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The twentieth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place from Monday 8 to Saturday 13 December 2025 in New Delhi, India. The session will be chaired by H.E. Mr Vishal V. Sharma, Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of India to UNESCO.

An information and exchange meeting will be held at UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, on 16 October 2025 to present the working methods of the Committee as well as practical information concerning this session. This information and exchange meeting will also be broadcast live on the 20.COM webpage.

Registration of delegates will be open from September 2025. More information will be provided in due course on the present webpage.

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Algeria, Angola, Bangladesh, Barbados, Burkina Faso, China, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Malaysia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Paraguay, Slovakia, Spain, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam and Zambia


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