Emmelie Prophète Traces the Journey of Compas from Port-au-Prince to UNESCO

Compas officially enters UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Emmelie Prophète reflects on the process that led to this recognition.

Emmelie Prophète Traces the Journey of Compas from Port-au-Prince to UNESCO

Emmelie Prophète

At the close of its 70th year, compas is opening a new chapter in its history. On Wednesday, November 10, 2025, it was officially added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Invited on the program Panel Magik on Magik 9, former Minister of Culture and Communication Emmelie Prophète spoke about this recognition and the process that made it possible.

As the one who carried the compas nomination file to UNESCO while she was minister, Emmelie Prophète stresses that

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