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Functions of the Committee
The core functions of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage are to promote the objectives
of the Convention, provide guidance on best practices and make recommendations
on measures for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage.
The Committee will further examine requests submitted by States Parties
for the inscription of intangible heritage on the Lists as well as
proposals for programmes and projects. The Committee is also in charge
of granting international assistance.
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage will prepare the implementation of the Convention,
mainly through the elaboration of a set of operational directives
and of a plan for the use of the resources of the Fund for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, established by Article 25 of
the Convention. It will submit these documents for approval to the
General Assembly.
Composition of the Committee
The Members of the Intergovernmental Committee are elected by the
States Parties meeting in General Assembly according to the principles
of equitable geographical representation and rotation. According
to Article 6.7 of the Convention, States Members of the Committee
shall choose as their representatives persons who are qualified
in the various fields of the intangible cultural heritage.
Based on the principle of equitable geographical representation
foreseen by the Convention in Article 6.1, the General Assembly
decided in June 2006 that the seats in the Committee would be distributed
among the six UNESCO electoral groups in proportion to the number
of States Parties from each group, it being understood that in a
Committee of 24 members, each group will occupy at least three seats.
Terms of office
States Members to the Committee are elected for a term of four years,
and every two years, the General Assembly shall renew half of them.
A State Member of the Committee may not be elected for two consecutive
terms.
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