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Indonesian Batik

Composed of 24 States and elected by the General Assembly of States Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Intergovernmental Committee meets once every year.
During this session, chaired by Prof. Aman Wirakartakusumah (Indonesia), the Committee will examine the first periodic reports of the States Parties on the implementation of the Convention, as well as the current state of the elements inscribed into the Representative List. For the third consecutive year, it will also consider the inscriptions on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Committee will also select programs for the Register of Best Safeguarding Practices and grant financial assistance for safeguarding plans.


As we approach the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Convention in 2013, the Committee will also discuss events and activities planned at local, national, regional, sub-regional and international levels.

Members of the Committee:
Albania, Azerbaijan, Burkina Faso, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Grenada, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Nicaragua, Niger, Oman, Paraguay, Republic of Korea, Spain and Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela