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	10
UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage canonical	2
UNESCO (Kanak cultural elements in regional context)	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage program	1
UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage programme	1
UNESCO Secretariat for the 2003 Convention	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Context triple: [Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, administeredBy, UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage]

A. Memory of the World National Committees
Memory of the World National Committees are country-level bodies that coordinate, promote, and implement UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, preserving, and raising awareness of documentary heritage within their respective nations.
B. Memory of the World Regional Committees
Memory of the World Regional Committees are regional bodies that support and coordinate UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, evaluating, and promoting documentary heritage within their respective geographic areas.
C. Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
The Memory of the World International Advisory Committee is UNESCO’s expert body that evaluates, advises on, and recommends documentary heritage for inscription on the Memory of the World Register.
D. World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee is a UNESCO body of representatives from member states responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, including selecting and monitoring World Heritage Sites worldwide.
E. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Target entity description: 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.

A. Memory of the World National Committees
Memory of the World National Committees are country-level bodies that coordinate, promote, and implement UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, preserving, and raising awareness of documentary heritage within their respective nations.
B. Memory of the World Regional Committees
Memory of the World Regional Committees are regional bodies that support and coordinate UNESCO’s Memory of the World Programme by identifying, evaluating, and promoting documentary heritage within their respective geographic areas.
C. Memory of the World International Advisory Committee
The Memory of the World International Advisory Committee is UNESCO’s expert body that evaluates, advises on, and recommends documentary heritage for inscription on the Memory of the World Register.
D. World Heritage Committee
The World Heritage Committee is a UNESCO body of representatives from member states responsible for implementing the World Heritage Convention, including selecting and monitoring World Heritage Sites worldwide.
E. UNESCO
UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations that promotes international cooperation in education, science, culture, and communication to foster peace and sustainable development.
F. None of above. chosen

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	Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund ⓘ linked to: International Fund for Cultural Diversity
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, France ⓘ linked to: Paris
implements	2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage ⓘ linked to: 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	UNESCO Executive Board ⓘ linked to: Executive Board of UNESCO
partOf	UNESCO Culture Sector ⓘ linked to: UNESCO United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization ⓘ linked to: UNESCO
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 ⓘ

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