Until the 1st of April, a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) is being held online, focusing on the Challenges and Perspectives of African Heritage. This is the first output of an international academic collaboration between University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and...
Eight years have gone by since the previous IOS Evaluation and during this period, the 2003 Convention has witnessed important reform efforts. It was therefore timely to take stock of achievements and challenges and to inform future actions of UNESCO’s...
UNESCO and the United Arab Emirates signed in December 2021 an agreement to establish the International Centre for Capacity Building in Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Arab States in Sharjah. This new Category 2 Centre under the auspices of UNESCO...
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? UNESCO’s innovative and free MOOC on...
During this year’s session, 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 Representative List of the Intangible...
Following the consultation of the Bureau that took place last week, the sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will begin this coming Monday and will take place online. An opening ceremony will...
The working documents for the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (16.COM) are now online. They include, amongst others, the recommendations of the Evaluation Body for the 2021 cycle, the Internal Oversight...
The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL2019). Following the activities and fruitful discussions, a consensus emerged to maintain momentum through the continued engagement of all stakeholders. In view of the urgency and gravity...
The 41st session of General Conference, which is taking place from 9 to 24 November 2021, also marks UNESCO’s 75th anniversary. For the occasion, an exhibition titled “The UNESCO Adventure” is on display at headquarters in Paris, France. It gives...
Chaired by Mr Punchi Nilame Meegaswatte (Sri Lanka), the sixteenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (16.COM) will be held in at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, from 13 to 18 December 2021. Given...