- Conseil international des organisations de festivals de folklore et d'arts traditionnels
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The International Council of Organizations of Folklore Festivals and Folk Art (CIOFF, in French Conseil international des organisations de festivals de folklore et d'arts traditionnels), is an International Nongovernmental Organization (NGO) in formal consultative relation with UNESCO. CIOFF has 65 full members, 5 associate members and 18 corresponding members worldwide. Its head-quarters are in Confolens in France. Full members are National Sections with the aim to preserve traditional art, to organize Folklore Festivals or similar activities as well as unite voluntary organizations, working in the field of dance, music, costumes, customs and ethnography.The National Sections are belong to sectors in the organization according to their geographic location.[1]
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Aims
Aims of the organization is the preservation, promotion and dissemination of traditional art and Folklore.[1]
Events
Each year more than 250 Folklore Festivals organized by CIOFF take place worldwide [1] Every 4 years CIOFF world organization is holding Folkloriada. This is a major festival where all members of CIOFF are invited to send Folklore Groups from their countries to show the dicersity of Folklore. Up to now CIOFF rganised 3 Folkloriadas
2009 Folkloriada had to be cancelled because of a natural disaster in China. The next Folkloriada is scheduled for 2012 Anseong, Republic of Korea.
Culture
Two very important aims of CIOFF are to disseminate the ideas of the (Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions[2] and to collaborate on the implementation of the [[Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage[3]]] of the UNESCO.
Formation
The organization was founded on August 8, 1970 in Confolence in France by Henri Coursaget und 9 other people.[1]
On July 11, 1984 CIOFF was given the category of mutual informal Relations to UNESCO (Status C). From then on CIOFF became a member of the members of the International Nongovernmental Organizations of UNESCO. In September 1990 CIOFF was upgraded to the category Formal Consultative Relations with UNESCO (Status B).
Presidents of CIOFF
- Henri Coursaget, France (1970–1989)
- Guy Landry, Canada (1989–1997)
- Kari Bergholm, Finland (1997–2005)
- Udomsak Sakmunvong, Thailand (2005– )
Organizational Structure of CIOFF
General Assembly
The General Assembly (GA) is the highest organ of CIOFF. It takes place every year in one of the member countries. It is the decision-making unit, because determines of the targets and the formal guidelines of the organization’s work and makes decisions on proposals presented by the council. The GA also elects the members of the Council for a period of 4 years. The council meets twice a year.
General Secretariat
The General Secretariat has its head-quarters in Confolens and is overseen by the Secretary General.
Commissions
For the development of basic themes in the comprehensive field of activities of CIOFF and for advising the council and the general Assembly permanent Commissions are established. These are the Festivals Commission, the Finance Commission, the Legal Commission and the Cultural Commission.
Working Groups
To solve temporary problems or to do work on specific projects Working Groups can be established.
Management Bodies
The management bodies of CIOFF are the Executive Committee (EXCO), consisting of the President, two Vice Presidents, the Treasurer and the Secretary General and the Council consisting of the EXCO, the Chairmen of the Commissions, the Representatives of the Sectors, the Representative to UNESCO and the President of the Youth Coordinating Committee.
Members
ASIAN AND OCEANIAN SECTOR: Australia, China, Chinese Hong-Kong, Chinese Taipei, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Rep. of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Tahiti, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
CENTRAL EUROPEAN SECTOR: Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine.
LATIN AMERICAN SECTOR:Argentina, Brazil, Brazil Abrasoffa, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
NORTH AMERICAN SECTOR: Belize, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
NORTHERN EUROPEAN SECTOR: Denmark, Ireland, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
SOUTH EUROPEAN AND AFRICAN SECTOR: Albania, Algeria, Benin, Bulgaria, Congo RDC, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Burkina-Faso, Cameroon, Central Africa, Croatia, Cyprus, France, FYROM (Macedonia), Greece, Guinea, Italy, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Montenegro, Niger, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Spain, South-Africa, Swaziland, Switzerland, Togo, Tunisia
External links
References
- ^ a b c d Andreína Delgado Puche: Cioff Venezuela lamenta la muerte de su fundador internacional. Nueva Prensa de Guayana, 30. März 2011 (Spanish)
- ^ Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions. Paris, 20 October 2005. UNESCO. General Conference, 33rd Session. Records of the General Conference. Thirty-third Session, Paris, 3–21 October 2005. Volume I: Resolutions. 33 C/Resolution 41. Chapter V Programme for 2006-2007, p. 83. UNESDOC database, accessed 8/12/2010: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0014/001428/142825e.pdf
- ^ Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Paris, 17 October 2003. UNESCO. General Conference, 32nd Session. Records of the General Conference, Thirty-second Session, Paris, 29 September to 17 October 2003. Volume I: Resolutions. 32 C/Resolution 32. Chapter IV Programme for 2004-2005, Major Programme IV – Culture, p. 53. UNESDOC database, accessed 8/12/2010: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0013/001331/133171e.pdf
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