ICHCAP (Director-General Gi Hyung Keum), in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Office, will hold a two-day ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH on 29 and 30 October 2020. The theme of the web seminar is “Maritime Living Heritage: Building Sustainable...
ICH Courier, a quarterly magazine of UNESCO ICHCAP (Director-General Gi Hyung Keum), won the gold prize in the publication section at the 17th International Business Awards (IBA). ICH Courier is issued to deliver ICH news and information of the Asia-Pacific...
The Republic of Korea (ROK) was elected as a member of the UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The appointment will cover the 2020 to 2024 period. The ROK previously served as a committee member...
The 「2020 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage」 hosted by the National Intangible Heritage Center (Director Yeon-Soo Kim) and organized by UNESCO ICHCAP (Diretor-General Gi Hyung Keum) is to be held online for three days from September 23 to September...
This year on 18 and 19 November, ICHCAP and IICAS will hold a webinar and an online strategic meeting, including a working meeting for Silk Roads ICH networks. The primary purposes of the first day are to hold a webinar...
ICHCAP will in collaboration with the UNESCO Apia Office hold a two-day ICH Webinar Series on Maritime ICH from 29 to 30 October 2020. The theme of the web seminar is "Maritime Living Heritage: Building Sustainable Livelihood and Ecosystems in...
Session IV of the ICH Webinar Series will be held on 12 August 2020 at 16:00-17:30 (KST). Co-organized by ICHCAP and the UNESCO Bangkok Office, the series has been unearthing talking points and issues about the integration of living heritage...
The project to implement ‘ichLinks,’ a digital platform covering information on ICH in the Asia-Pacific region, has begun in earnest. Seven countries—Malaysia, Mongolia, Vietnam, India, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Fiji—have been selected as the first participating countries of the project. The...
Slated for 30 July 2020 at 20:00 to 21:30 (Korean Standard Time), the third session of the ICH Webinar Series will be held. Co-organized by ICHCAP and the UNESCO Bangkok Office, participants and speakers hope to have a deeper engagement...
We sincerely thank and respect the medical staff and quarantine authorities for their hard work despite our long battle with the COVID-19 pandemic. We also wish to extend our gratitude to everyone practising social distancing and other important measures to...
