Within the framework of technical assistance for the elaboration of a national strategy to safeguard intangible cultural heritage, a workshop on “Formulation of policies for safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage’ will be held in Khartoum, designed for national heads of ministries and institutions dealing with intangible cultural heritage. It will focus in particular, on ways to enhance the links between intangible cultural heritage and sustainable development within the legislative framework, with a particular focus on peace building. It will emphasize the need to involve communities. This workshop is a part of the project “Strengthening national capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Sudan”, generously funded by Abu Dhabi Culture and Tourism Authority.