International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO

A new network of young cultural heritage professionals emerges from a UNESCO/EU project

2019-06-17

On the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum, participants came from the 28 Member States of the European Union to discuss the multifaceted realities of working in the field of cultural heritage at the local, national, and international levels.
The 1st Pacific Exposition: Creating Pacific Momentum

2019-06-07

The Indonesian government, supported by New Zealand and Australia, will organize a trade, investment, tourism, and cultural event called the 1st Pacific Exposition. It will be held at the Skycity Convention Center in Auckland, New Zealand, from 11 to 14 July 2019.
ASEAN Week 2019 to Be Held at Seoul Plaza

2019-06-07

The ASEAN-KOREA Centre (AKC) will hold ASEAN Week 2019 from 14 to 16 June at Seoul Plaza.
The SSEASR Conference on Rivers and Religion to be held in Dhaka

2019-06-06

The eighth biennial SSEASR (South and Southeast Asian Association for the Study of Culture and Religion) Conference is to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 13 to 16 June 2019.
What to do for intangible cultural heritage in emergencies?

2019-05-27

Twenty-one international experts gathered on 21 and 22 May at UNESCO Headquarters at the request of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to explore operational modalities of action for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in situation of emergencies.
ICH in Higher Education: Context, Protection Policy, Social Awareness

2019-05-20

At the 2019 APHEN-ICH International Seminar on ICH Pedagogy in Higher Education, related issues were presented by five speakers, and the public had a chance to give their opinions.
Call for Proposals—Information Sheet on Education Policy and ICH

2019-05-16

The UNESCO Living Heritage Entity is looking for an individual specialist to revise and enrich an information sheet on education policy and intangible cultural heritage. Proposals should reach UNESCO by 24 May 2019.
What role for accredited NGOs in the 2003 Convention?

2019-04-16

More than 120 accredited non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as States Parties will gather at UNESCO Headquarters on 18 April 2019 to discuss the ways in which NGOs can contribute to the work of safeguarding living heritage.