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Colombia to host next Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2019. The next annual meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place from 9 to 14 December 2019 in Bogotá, Colombia. This decision was taken in Port Louis, Mauritius at the close of the thirteenth session of the Committee, which brings together the representatives of 24 States Parties to the UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Committee decides on measures to safeguard oral traditions and expressions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or the knowledge and skills to produce traditional crafts, which constitute intangible heritage. Reference from ICH UNESCO https://ich.unesco.org/en/news/colombia-to-host-next-committee-for-the-safeguarding-of-the-intangible-cultural-heritage-in-2019-00328

● Event Summary

Title	Colombia is hosting next Committee for the Safeguarding of ICH in 2019
Place	COLOMBIA
Start Date	2019-12-09	End Date	2019-12-14