During the workshop, the facilitators explained in detail key concepts from the 2003 Convention, shared Mongolia's experiences in ICH safeguarding and discussed the focal points, key concepts and interrelations between the 2003 Convention and the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions.

The trainees held group discussions about the relation between ICH and sustainable development by analyzing ICH elements like traditional Mongolian dance and traditional Mongolian techniques for producing milk products. They also talked about Mongolian youth's role in ICH safeguarding and their personal experiences in this regard, showing a strong willing to further improve their capabilities in future training.

"This is a timely training event, very helpful to enable Mongolian youth to engage themselves deeper in ICH safeguarding", said Boldsaikhan Sambuu, secretary general of the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO, in a speech during the closing session of the workshop. "Next year marks the 20^thanniversary of the adoption of the 2003 Convention. We hope to continue our cooperation with CRIHAP and expect young people to take an active part in it."

Duong Bich Hanh, program specialist for culture at the UNESCO Beijing Cluster Office, said the workshop has a comprehensive agenda and innovative ways to teach. She said she hopes young people will bring in creativity, figure out innovative measures for ICH safeguarding and play an active role in practicing the ICH.

The training event is the third of CRIHAP's capacity-building workshop series under the framework of the 2003 Convention for Mongolia and the first of its kind for training Mongolian youth. Of the previous two workshops, one was held for media workers in Mongolia on Convention implementation and the other for educators from Mongolian universities with a training theme of ICH and Higher Education.

To date, CRIHAP has organized a total of 65 ICH capacity-building workshops covering 41 countries and regions, with 2,354 direct beneficiaries throughout the Asia-Pacific region.