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28 September

• Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage meeting in Abu Dhabi
  The 4th meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), opened in Abu Dhabi on 28 September, in the presence of nearly 400 delegates from all over the world. During this meeting, which will continue until 2 October, the Committee is expected to inscribe the first elements on the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and to enhance the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46504&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

16 September

• Submission of the Candidacy of the Tango and the Candombe, expressions from the Río de la Plata with a strong African Influence, to the Tentative List of Intangible Heritage of Humanity
  The ratification of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Oriental Republic of Uruguay in January 2007 made possible the submission of two manifestations to the tentative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: the Tango and the Candombe, thus acknowledging the great heritage value of these expressions, both with a strong African influence. The TANGO was submitted jointly by Uruguay and Argentina in September 2008. In the case of Uruguay, the candidacy was launched by the Ministry of Education and Culture, alter an initiative of the Municipal Council of Montevideo; and in the case of Argentina, by the Government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
  More information: http://www.lacult.org/boletin/boletinportal_06.php?uid_ext=
  &getipr=158.42.62.20&lg=2#ini_8_

14 September

• Blue Shield Australia - new website and contact email address
  Blue Shield Australia is the Australian national committee of the International Committee of the Blue Shield which contributes to efforts to protect cultural heritage threatened by natural and man-made disasters. Contact email: info@blueshieldaustralia.org.au
  More information: http://www.blueshieldaustralia.org.au/

7 September

• UNESCO’s intangible heritage committee meets in Abu Dhabi to inscribe the first elements on its Lists
  The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, chaired by Awadh Ali Saleh Al Musabi (United Arab Emirates), will meet in Abu Dhabi from 28 September to 2 October. One of the tasks of the Committee will be to inscribe the first elements on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46378&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

4 September

• Art and Cultural Heritage Dispute Resolution
  The pursuit of the arts and the preservation of cultural heritage are noble causes, but that does not make them immune to dispute. Quite the contrary – conflicts in this area are as abundant and multi-faceted as the wealth of works they concern. From fine or applied arts to sculpture or musical creations, from historical or contemporary works to traditional cultural expressions (TCEs, or “expressions of folklore”) or commercial blockbuster films – no area is untouched by discord. Because these disputes often have distinct features, stakeholders tend to look for creative approaches, such as alternative dispute resolution (ADR).
  More information: http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/2009/04/article_0007.html

3 September

• Acceptance by Netherlands 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 July 2009, Netherlands deposited with the Director-General its instrument of acceptance of the Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property. In accordance with the terms of Article 21, the Convention will enter into force with respect to Netherlands three months after the deposit of the instrument of acceptance, that is to say on 17 October 2009.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46196&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

2 September

• (in Spanish) Manejo del patrimonio cultura inmaterial (Colombia)
  Con la norma se dispuso que el manejo y regulación del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial hace parte del Sistema Nacional de Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación. En consonancia con las referidas normas y con la Convención de la Unesco, para la Salvaguardia dicho patrimonio aprobada en París el 17 de octubre de 2003, adoptada por Colombia mediante la Ley 1037 de 2006 y promulgada mediante el Decreto 2380 de 2008, hacen parte de dicho patrimonio 105 usos, prácticas, representaciones, expresiones, conocimientos y técnicas. También lo conforman 105 instrumentos, objetos, artefactos, espacios culturales y naturales que les son inherentes, así como las tradiciones y expresiones orales, incluidas las lenguas, artes del espectáculo, usos sociales, rituales y actos festivos, conocimientos y usos relacionados con la naturaleza y el universo, técnicas artesanales, que las comunidades.
  Fuente: LaRepublica.com.co - Bogotá, Colombia
  More information in Spanish: http://www.larepublica.com.co/archivos/ASUNTOSLEGALES/2009-08-14/manejo-del-patrimonio-cultura-inmaterial_80822.php

• Portugal will raise to cultural heritage status the fado music
  The government of Portugal will shortly disseminate the document with the regulations for the presentation and formalization of the candidacy to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural heritage of the local music known as fado.
  More information in Spanish: http://spanish.china.org.cn/international/txt/2009-08/26/content_18401832.htm

• Catalan delegation presents to the UNESCO candidacy of the “castells”
  A Catalan delegation will present to the UNESCO on Friday the documentation that supports the candidacy of “castells” (human towers) to be inscribed in 2010 in the inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List.
  More information in Spanish: http://www.adn.es/local/lleida/20090826/NWS-1195-Delegacion-Unesco-candidatura-castells-presenta.html

• Ratification by Italy to the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict (The Hague, 26 March 1999)
  On 10 July 2009, Italy deposited with the Director-General its instrument of ratification to the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954 for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. In accordance with the terms of its Article 43.2, the Second Protocol will enter into force with respect to Italy three months after the deposit of the instrument of ratification, that is to say on 10 October 2009.
  More information: http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=46194&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html