On 17 November 2023, four key partners of theUNESCO intersectoral programme on Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in education participated in a panel titled ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage: a driver of educational relevance, innovative heritage safeguarding and well-being’. This...
UNESCO is inviting interested teams and individuals to submit case studies from Asia and the Pacific that illustrate the roles and risks of intangible cultural heritage in the context of climate change. This call is launched in the framework of...
Six among 24 exemplary lesson plans from 10 regional countries are to be supported with grants for piloting at schools in the months ahead. 31 October 2023, Bangkok — Six schools in Asia-Pacific will receive grants from UNESCO to pilot...
Adopted on 17 October 2003, the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage celebrates its 20th anniversary. With 181 States Parties, the 2003 Convention has achieved a near-universal reach and expanded the concept of cultural heritage to highlight...
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...