The tenth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 June 2024. Over two days, States Parties will gather to discuss important issues for the future of the Convention and to orient the efforts of States and communities in the safeguarding of living heritage around the world.

Main items on the agenda include: the reports to the General Assembly by the Intergovernmental Committee and by the Secretariat on their respective activities (January 2022 to December 2023), the reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the Convention, the Plan for the use of the resources of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund in 2024 and 2025, the accreditation of new non-governmental organizations, the report of the celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the Convention in 2023 as well as the election of twelve new Committee members.

Working documents for the session are made available online, in the six working languages of the General Assembly (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish).
In addition, several events will be organized during the period of the session. For further information, the side-events calendar is accessible on the dedicated webpage.

All States Parties and participants attending are invited to register online.