Project Report of “Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development” Published
2022-06-21
The project report ‘“Research on ICH’s Contribution to SDGs: Education and Community Development” (FY2020–2021) is now available online.
A new UNESCO brochure on living heritage and emergencies
2022-06-20
Living heritage throughout the world is increasingly affected by emergencies, including conflicts and disasters. On the one hand, emergencies directly threaten the practice and transmission of intangible cultural heritage, which provides a foundation to people’s identity and wellbeing. On the other hand, living heritage is a valuable resource that communities may draw on to strengthen their resilience and ability to prepare for, respond to and recover from various types of emergencies.
25-26 April: the Open-ended intergovernmental working group convenes to further discuss the Listing mechanisms
2022-06-20
On 25 and 26 April, States Parties to the 2003 Convention and observers are invited to participate in the third part of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group in the framework of the global reflection on the listing mechanisms of the 2003 Convention.
UNESCO welcomes Nicaragua and Panama as members of CRESPIAL
2022-06-20
Category 2 institutes and centres under the auspices of UNESCO (C2Cs) are established and funded by Member States to contribute to the achievement of UNESCO’s objectives. Each centre has a specialized field of activity and set of functions in order to accomplish those shared objectives. To this date, there are eight centres devoted to intangible cultural heritage, including the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Latin America (CRESPIAL).
Project report “Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region” published
2022-06-20
The report of IRCI’s three-year research project ‘Sustainable Research Data Collection for ICH Safeguarding in the Asia-Pacific Region’ (FY 2019–2021) is now available online.
Online Lecture on ICH to the students of ASEAN countries
2022-06-20
Mr IWAMOTO, Director General of IRCI gave a lecture on the intangible cultural heritage (ICH) to 20 students from ASEAN countries, Timor Leste, and Japan on 24 February 2022. The lecture attracted the students by illustrating the characteristics of ICH, the difference with the tangible cultural heritage, the importance of collaboration between the tangible and intangible heritages, and the relationship of ICH with SDGs. The event was conceived in the framework of JENESYS Programme of Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE)
The launch of a new UNESCO Chair dedicated to living heritage and sustainable development
2022-04-07
Launched in 1992, the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs Programme promotes international academic cooperation to enhance institutional capacities through knowledge sharing and collaborative work.
31st March: deadline for submitting nominations for the 2023 cycle
2022-03-25
31st March 2022 marks the deadline for submitting nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention, proposals to the Register for Good Safeguarding Practices and Requests for International Assistance for examination by the eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee in November/December 2023.
- 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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