UNESCO Intangible Heritage: 63 New Inscriptions
2024-12-10
The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in Asunción (Paraguay) from 2 to 6 December, inscribed 63 new elements on the Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, at the initiative of 90 countries.
ichLinks Video Competition Workshop held for empowering Timor-Leste’s ICH through digital storytelling
2024-08-28
On August 12th, ICHCAP and the UNESCO Jakarta came together to host the ‘ichLinks Video Competition Workshop’ at the Pusat Budaya Indonesia in Dili, Timor-Leste, marking a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to safeguard and promote the rich tapestry of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in the Asia-Pacific region.
AlUla takes first steps to integrate living heritage into sustainable development policies
2024-08-23
On 1 July 2024, the first workshop on intangible heritage and cultural policies under the project Heritage and creativity for AlUla’s sustainable Development took place online. This is part of a global UNESCO – AlULa Partnership to strengthen and advance the role of AlUla heritage in sustainable development and the empowerment of local communities.
Ghana engages holistic approach to strengthen living heritage safeguarding
2024-07-26
Ghana stepped up its efforts to safeguard living heritage with the creation of the first National Register of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Activities to enhance cross-sector collaboration among communities and national authorities aimed to integrate living heritage into development programmes.
UNESCO launches educational resource kit for Ukraine
2024-07-09
On 3 July 2024 UNESCO organized the launch of a resource kit for teachers in the country that promotes an innovative methodology bringing together living heritage, education, and sciences - ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine’.
Experts reflect on roles and risks of living heritage amid climate emergency
2024-06-21
A group of experts from all regions of the world are meeting at UNESCO Headquarters from 19 to 20 June September 2024 (Part I) to explore ways to contribute with proposals for States and other relevant stakeholders on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in the context of climate change.
Category 2 centres enhance synergies in capacity building and safeguarding intangible cultural heritage
2024-06-19
The twelfth annual coordination meeting of the Category 2 centres active in the field of intangible cultural heritage took place on 13 June 2024 at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris.
The Republic of Paraguay and UNESCO formalize their cooperation for the organization of the 19.COM
2024-06-17
On 13 June 2024, Paraguay and UNESCO signed an agreement for Paraguay to host the 19th session on Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in December 2024.
- Workshop on Documentation and Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sri Lanka held in Kandy, Sri Lanka
- Capacity Building Workshop on Teaching and Learning with East Asian Shared Heritage
- The Training of Trainers Workshop on the 2003 Convention for China (Second session) (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macau)
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