The Inter-City Intangible Cultural Cooperation Network (ICCN) is the only international organization of local governments and cultural organizations that aim to safeguard the world’s Intangible Cultural Heritage. The ICCN has been working to explore creative and effective policies for the...
During the ICH-NGO Forum meeting, there will be a session on Sunday morning, 8 December 2019, dedicated to the topic of “ICH in an urban context: Cultural diversity and social cohesion.” This session has been prepared in cooperation with the...
At 13.COM in Mauritius, the Editorial Board of the ICH NGO Forum decided to concentrate on traditional food for the next publication. The deadline for submitting articles is April 1, 2019. The book on traditional food is planned to be...
The Electoral Board seeks candidates for the Steering Committee of ICH NGO Forum, which is a meeting of NGOs accredited by UNESCO in the framework of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. The election of...
The scientific committee of The International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) is hosting a conference this year, with the support of the IOV MENA regional headquarters in Sharjah, under the heading “Folk Culture: The Present and Future Pathways” (20-24 November...
The ICH NGO Forum is pleased to invite representatives of UNESCO-accredited NGOs to participate in side-event programs during the seventh General Assembly of the States Party to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage to be held...
#HeritageAlive welcomes essays with a concentration on either of these topics: woodcarving or traditional food. The chosen topic should be anchored on the following themes: Gender Sustainable development Education ICH and children Accredited by UNESCO, #HeritageAlive is an online journal that gives credence...
The three-day NGO Capacity-Building Workshop will be held from 1 to 3 December 2017 in the International Convention Center (ICC) on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, just prior to the opening of the twelfth Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for...
The ICH NGO Forum provides a platform for communication, networking, exchange, and cooperation among UNESCO-accredited NGOs to provide advisory services to the Intergovernmental Committee in the framework of the UNESCO 2003 Convention. Accredited NGOs play important roles at the national...
Together with ICHCAP, #Heritage Alive is planning to publish a book on traditional medicine in 2017. Established in 2013, #Heritage Alive is the UNESCO-accredited ICH NGO Forum’s journal for exchanging field experiences. Under the theme traditional medicine, the book is...