On 25 August 2021, UNESCO-ICHCAP and its collaborative partners IICAS and the KF Korea-Central Asia Cooperation Forum Secretariat held the fourth preparatory committee meeting for the Silk Roads Living Heritage Network online. The committee discussed the preliminary details of the...
The Qalishuyan is the 1,000-year-old ritual of Mashhad Ardehal is the only religious ceremony in Persia that history is according to the solar-agricultural calendar. This ritual is known as "Qali (Carpet) Friday". This is a symbolic ritual of martyrdom, the...
Nepal is a diverse country, which is reflected in the rituals, traditional festivals and practices. Even the same day is celebrated by different ethnic communities with different practices and even name it differently. One of the examples is the celebration...
Within the framework of UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO, in collaboration with UNESCO Beijing Cluster and the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific...
UNESCO’s 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) is one of the key instruments for facilitating global heritage practice today. While the Convention and its operational directives provide a useful framework for safeguarding ICH at the...