20 January 2023 Following the completion of the global reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention by the ninth session of the General Assembly in July 2022, the Secretariat has made available on the website of the 2003 Convention,...
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...
Japan Inscribed in 2020 (15.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity The conservation and transmission of wooden architecture in Japan consists in a set of traditional skills, techniques and knowledge. Roughly seventy per cent of...
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...
Are you a teacher looking to make the most of your local cultures in the classroom? If so, this is your chance to collaborate with UNESCO in our initiative about Living Heritage and Education! UNESCO is inviting teachers from across...
This year’s theme for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. Indigenous women are indeed at the forefront of safeguarding living heritage practices and traditional...
Thanks to the voluntary contribution by France to the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Fund, and aligned with the funding priority “Strengthening capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and contribute to sustainable development”, Ghana launched the Capacity-building for safeguarding intangible cultural...
UNESCO is launching a call for expressions of interest to expand the Global Network of Facilitators of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. To support States in building human and institutional capacities for safeguarding living...
Ukrainian borscht - national version of borscht consumed in several countries of the region - is an integral part of Ukrainian family and community life. Festivals and cultural events are dedicated to it. In 2020, it was included in the...