Convention, to the safeguarding of such heritage in a spirit of cooperation and mutual assistance implying the building of consensus. The legal protection of the intangible cultural heritage. The word communities is used 11 times in unescos convention on intangible cultural heritage and it is indicated that community. The general assembly shall adopt its own rules of procedure. Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in the 2003 unesco convention. Scoping and mapping intangible cultural heritage in. Convention on the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions.
The convention defines the nature and forms of ichoral traditions, expressions, language, performing arts, social. The 2003 convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage ich represents a significant milestone in the field of cultural heritage management, insofar as it shifts attention to the importance of the intangible dimensions of culture, which has long been overshadowed by international heritage treaties focused on conserving. Preservation and promotion of the intangible cultural. The spirit of the convention interlocking principles and. Convention on the protection of the underwater cultural heritage 2003. The convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage is a unesco treaty adopted by the unesco general conference on 17 october 2003. As vehicles of identity and social cohesion, this intangible cultural heritage also needs to be protected and promoted. Cultural heritage is not only about the buildings and monuments of the past it is also about the rich traditions that have been passed down the generations.
The main goal of the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage is to safeguard the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills that communities, groups. Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural. Noriko aikawa, former director of the intangible cultural heritage section of unesco, has developed this programme since its creation in 1992. Many countries, familiar with a perception of heritage as being something material, monumental, and aesthetic, struggle nowadays with a new paradigm of cultural heritage, established by the unesco convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage since 2003, and they hardly realize the importance of its safeguarding srinivas, 2008. The notion of intangible cultural heritage covers a vast field. Basic texts of the 2003 convention for the safeguarding of. Unesco has recognised and responded to this change of perspective, creating through the 2003 convention an international instrument for safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage, a notion including oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe. Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable.
Title, convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage ich 2005. The 2003 convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage formally recognizes intangible cultural heritage. Intangible cultural heritage kenya national commission. Pdf in october 2003 unesco adopted the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage as a step towards. This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment.
Awareness of the significance of intangible cultural heritage ich has recently grown, due to the promotional efforts of unesco and its convention for the safeguarding of. However, legislating at the national level for the safeguarding of ich to meet state party obligations established by the convention results in a topdown approach that largely transposes western legal norms into nonwestern. Expert meeting on community involvement in safeguarding. The convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural. A convention is an agreement under international law entered into by. Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage 101. However, the most significant contribution of this convention and its safeguarding. Division of cultural heritage intangible heritage section expert meeting on community involvement in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. The ich convention was ratified more than 170 countries around the world.
Research report on intangible cultural heritage ich. Ga 7, the general assembly of the states parties to the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage has decided that the contributions to the fund for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage is set at 1% of each states contribution to the regular budget of unesco. The convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage is only fourteen pages long. Sixth session of the intergovernmental committee for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, basic information 2. The list is made up of those intangible heritage elements that help demonstrate diversity of cultural heritage and raise awareness about its importance. The first of these is the representative list of the intangible cultural. Cultural heritage was a major step for developing new policies in the field of cultural heritage. Report of the intangible cultural heritage workshop funafuti, july 2017 safeguarding intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development in tuvalu. The intangible cultural heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skill as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural space associated therewith that communities, groups.
Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage edited by. The uk is not as yet a signatory to the convention, although neither is it hostile to the intention of the convention. In 1960, an influential thinker of the 20th century wrote that culture cannot be abridged to its tangible products, because it is continuously living and evolving. Section of intangible heritage at unesco refers to this decision as 7. Implementing the convention for the safeguarding of ich ich unesco. Fourteen years following the adoption of the unesco 2003 convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage the 2003 convention, a majority of member states have ratified, approved, or accepted the convention. Although it is not mandatory for constituent administrations to meet its requirements at national level. Thanks to the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage, adopted in 2003, there is now. The convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage places strong emphasis on community participation. This convention correctly highlights the main elements of ich and is based on the right philosophical rationale, but its operational part structured on the model provided by the 1972 world heritage convention appears to be inadequate to. The convention is the result of longstanding efforts since the foundation of unesco when. But since its adoption in paris on october 17, 2003, the words of this brief document have directly and indirectly touched the lives of millions of people around the world, many of them living in small communities very far from paris. An historical overview of the preparation of the unesco. About unescos list of intangible cultural heritage.
List elements proposed for inscription in 2011, including. Student feature unescos intangible cultural heritage. Malaysia has formulated a declaration stating that it will apply and implement the provisions of the convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage 2003 in accordance with its domestic laws, as well as the administrative and policy measures of its government. The convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage unesco 2003 the text of the convention. The term ich is spreading like a gospel and good news and getting more visibility in mass media and in everyday language. The 1992 unesco intangible cultural heritage programme consolidated by the unescojapan.
The list was established in 2008 when convention for safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage came into effect. Convention for the safeguarding of intangible cultural. Convention on the protection of the world cultural and natural heritage 2001. Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in the 2003. Committee for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage or of at least onethird of the states parties. For the purpose of this convention, international protection of the world cultural and natural heritage shall be understood to mean the establishment of a system of international cooperation and assistance designed to support states parties to the convention in their. The text of the communication in question is the following. Oral and intangible heritage of humanity was conceived as an immediate initial measure to raise. The convention, building on the 1989 recommendation on the safeguarding of traditional culture and folklore, establishes the necessary measures that states should take in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage ich. The 2003 unesco convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage aims to safeguard this fragile heritage, secure its viability and make sure full advantage is taken of its potential for sustainable development. Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage. Canada, however, has refrained from doing so, along with such countries as australia, russia, the uk, and the us. Towards the implementation of the 2003 convention 15 march 2006, tokyo, japan report organisers united nations educational, scientific and cultural organisation unesco.
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