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'Hanging' puppets inside backstage before a performance © A.M. Dharmasiri Adikari, Sri Lanka, 2013

Next session of the Committee to start on 13 December fully online

3 December 2021

The sixteenth session of the Committee will be held fully online from 13 to 18 December 2021, with an adjusted provisional timetable in order to accommodate different time zones, while maintaining all items of the provisional agenda. The Secretariat of the Convention organizes an online information and exchange session for the members of the Intergovernmental Committee on Friday, 10 December 2021 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (Paris time). ›››

First webinar of the LIVIND project led by the Finnish Heritage Agency

The Finnish Heritage Agency to lead a project in Northern Europe dedicated to safeguarding living heritage and sustainable development

24 November 2021 – Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, ...

The Finnish Heritage Agency is launching a project titled “LIVIND – Creative and living cultural heritage as a resource for the Nor ›››

During social, recreational and productive gatherings, the elders narrate
to the children the stories that grant life to their symbolic space

The Global Action Plan of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages is presented at UNESCO and living heritage is mobilized

18 November 2021

The UN General Assembly proclaimed 2019 as the International Year of Indigenous Languages (IYIL2019). Following the activities and fruitful discussions, a ›››

The working documents for the 16.COM are ready!

The documents of the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (16.COM) are now online

16 November 2021

The working documents for the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (16.COM ›››

Highlights

Living heritage and the COVID-19 pandemic: building back better

Dive into living heritage: constellation, SDGs, biome, threats

Living Heritage and Indigenous Peoples

12 Ethical Principles

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Events

16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee 13/12/2021 - 18/12/2021 Online (France)

Information and exchange session 16.COM 10/12/2021 - 10/12/2021 Online (France)

Kazakhstan online forum for ICH bearers and communities' representatives, masters of applied crafts, museums staff, researchers and experts 26/10/2021 - 27/10/2021 Ulytau/Online (Kazakhstan)

Living Heritage stories

Teaching and learning with living heritage: Japanese Hanga printing in art and math classes Belgium

Teaching and learning with living heritage: O Merdeiro in geography, music and art classes Spain

Teaching and learning with living heritage: Glöcklerlauf in physics and computer-aided design classes Austria

One of the last projects approved

Financial assistance

Zambia
Financial assistance : $ 83,790 +
Implementation dates : 21/05/2021 - 21/05/2021

ICH inscribed on UNESCO lists

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