Xinhua News Agency, Tunisia, December 3 (Reporter Xu Supei, Huang Ling) The 17th regular session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO closed in Rabat, Morocco, on December 3. At this regular session, a total of 47 projects were included in the United Nations Intangible Cultural Heritage List.
Among the 47 projects, 4 are listed in the intangible heritage list that needs urgent protection, including the traditional Ahrat stone carving in Turkey and the pottery-making skills in cham, Vietnam. There are 39 projects listed in the list of human intangible cultural heritage, including China’s traditional tea-making skills and related customs, Cambodian traditional martial arts, French baguettes, Algerian popular folk songs, etc. Another four projects were included in the list of outstanding practices.
In official website, UNESCO said that one third of the projects listed in this year’s intangible cultural heritage list are related to the protection of nature and biodiversity, which shows the determination of the international community to make environmental protection a priority under any circumstances.
This regular session opened in Rabat on November 28th.
The Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO is the statutory organ of the Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO believes that intangible cultural heritage not only maintains the sense of identity and continuity of relevant communities, groups and individuals, but also is an important resource to ensure world cultural diversity and human creativity.