Webinar on ICH Archiving to be held on Thursday, March 30, 2023
2023-03-20
ICHCAP holds the 'ichLinks Webinar' online on Thursday, March 30, 2023, 14:00-16:00(KST), in collaboration with the National Committee for Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The webinar will focus on "Intangible Cultural Heritage Archiving Practices and Trends".
Namibia and Zimbabwe launch project on living heritage in education
2023-03-13
On 28 February 2023, Zimbabwe and Namibia launched the project ‘Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in Basic Education in Namibia and Zimbabwe’ to promote an innovative and transformative methodology of learning with living heritage through a whole-school community-based approach – involving learners, teachers, staff and the wider community.
One Forest Summit puts spotlight on living heritage and biodiversity conservation in Africa
2023-03-03
On the sidelines of the One Forest Summit, held in Libreville, Gabon, from 1 to 2 March 2023, the Secretary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is joining a panel on ‘Umbrella species of tropical forests and their link with the natural and cultural heritage of humanity’ alongside colleagues from the UNESCO Man and Biosphere Programme.
Periodic reporting kicks off in Africa
2023-02-27
UNESCO will carry out a tailored capacity-building programme on periodic reporting under the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, for Africa during the first semester of 2023.
15 February: reporting deadline for NGOs
2023-02-13
The deadline (15 February 2023) is approaching for 91 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to submit their reports on the contribution and commitment of their organization to the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage and their relations with the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the past four years.
UNESCO MOOC now available in French and Spanish
2023-02-07
How is intangible cultural heritage – or living heritage - related to sustainable development? How is it relevant for addressing today’s development challenges in areas such as health, education, gender, natural disasters and conflict? If you are interested in finding out the answers, UNESCO’s innovative MOOC on living heritage and sustainable development helps to understand the connections between the two.
New forms for submitting nominations available
2023-01-23
Following the completion of the global reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention by the ninth session of the General Assembly in July 2022, the Secretariat has made available on the website of the 2003 Convention, newly revised forms to be completed by States when submitting.
2022 Advisory Committee Meeting of ICHCAP
2022-12-30
ICHCAP held the 2022 Advisory Committee Meeting on 15 December 2022 in Seoul.
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