The seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held at Sofitel Rabat Jardin des Roses in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, from 28 November through 3 December 2022. The Intergovernmental Committee, a sovereign...
The ninth session of the General Assembly of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held from 5 to 7 July 2022 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. As the sovereign...
The Tenth Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centers Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage was held on 8 July 2022 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The meeting was attended by twenty-five members and officers from eight...
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...
Key expeditions were organized in Mongolia as part of the International Assistance (IA) project ‘Supporting natural and cultural sustainability through the revitalization and transmission of the traditional practices of worshipping the sacred sites in Mongolia’. With representatives of local organizations...
The ninth session of the General Assembly of States Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, from Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 July 2022. Over three days, 180...
The pilot project Recovery of living heritage from the COVID-19 pandemic: Ulos weavers and Gorga sculptors in the Toba region in Indonesia. This, is one of the eight pilot projects that are currently implementing the recommendations for post-pandemic recovery, presented...
On 7th and 8th of April, an inter-regional workshop took place to launch the project ‘Capacity building for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in emergencies in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Pacific and the Caribbean’. More than ever, climate...
The International Assistance (IA) mechanism is at the very core of the 2003 Convention as it enables an effective and sustainable way of safeguarding intangible cultural heritage. The IA mechanism provides dedicated resources for State Parties to implement a wide...
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...