Lum medicinal bathing of Sowa Rigpa added to UNESCO list
2018-11-29
Traditional Tibetan bathing for a medical purpose was inscribed onto the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO on Nov 28, 2018.
Intangible Heritage: Seven elements inscribed on the List in Need of Urgent Safeguarding
2018-11-29
Meeting in Mauritius until December 1, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, inscribed this morning seven elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
Traditional Korean wrestling listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage following unprecedented merged application from both Koreas
2018-11-26
The traditional Korean wrestling, ssirum/ssireum, has been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, on the basis of a joint application by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Republic of Korea.
Facilitators’ network supports countries to implement the Convention
2018-11-26
UNESCO’s facilitators are central to the success of its global capacity-building programme.
Thirteenth session of the Committee about to start
2018-11-26
From November 26 to December 1 2018, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will come together for its thirteenth session in Port Louis, Republic of Mauritius.
Senegalese communities at the heart of inventories of intangible cultural heritage
2018-11-20
The Ministry of Culture of Senegal and the UNESCO Office in Dakar organized from 15 to 22 October 2018 a capacity-building workshop on community-based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage.
Community-based inventorying and digital documentation of ICH in the Lamu World Heritage site
2018-11-12
The UNESCO Office in Nairobi, the Kenya National Commission for UNESCO and the National Museum of Kenya organized a community-based inventorying workshop from 8 to 23 October in Lamu, Kenya.
Major strides made in strengthening safeguarding capacities in Eritrea
2018-11-09
The project “Strengthening the capacities of Eritrea for implementing the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage” made major strides towards raising safeguarding capacities on a national level.
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