16 Nov 2010

UNESCO / HERITAGE

UNESCO adds 13 traditional celebrations, healing techniques, crafts and culinary arts including the Chinese Peking Opera and acupuncture, Colombian Marimba music, Croatian gingerbread craft and the gastronomic meal of the French to its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. UNESCO

Posted at: November 16, 2010 4:34 pm

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STORY: UNESCO / HERITAGE
TRT: 1:43
SOURCE: UNESCO
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: FRENCH / ENGLISH / NATS

DATELINE: OCTOBER 2010, PARIS, FRANCE / FILE

SHOTLIST:

FILE - 2009, AZERBAIJAN

1. Various shots, carpet weaving

OCTOBER 2010, PARIS, FRANCE

2. SOUNDBITE (French) Cécile Duvelle, Secretary, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: 
"The promotion of cultural diversity is essential for humanity and above all for serving to a peaceful spirit of humanity."

FILE – 2009, BELIGIUM

3. Various shots, end of winter bread and fire feast at Geraardsbergen

OCTOBER 2010, PARIS, FRANCE

4. SOUNDBITE (French) Cécile Duvelle, Secretary, Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: 
"The young generation are very much targeted with this list because they must understand that they are ones who are going to ensure or not the vitality and transmission of these elements to the next generations. So we also need to show that intangible heritage is not at risk of disappearing but also embodied in the lives, in our daily lives."

FILE – 2009, COLOMBIA

5. Various shots, Marimba music in southern Colombia

FILE – 2009, FRANCE

6. Various shots, French family cooking and serving a meal

STORYLINE:

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today (16 November) inscribed 13 new elements on its Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

The new elements were added during UNESCO's ongoing Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in Nairobi.

The elements represent some of the world's most highly regarded traditional celebrations, healing techniques, crafts and culinary arts. Some of the elements include the Chinese Peking Opera and acupuncture, Colombian Marimba music, Croatian gingerbread craft and the gastronomic meal of the French.

UNESCO's Secretary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Cécile Duvelle said that "the promotion of cultural diversity is essential for humanity and above all for serving to a peaceful spirit of humanity."

She added that the young generation are particularly targeted with the list because "they must understand that they are ones who are going to ensure or not the vitality and transmission of these elements to the next generations."

In order to be inscribed, the elements must comply with a series of criteria, including contributing to spreading the knowledge of intangible cultural heritage and promoting awareness of its importance. Nominees for the inscription must also justify protective measures taken to ensure their viability.