UNESCO publishes case studies on living heritage and climate change in East Africa
2022-01-19
UNESCO has published a series of case studies as part of the pilot project to support research and documentation on traditional knowledge systems, recognized as part of communities’ living heritage, for biodiversity conservation, climate change and disaster risk reduction in East Africa.
Inauguration of Jisung Kim, the new Director-General of UNESCO ICHCAP
2022-01-13
Mr Jisung Kim, newly assigned as the Director-General of the UNESCO ICHCAP, began his three-year term from 1 January this year.
A new UNESCO Category 2 Centre in the field of intangible cultural heritage in the Arab States
2022-01-07
UNESCO and the United Arab Emirates signed in December 2021 an agreement to establish the International Centre for Capacity Building in Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Arab States in Sharjah.
Welcome to the little world of Tugging Rituals and Games in the box!
2022-01-07
ICHCAP made ‘ICHCAP Culture-Full Box’ last year to share information, to help understanding of various cultures and establish the foundation of Intangible Cultural Heritage education for future generations with the representative ICH in East Asia, Tugging Rituals and Games.
Online questionnaire survey on ICH affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
2021-12-28
IRCI has just started an online questionnaire survey on intangible cultural heritage (ICH) affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This questionnaire is specifically addressed to individuals or organizations engaged in specific ICH, such as researchers closely working with specific ICH, ICH communities, and the practitioners of ICH.
43 elements inscribed on UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage lists
2021-12-22
During their annual meeting, held online from 13 to 18 December, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed four elements on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding and 39 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
The 16th session of the Committee is now finished, here are some highlights
2021-12-21
For the second year in a row, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage met using a fully online modality.
ICH’s contributions to SDGs: Conference in the Kyrgyz Republic
2021-12-20
On 26 November 2021, IRCI held an international conference “Safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage through education” online, in cooperation with Taalim-Forum Public Foundation (TFPF) and the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) in Bishkek.
- 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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