Cyprus is among the eight countries from four continents that have jointly applied for the inscription of the item "Midwifery: Knowledge, Skills and Practices" to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, a statement transmitted by the GMP said, adding that the decision of the relevant UNESCO Committee is expected in December 2023.
As explained, the submission of the nomination was prepared by associations of midwives from Colombia, Cyprus, Germany, Germany, Kyrgyzstan, Luxembourg, Nigeria, Slovakia and Togo, in cooperation with ministries and experts in intangible cultural heritage and public health; and that the preparation of the application on the part of Cyprus was coordinated by the Cyprus National Commission for UNESCO, in cooperation with the Committee of Midwives and Midwives of the Pancyprian Association of Nursing and Midwifery and other bodies associated with midwifery.
It is further stated that other countries will be able to join after registration.
It is also clarified that Intangible Cultural Heritage includes traditions from the fields of dance, theatre, music, spoken word, knowledge of nature and crafts.
As of 2013, 180 countries have acceded to the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and have established national inventories.
To date, Cyprus has inscribed five items on UNESCO's Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage: the Lefkari embroidery (2009), ciattis (2011), the Mediterranean Diet (2013), the art of dry stone (2018) and Byzantine chant (2019).
Source: CNA
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