CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE Thirteenth session Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius 26 November to 1 December 2018 Item 8 of the Provisional Agenda: Reform of the periodic reporting mechanism Summary Updates on the reform of the periodic reporting The periodic reporting mechanism is currently undergoing mechanism a reform to enhance its quality, usefulness and timeliness by aligning the said mechanism to the overall results Periodic reporting framework approved at the seventh session of the General provides States Parties Assembly. The amendments to the Operational Directives with the opportunity to made at that session also mean that States Parties will regularly take of the submit their report every six years on the basis of a system progress achieved and of regional rotation (instead of every six years after their challenges encountered year of ratification). The present document provides an when implementing update on the reform of the periodic reporting mechanism, the in particular on the transition period that has just started and will last until 2020, followed by a proposal on how to establish the calendar for the first regional cycle of reporting. Decision required: paragraph 14
CONVENTION FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE FOR THE SAFEGUARDING OF THE INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE Thirteenth session Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius 26 November to 1 December 2018 Item 8 of the Provisional Agenda: Reform of the periodic reporting mechanism Summary The periodic reporting mechanism is currently undergoing a reform to enhance its quality, usefulness and timeliness by aligning the said mechanism to the overall results framework approved at the seventh session of the General Assembly. The amendments to the Operational Directives made at that session also mean that States Parties will submit their report every six years on the basis of a system of regional rotation (instead of every six years after their year of ratification). The present document provides an update on the reform of the periodic reporting mechanism, in particular on the transition period that has just started and will last until 2020, followed by a proposal on how to establish the calendar for the first regional cycle of reporting. Decision required: paragraph 14 Updates on the reform of the periodic reporting mechanism Periodic reporting provides States Parties with the opportunity to regularly take of the progress achieved and challenges encountered when implementing the