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.
IRCI Attended the National Webinar on Kazakhstan Intangible Cultural Heritage
2023-07-07
IRCI participated as a supporting organization in the Kazakhstan National Webinar “Kazakhstan Intangible Cultural Heritage: Perspectives of Gaining New Academic Knowledge using the Accumulated Bibliographic and Museum Funds” on 26 June 2023.
ICHCAP and Cheongju Cultural Industry Promotion Foundation, signed MoU for cooperation on traditional crafts
2023-07-07
The International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO and the Cheongju Cultural Industry Promotion Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen collaboration on traditional crafts project on 6 July.
- 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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