FNs Organisation for Uddannelse, Videnskab og Kultur (UNESCO) har afsat en hastebevilling til at fremstille en fortegnelse over kulturen i bred forstand i det enorme, konfliktplagede ørkenagtige land i Vestafrika, hvor islamister ødelagde fysiske kulturminder tidligere på året.
PARIS, 28. October 2013 (UNESCO): The Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage, meeting at UNESCO’s Paris Headquarters, has approved an emergency assistance package of 307.307 US dollar for the preparation of an inventory of the Mali’s intangible cultural heritage.
The project will evaluate the state of intangible heritage. This is defined as knowledge and practices related to nature, oral traditions (mundtlige overleveringer), rituals, festivals and traditional crafts (kunsthåndværk) in all parts of Mali. The inventory will be carried out in two, year-long phases.
The FIRST phase will cover the three northern regions (Gao, Kidal and Timbuktu), along with Mopti in the east-central region of Mali. These regions have suffered most directly from the recent armed conflict and occupation.
The SECOND phase will take in the rest of the country, including the four southern regions (Kayes, Koulikoro, Segou and Sikasso).
The project includes training workshops to strengthen capacities through training workshops in inventory techniques and intangible heritage management methods that will benefit 190 people.
Finally, to raise public awareness about intangible cultural heritage for inter community dialogue, two plays will be produced along with, a documentary film (in the Tamashek, Maure and Sonrhai languages) and a radio programme for local and regional broadcast.
The Bureau’s decision encourages Mali to “implement the project in close cooperation with UNESCO and the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA, and with the widest possible participation of the communities concerned”.
The Bureau also approved 25.000 dollar for the safeguarding in Vet Nam of indigenous knowledge linked to the environment of the Black Ha Nhi, an ethnic minority from the Lao Cai province.
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