Meeting in Bali (Indonesia) from 22 to 29 November, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage has just inscribed 11 new elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and 19 new elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. It also selected 5 new proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices and requests for international assistance greater than US$25,000.
The Committee still has to establish the Consultative Body for the examination of nominations in 2012 for inscription on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, proposals to the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices and requests for international assistance greater than US$25,000, as well as Subsidiary Body for evaluation of nominations for inscription on the Representative List in 2012. The Committee will also look into planned events at national, regional, sub-regional and international levels for the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the 2003 Convention. Feel free to use our Press resources and follow the Committee meeting on Twitter (https://twitter.com/#!/unescoNOW).
Just what is intangible cultural heritage and why does UNESCO promote its safeguarding? What is the Committee? You can find short answers in a 5 minutes video. You can also encounter more than 200 practices and expressions of intangible heritage already inscribed on the Lists to learn more about the richness of this heritage and the importance it plays in our lives.
