follow-up to the recommendations of the External Auditor’s ‘Report on the governance of UNESCO and dependent funds, programmes and entities’ (Document 38C/23)

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/16: English|French
 
2017-12-09 15:40: English|French|VO (video)
 
17Accreditation of new non-governmental organizations and review of accredited non-governmental organizations

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/17: English|French

See 50 NGOs requesting accreditation and 59 NGOs accredited in 2012 to be examined 
2017-12-09 10:38: English|French|VO (video)
 
18Establishment of the Evaluation Body for the 2018 cycle

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/18 Rev. Add.: English|French
 
2017-12-09 09:33: English|French|VO (video)
2017-12-09 11:12: English|French|VO (video)
 
19Date and venue of the thirteenth session of the Committee

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/19: English|French
 
2017-12-09 10:10: English|French|VO (video)
 
20Election of the members of the Bureau of the thirteenth session of the Committee

Decision: 

ITH/17/12.COM/20: English|French
 
2017-12-09 10:26: English|French|VO (video)
 
21Other business

Decision: 

 2017-12-09 15:55: English|French|VO (video)
 
22Adoption of the list of decisions  2017-12-09 14:37: English|French|VO (video)
 
23Closure  2017-12-09 16:09: English|French
2017-12-09 16:09: English|French
2017-12-09 16:09: English|French
2017-12-09 16:09: English|French
2017-12-09 16:09: English|French
2017-12-09 16:09: English|French|VO (video)
 

*The interpretation of proceedings serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of the proceedings. Only the original speech is authentic.

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