Accession
by Chile to the Convention for the
Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict,
its First Protocol (The Hague, 14 May 1954) and its Second Protocol
(The Hague, 26 March 1999)
On 11 September 2008, Chile deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of accession to the Convention for the Protection
of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two
Protocols. In accordance with the terms of Article 33(2) of the
Convention, Article 10(b) of its First Protocol and Article 43(2),
the Convention and its two Protocols will enter into force with
respect to Chile three months after the deposit of these instruments,
that is to say on 11 December 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 22-9-2008
Ratification
by Papua New Guinea of the Convention
for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris,
17 October 2003)
On 12 September 2008, Papua New Guinea deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In accordance with the terms
of its Article 34, the aforementioned Convention will enter into
force with respect to Papua New Guinea three months after the date
of the deposit of this instrument, that is to say on 12 December
2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 22-9-2008
PDF
(1.45 MB) Street
& Shadow Puppets
Within the framework of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, a project for the protection
and promotion of traditional Egyptian street puppetry (Aragoz and
Khayall Al Zill) is currently under preparation with the NGO Egyptian
Society for Folk Traditions and its affiliated puppet troupe the
Wamda Group. The project aims at collecting all available information
on this age-old art threatened to disappear and to train a new generation
of puppet performers and puppet craftspeople in Kharazatly House.
The house, which belongs to the Ministry of Culture, is currently
under the management of the NGO and the troupe. Safeguarding intangible
heritage is one of the main current priorities of UNESCO in the
cultural domain, extending the notion of World heritage or Heritage
common to the whole of humanity to their particularly fragile forms
of heritage: the oral and intangible ones.
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008.
Publicated: 17-9-2008
PDF
(1.45 MB) Preservation
of the Egyptian Traditional Festivals
Thanks to a grant from the European Commission, a survey of Egypt’s
main traditional festivals has been launched by the UNESCO’s
Mediterranean Programme (Network of Traditional Festivals of the
Mediterranean) in cooperation with the NGO Egyptian Society for
Folk Traditions. The activity, developed within the framework of
the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Cultural Heritage, aims at recording and mapping those festivals,
to promote the most interesting at the cultural tourism level, to
the benefit of local communities, and to include them in the Network
of Traditional Festivals of the Mediterranean...
UNESCO. Cairo Office. Newsletter June 2008. Publicated: 17-9-2008
Ratification
by Ethiopia of the Convention on the
Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
(Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 2 September 2008, Ethiopia deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Ethiopia three months after
the date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 2 December
2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 12-9-2008
Accession
by Seychelles to the Convention on
the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
(Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 20 June 2008, Seychelles deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of accession to the Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Seychelles three months after
the date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 20
September 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 11-9-2008
Ratification
by Sudan of the Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, 20
October 2005)
On 19 June 2008, Sudan deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Sudan three months after the
date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 19 September
2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 10-9-2008
Ratification
by Sudan of the Convention for the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris, 17 October
2003)
On 19 June 2008, Sudan deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In accordance with the terms
of its Article 34, the aforementioned Convention will enter into
force with respect to Sudan three months after the date of the deposit
of its instrument, that is to say on 19 September 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 11-9-2008
Ratification
by Qatar of the Convention for the
Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris, 17 October
2003)
On 1 September 2008, Qatar deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In accordance with the terms
of its Article 34, the aforementioned Convention will enter into
force with respect to Qatar three months after the date of the deposit
of its instrument, that is to say on 1 December 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 11-9-2008
Ratification
by Montenegro of the Convention on
the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
(Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 24 June 2008, Montenegro deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Montenegro three months after
the date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 24
September 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 10-9-2008
Approval
by Georgia of the Convention on the
Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions
(Paris, 20 October 2005)
On 1 July 2008, Georgia deposited with the Director-General
its instrument of approval to the Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Georgia three months after
the date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 1 October
2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 10-9-2008
Ratification
by Chad of the Convention on the Protection
and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Paris, 20
October 2005)
On 17 June 2008, Chad deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of ratification of the Convention on the Protection and
Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 29, the aforementioned Convention
will enter into force with respect to Chad three months after the
date of the deposit of its instrument, that is to say on 17 September
2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 10-9-2008
Ratification
by Chad of the Convention on the Means
of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer
of Ownership of Cultural Property (Paris, 14 November 1970)
On 17 June 2008, Chad deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of ratification of the above-mentioned Convention. In
accordance with the terms of Article 21, the Convention will enter
into force with respect to Chad three months after the deposit of
the instrument of acceptance, that is to say on 17 September 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 10-9-2008
Ratification
by Chad of the Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (Paris, 17 October 2003)
On 17 June 2008, Chad deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding
of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. In accordance with the terms
of its Article 34, the aforementioned Convention will enter into
force with respect to Chad three months after the date of the deposit
of its instrument, that is to say on 17 September 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 10-9-2008
Accession
by Chad to the Convention for the Protection
of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague,
14 May 1954)
On 17 June 2008, Chad deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of accession to the Convention for the Protection of
Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. In accordance
with the terms of its Article 33 (2), the Convention will enter
into force with respect to Chad three months after the deposit of
this instrument of accession, that is to say on 17 September 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 11-9-2008
Accession
by Bahrain to the Convention for the
Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict,
its First Protocol (The Hague, 14 May 1954) and its Second Protocol
(The Hague, 26 March 1999)
On 26 August 2008, Bahrain deposited with the Director-General its
instrument of accession to the Convention for the Protection of
Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols.
In accordance with the terms of Article 33(2) of the Convention,
Article 10(b) of its First Protocol and Article 43(2) of its Second
Protocol, the Convention and its two Protocols will enter into force
with respect to Bahrain three months after the deposit of these
instruments, that is to say on 26 November 2008.
UNESCO. Office of International Standards
and Legal Affairs. Publicated: 11-9-2008 |
