The ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

The ninth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from 24 to 28 November 2014.

Representatives of Belarus took part in Committee's work as observers and in ICH NGO forum as members.

The Committee is responsible for the implementation of the Convention at the international level. It examines the periodic reports submitted by States on the implementation of the Convention at the national level and makes decisions on the inscriptions on the two lists (List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity). It also selects, among submitted safeguarding programme, those that can be considered as ‘best safeguarding practices’ and grants financial assistance. The 24 members of the Committee are elected by the General Assembly of the States Parties and come from all regions of the world. The Committee is renewed by half every two years.

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