Tenth session of the 2003 Convention’s General Assembly from 11 to 12 June 2024
2024-06-11
The tenth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from Tuesday 11 to Wednesday 12 June 2024.
Addressing environmental challenges with Living Heritage
2024-06-05
Every 5 June marks the World Environment Day – a renewed opportunity to highlight the different ways in which living heritage contributes to environmental sustainability and the interdependence between the two.
Five new projects supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
2024-06-05
The second meeting of the Bureau of the nineteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage took place on 4 June 2024. The meting was chaired by H.E. Ms Nancy Ovelar de Gorostiaga, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary and Permanent Delegate of the Republic of Paraguay to UNESCO.
Dates for the tenth session of the General Assembly adjusted (11 to 12 June 2024)
2024-05-17
The Secretariat wishes to announce that the dates for the tenth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage have been adjusted.
Milestone achieved as Africa participates in its first regional cycle of periodic reporting
2024-04-23
Periodic reporting plays a crucial role in demonstrating a country’s commitment to – and achievement in – safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. States Parties regularly submit reports to UNESCO, detailing their safeguarding measures and the condition of the inscribed element on UNESCO’s Lists.
Network of UNESCO Chairs welcomes a new chair on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Public and Global Governance
2024-04-18
The network of UNESCO Chairs welcomes a new Chair dedicated to living heritage, specifically on Intangible Cultural Heritage in Public and Global Governance. Based at the Faculty of Political Sciences and International Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland, this Chair was officially launched on 14 March 2024, in the presence of the Rector of the University and several other high-level guests.
Workshop in Siem Reap, Cambodia, was held on 18-19 March 2024
2024-04-15
In the IRCI project, ‘Research on ICH Contribution to SDGs: Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Cities and Communities’, three case studies have been conducted in the Angkor region of Cambodia, George Town of Malaysia, and the Marshall Islands to contribute to the achievement of SDGs through community development leveraging intangible cultural heritage (ICH).
Exploring opportunities for safeguarding foodways as living heritage through digital technologies
2024-04-09
On 4 December 2023, UNESCO and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia launched the project ‘International food atlas and digital platform for safeguarding, promoting, and transmitting foodways to future generations’, during the eighteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Kasane, Republic of Botswana.
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