180 States Parties now achieved: Angola and Somalia join the 2003 Convention!
2020-12-04
By depositing their instrument of ratification respectively on 23 and 28 July 2020, Somalia and Angola became, three months later, the 179th and 180th States to join the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Revitalizing women's chants of Taroudant, High Atlas of Morocco
2020-12-04
In the High Atlas of Morocco, in the town of Taroudant, there is a practise known as Chikhate – singing groups consisting of women who travel from region to region performing chants at important social events and festivities.
2020 Maritime ICH Webinar Series to be Held on 29 and 30 October
2020-11-02
ICHCAP (Director-General Gi Hyung Keum), in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Office, will hold a two-day ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH on 29 and 30 October 2020.
Capacity-building workshop went ahead in Palestine amid sanitary restrictions imposed by COVID-19
2020-11-02
Under strict sanitary measures, the UNESCO National Office for Palestine, in partnership with the Ministry of Culture (MoC), invited governmental agencies, civil society representatives and community practitioners to attend the fourth round of capacity-building workshops in August 2020.
Nearly US$500,000 granted to support safeguarding activities in Antigua and Bermuda, Burundi, Egypt, South Sudan and Uruguay
2020-11-02
The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund provides assistance to States Parties in their efforts to safeguard their living heritage.
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction: How does living heritage contribute to disaster risk reduction?
2020-11-02
On the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Living Heritage Entity highlights the role that intangible cultural heritage can play in mitigation at every step of the disaster management cycle, from preparedness through to response and recovery.
Living heritage events organized online this week by Mexico and Finland
2020-11-02
Researchers, governments and museums came together to organize two events for the safeguarding and promotion of living heritage:
Strategic Meeting on Silk Roads ICH Networking in the Pandemic: Life, Environment, and ICH along the Silk Roads
2020-09-23
This year on 18 and 19 November, ICHCAP and IICAS will hold a webinar and an online strategic meeting, including a working meeting for Silk Roads ICH networks. The primary purposes of the first day are to hold a webinar under the topic of “Life, Environment, and ICH along the Silk Roads” and to explore the topics below.
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