Safeguarding our living heritage
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Boatbuilder Marko Nikula from Turku in Finland is building a traditional 'storbåt'. Here he works with the frames
© Jaska Poikonen, 2019
News
UNESCO MOOC now available in French and Spanish
6 February 2023How is intangible cultural heritage – or living heritage - related to sustainable development? How is it relevant for addressing today’s development cha
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New forms for submitting nominations available
20 January 2023Following the completion of the global reflection on the listing mechanisms of the Convention by the ninth session of the
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UNESCO celebrates the 10th anniversary of the inscription of Traditional...
19 December 2022 – Ecuador,2022 marked the 10th anniversary of the inscription of the ‘Traditional weaving of the Ecuadorian toquilla straw hat’ (Ecuador) on the Rep
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UNESCO launches new capacity-building project for living heritage in the...
15 December 2022 – United Republic of Tanzania,UNESCO organized a two-day inception workshop from 22-23 November in Dar es Salaam in the United Republic of Tanzania to launch
Read moreStatutory meeting and activities
General Assemblies 9.GA (2022) 8.GA (2020) 7.GA (2018) 6.GA (2016) 5.GA (2014) 4.GA (2012) 3.GA (2010) 2.GA (2008) 1.EXT.GA 1.GA (2006)
Committees 17.COM (2022) 5.EXT.COM (2022) 16.COM (2021) 15.COM (2020) 14.COM (2019) 13.COM (2018) 12.COM (2017) 11.COM (2016) 10.COM (2015) 9.COM (2014) 8.COM (2013) 7.COM (2012) 6.COM (2011) 5.COM (2010) 4.COM (2009) 3.COM (2008) 2.COM (2007) 1.COM (2006)
Open-ended intergovernmental working group
The Committee decided to convene an Open-ended intergovernmental working group to reflex on the procedures for the removal of an element from one List and the transfer of an element from one List to the other, the nature and purposes of the Lists and the Register established under the Convention and the relevance of the various criteria for each of these mechanisms, among other issues.
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The Committee decided to convene an Open-ended intergovernmental working group to reflex on the procedures for the removal of an element from one List and the transfer of an element from one List to the other, the nature and purposes of the Lists and the Register established under the Convention and the relevance of the various criteria for each of these mechanisms, among other issues.
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Events
Call for proposals - Renewal evaluation of the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia and Pacific Region
25/01/2023 - 19/02/2023Online (France)
Call for proposals - Renewal evaluation of the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
21/12/2022 - 16/01/2023Online (France)
UNESCO meets the Guna indigenous community of Panama on their territory
16/12/2022 - 16/12/2022Panama (Panama)
Learning with intangible cultural heritage for a sustainable future in Latin America and the Caribbean
12/12/2022 - 13/12/2022Online (-)
Themes & programmes
Priority Africa
Africa’s rich living heritage plays a fundamental role in building a strong cultural identity and shared values across the region.
