Paraguay to host the 19th session of the Committee
2024-01-25
The nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee will be generously hosted by Paraguay from 2 to 7 December 2024 in Asunción. The Committee in December 2023 approved this offer with enthusiasm.
Discover the newly living heritage elements inscribed on the 2003 Convention Lists and Register
2023-12-07
During this year’s session in Kasane, Republic of Botswana, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed 6 elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and 45 elements on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
18.COM: Find out more on the side-events taking place
2023-12-06
While the plenary sessions are taking place, there is a wide program of side events organized by UNESCO, States Parties, institutional partners, and others.
The 18.COM will start on Tuesday 5 December
2023-12-05
Following a request by the host country, the beginning of the eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has been postponed by one day to start on Tuesday 5 December 2023, instead of on Monday 4 December 2023 as originally scheduled.
ICH NGO Forum gathered for its yearly symposium on the eve of 18.COM
2023-12-04
The ICH NGO Forum held its annual symposium on the theme ‘Exploring the past, present and future of safeguarding collaboration amongst multiple stakeholders’ during the Eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Kasane, Botswana.
The 18th session of the Committee begins with an opening ceremony at the Kazungula Bridge
2023-12-04
The opening ceremony of the eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place in Kasane, Republic of Botswana, which marks the start of the session, which will last until Saturday 9 December.
Get ready for the 18.COM
2023-12-01
The start of the eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is fast approaching to take place in Kasane, Republic of Botswana.
Highlighting partnerships for teaching and learning with living heritage during the UNESCO General Conference
2023-11-23
On 17 November 2023, four key partners of the UNESCO intersectoral programme on Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in education participated in a panel titled ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage: a driver of educational relevance, innovative heritage safeguarding and well-being’.
- 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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