Overview
- UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee, meeting at New Delhi’s Red Fort from December 8–13, voted to inscribe the instrument on the at-risk list in the first session of this body hosted by India.
- Pakistan’s file describes a spherical baked-clay flute sustained by only one master musician and a single potter, a severity that obligates a time-bound safeguarding plan.
- UNESCO announced the updates on X, also confirming new inscriptions for Mwazindika dance (Kenya), Dong Ho woodblock printing (Viet Nam), Asin Tibuok sea salt (Philippines), Nai’upo ceramics (Paraguay), Moliceiro naval carpentry (Portugal) and Kobyz (Uzbekistan).
- Pakistan’s High Commission framed the recognition as part of an Indus Valley lineage, with First Secretary Shoaib Sarwar calling the Boreendo a living echo of a 5,000-year tradition.
- Reports differ on whether 67 or 68 nominations are under review in this session, and the committee continues to examine additional files through the week.