14 September 2023 Co-organized by the UNESCO Living Heritage Entity and the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe based in Sofia, Bulgaria, the meeting took place on September 5 and 6, 2023, at the...
The UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok is delighted to announce the launch of the Asia-Pacific Living Heritage Lesson Plan Contest 2023. We invite educators from across the Asia-Pacific region to showcase their creativity and pedagogical expertise by submitting innovative...
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,...
The Living Heritage Entity organized three information sessions, on 11th, 12th and 14th of April, to present, the modalities and processes for applying to the fund under the International Assistance mechanism of the Convention. More than 250 participants, involved in...
An ongoing project being implemented by the UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya, is calling attention to the important role of living heritage in promoting the resilience and social cohesion of refugee communities. Kakuma refugee...
To celebrate living heritage and mark the twentieth anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the global campaign ‘Wiki Loves Living Heritage’ has launched on Friday, 17 March from 2.00 to 3.30 pm CET. ‘Wiki...
6 February 2023 How is intangible cultural heritage—or living heritage—related to sustainable development? How is it relevant for addressing today’s development challenges in areas such as health, education, gender, natural disasters, and conflict? If you are interested in finding out...
During this year’s session in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed 4 elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, and 39 elements on the...
The start of the seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is fast approaching. With over 1000 participants already registered, this will be the first time the living heritage global community comes together...
Morocco has generously proposed to host the upcoming session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, from 28 November to 3 December 2022 in Rabat. The Bureau of the Committee approved this offer with enthusiasm in...