Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)

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The Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage was passed by the UNESCO General Conference held in 2003. At that time, the international community recognised the need to raise awareness about cultural manifestations and expressions that until then had no legal or programmatic framework to protect them.

Preface: The Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003) was a UNESCO treaty adopted by the UNESCO General Conference on 17 October 2003.

The General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization hereinafter referred to as UNESCO, meeting in Paris, from 29 September to 17 October 2003, at its 32nd session,

The purposes of this Convention are:

(a) to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage;

(b) to ensure respect for the intangible cultural heritage of the communities, groups and individuals concerned;

(c) to raise awareness at the local, national and international levels of the importance of the intangible cultural heritage, and of ensuring mutual appreciation thereof;

(d) to provide for international cooperation and assistance.

For the purposes of this Convention,

1. The “intangible cultural heritage” means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognize as part of their cultural heritage. This intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, is constantly recreated by communities and groups in response to their environment, their interaction with nature and their history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity. For the purposes of this Convention, consideration will be given solely to such intangible cultural heritage as is compatible with existing international human rights instruments, as well as with the requirements of mutual respect among communities, groups and individuals, and of sustainable development.

2. The “intangible cultural heritage”, as defined in paragraph 1 above, is manifested inter alia in the following domains:

(a) oral traditions and expressions, including language as a vehicle of the intangible cultural heritage;

(b) performing arts;

(c) social practices, rituals and festive events;

(d) knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe;

(e) traditional craftsmanship.

3. “Safeguarding” means measures aimed at ensuring the viability of the intangible cultural heritage, including the identification, documentation, research, preservation, protection, promotion, enhancement, transmission, particularly through formal and nonformal education, as well as the revitalization of the various aspects of such heritage.

4. “States Parties” means States which are bound by this Convention and among which this Convention is in force. 5. This Convention applies mutatis mutandis to the territories referred to in Article 33 which become Parties to this Convention in accordance with the conditions set out in that Article. To that extent the expression “States Parties” also refers to such territories.

Category
Convention
Date

2003

Promulgation

The General Conference of UNESCO (32nd Session), Paris, 29 Sep-17 Oct.

Descriptions

  •  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).
  • It defines the nature and forms of ICH-oral traditions, expressions, language, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, traditional craftsmanship, and knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe-and recommends ways to preserve them.
  •  Noting the threat that globalization and social transformation pose to ICH, safeguarding measures include: identification and documentation of traditions; research; preservation, protection, and promotion; transmission, particularly through formal and non-formal education; and revitalization of the various aspects of such heritage.
  •  It creates the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and establishes a fund for financial assistance.

Source

http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001325/132540e.pdf

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