UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

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UNESCO body intergovernmental committee treaty implementation body

The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is the main international body responsible for implementing the 2003 Convention, including evaluating nominations and overseeing measures to protect and promote living cultural traditions worldwide.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage	6
UNESCO (Kanak cultural elements in regional context)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage programme	1
UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage canonical	1
UNESCO Secretariat for the 2003 Convention	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	UNESCO body ⓘ intergovernmental committee ⓘ treaty implementation body ⓘ
establishedBy	General Conference of UNESCO ⓘ
function	decide on inscriptions on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ decide on inscriptions on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ encourage community participation in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage ⓘ evaluate nominations to the Lists of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ examine requests for international assistance under the Convention ⓘ oversee the use of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund ⓘ prepare operational directives for the implementation of the Convention ⓘ promote capacity-building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage ⓘ report to the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention ⓘ select programmes, projects and activities that best reflect the principles and objectives of the Convention ⓘ
fundManaged	International Fund for Cultural Diversity ⓘ surface form: Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
goal	ensure respect for intangible cultural heritage of communities, groups and individuals ⓘ provide for international cooperation and assistance in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage ⓘ raise awareness at local, national and international levels of the importance of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
hasNumberOfMembers	24 ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Paris ⓘ surface form: Paris, France
implements	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ surface form: 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
languageOfWork	UNESCO official languages ⓘ
legalBasis	Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
mainResponsibility	advising on best practices for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage ⓘ implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ promoting awareness of intangible cultural heritage ⓘ safeguarding intangible cultural heritage worldwide ⓘ
meets	annually ⓘ
membersElectedBy	General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention ⓘ
membershipType	States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
parentOrganization	Executive Board of UNESCO ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Executive Board
partOf	UNESCO ⓘ surface form: UNESCO Culture Sector UNESCO ⓘ surface form: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
regionRepresentationPrinciple	equitable geographical distribution among UNESCO electoral groups ⓘ
relatedList	List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding ⓘ Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ⓘ
relatedMechanism	Register of Good Safeguarding Practices ⓘ
reportsTo	General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
secretariatProvidedBy	UNESCO Secretariat ⓘ
subjectMatter	intangible cultural heritage ⓘ
worksWith	States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ communities, groups and individuals concerned with intangible cultural heritage ⓘ non-governmental organizations accredited to the 2003 Convention ⓘ
yearEstablished	2006 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → administeredBy → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity → decisionMaker → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

UNESCO culture programmes → relatedTo → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage programme

Kanak → heritageRecognizedBy → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO (Kanak cultural elements in regional context)

UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (Greece) → linkedToProgram → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program

Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → establishes → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding → administeredBy → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding → monitoredBy → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO Secretariat for the 2003 Convention

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices → administeredBy → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Register of Good Safeguarding Practices → decisionMaker → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

Operational Directives for the Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage → usedBy → UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ

this entity surface form: Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage