Around US$ 1 million granted for the safeguarding of living heritage in nine States Parties

The International Assistance mechanism provides support to States Parties in their national efforts to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage. The Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage examined and approved, on 5 June 2023, nine International Assistance projects, including an emergency request and a preparatory assistance. A total of US$973,539 was granted to nine States Parties:

• The emergency request from Haiti aims to support the community of artists and
  artisans of the village of Noailles to safeguard the intangible cultural heritage of metal
  cutting in the context of the security crisis and for resilience in Haiti was approved.

• Seven stand-alone International Assistance were also granted to implement
  safeguarding projects in: The Bahamas, Mauritania, Nicaragua, Peru, Rwanda, Togo and
  Uzbekistan. Six of the seven requests concern inventorying as a main subject of
  intervention. These grants represent the first instances of international assistance from
  the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund to The Bahamas, Rwanda and Uzbekistan.

• Finally, a preparatory assistance submitted by Mongolia to prepare a proposal to the
  Register of Good Safeguarding Practices in line with Article 18 of the Convention was
  also approved.

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund provides dedicated resources for States parties to implement a wide range of programmes, projects and activities dedicated to safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, such as community-based inventorying, awareness-raising or specific activities such as safeguarding living heritage in emergencies.
Learn more about International Assistance: https://ich.unesco.org/en/requesting-assistance-00039