New Director-General of IRCI
2023-04-19
We are pleased to announce that Mr MACHIDA Daisuke has been appointed as the new Director-General of IRCI, effective from 1st April 2023, succeeding Mr IWAMOTO Wataru. We are confident that under Mr MACHIDA's leadership, IRCI will continue to facilitate further research for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region. We sincerely appreciate your continued support and look forward to collaborating with you in the future.
30 April: deadline for NGOs to apply for accreditation
2023-04-19
The deadline of 30 April 2023 is fast approaching for non-governmental organizations with proven competence in safeguarding intangible cultural heritage to submit accreditation requests to provide advisory services to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.
Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine
2023-04-14
UNESCO’s latest pilot project ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage in Ukraine’ aims to use education as a channel for communities to transmit their culture as well as to achieve a more inclusive and equitable education in line with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
ICHCAP, full-fledged promotion of cultural heritage ODA project with the Kyrgyz Republic
2023-04-12
ICHCAP signed a Record of Discussion (RD) with the Kyrgyz National Committee for UNESCO on 11 April in Bishkek, for the new ODA project for vitalizing the traditional craft culture and tourism industry in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Living heritage unites at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya
2023-04-07
An ongoing project being implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, is calling attention to the important role of living heritage in promoting the resilience and social cohesion of refugee communities.
The second and the third online seminars for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region were held on 17 and 23 March 2023
2023-03-29
The online seminar for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region launched in December 2022 aims to address various issues and the latest trends in ICH research in the Asia-Pacific region. Its second and third seminars were held on 17 and 23 March 2023 respectively.
31 March: deadline for submitting nominations for the 2024 cycle
2023-03-27
31 March 2023 marks the 2024 cycle deadline for submitting nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention, proposals to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices and requests for international assistance combined with nominations to the Urgent Safeguarding List or in the context of a request for a transfer from the Representative List to the Urgent Safeguarding List.
181st State Party: San Marino joins the 2003 Convention!
2023-03-22
By depositing with the Director-General its instrument of ratification on 17 November 2022, San Marino became, three months later, the 181st State to join the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage on 17 February 2023.
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