Between 2015 to 2019, UNESCO granted emergency international assistance of US$299,972 to prepare an inventory of the intangible cultural heritage present in Côte d’Ivoire. This project, implemented by the Ivorian Cultural Heritage Office and the Directorate for Cultural Heritage, allowed to train ›››

Deng Nhial Chioh is a heritage professional who lives and works in South Sudan. Coming from two different communities, he had a strong taste for cultural diversity from an early age. ‘I fell in love with heritage, discovering and learning about m ›››

The ‘Capacity building project for the safeguarding of Comoros’ intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development’ has been completed with a closing ceremony held in Moroni, Union of Comoros at the end of 2019. The project greatly strengthened Comoros’ national capacities to safeguard intangi ›››

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Saturday ended its 14th session which took place in the Colombian capital under the Chair María Claudia López Sorzano. The Committee adopted guidelines for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage i ›››

The 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages is a time to reflect on the importance of safeguarding indigenous peoples’ living heritage by recognizing the vital role that indigenous languages play in ensuring the continued transmission of their heritage to future generations. To c ›››

At its fourteenth session, the Intergovernmental Committee endorsed a set of operational principles and modalities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in a wide range of emergency contexts, including conflicts and natural disasters. The operational principles and modalities build on the research ›››

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in the Colombian capital inscribed 35 elements on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The new inscribed elements are: Armenian letter art and its cultural expressions, Armenia ›››

Additions to the Register of Good Safeguarding Practices: Safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building, Colombia The safeguarding strategy of traditional crafts for peace building addresses the weakening of traditional crafts through a system of intergenerational transmission of knowledge between ›››

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meeting in the Colombian capital inscribed five elements on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding. The new inscribed elements are: Seperu folkdance and associated practices ›››

Colombia’s President Iván Duque Márquez and UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay were among more than 1,000 participants who attended the opening on 9 December of the 14th session of the Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage taking place in the Colombian cap ›››