New publication on community inventorying Living Heritage in Egypt
2023-08-23
On the occasion of the 20th anniversary celebration in Egypt organized in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, the UNESCO Cairo Office released the publication ‘National capacity building on inventorying the intangible cultural heritage in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Asia-Pacific Living Heritage Lesson Plan Contest 2023
2023-08-16
Educators from across the Asia-Pacific region are invited to showcase their creativity and pedagogical expertise by submitting innovative lesson plans that integrate Living Heritage into the classroom.
9 August: UNESCO celebrates the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People
2023-08-09
This year’s theme for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is “Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-determination”.
African country focal points for periodic reporting convene for online regional follow-up meeting
2023-07-31
Following the successful training event in Algeria (25-29 April 2023), African country focal points for periodic reporting met online on 11 July 2023 to discuss their progress to date in undertaking the periodic reporting process in their countries.
20th anniversary of the Living Heritage Convention celebration in Seoul
2023-07-24
Twenty years on, the Convention has taken its place as a globally recognized heritage instrument. To mark this occasion, the Global Meeting for the 20th anniversary of the Living Heritage Convention will be hosted by the Republic of Korea in collaboration with UNESCO under the theme “Unleashing the power of living heritage for sustainable development and peace”.
Recommendations adopted by the Open-ended working group for a broader implementation of article 18 of the 2003 Convention
2023-07-19
From 4 to 5 July 2023, the Open-ended intergovernmental working group in the framework of the reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the 2003 Convention gathered at UNESCO Headquarters to explore how to fully encourage the sharing of safeguarding experiences more broadly.
UNESCO Youth-in-Action Photo Contest - Submission by August 15th, 2023 (23:45 CEST)
2023-07-13
The photography contest is open to everyone between 18 and 35 years old, regardless of their country of residence, except employees of UNESCO.
Training on the implementation of the 2003 Convention in Saudi Arabia
2023-07-10
UNESCO Regional Office for the Gulf States and Yemen held a training on the implementation of the 2003 Convention in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Heritage Commission from 11 to 15 June 2023 in Riyadh.
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