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Cambodia
on of nomination files to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists will be held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from 21 to 25 October 2013. Conducted by the UNESCO-trained facilitators, Suzanne Ogge from Australia and Rahul Goswani from India, the event is the final of a series of three capacity building events over the last 18 months aimed at the saf...
21 October 2013 - 25 October 2013>Phnom Penh
Cambodia pursues its march towards safeguarding intangible heritage
Many ICH elements in Cambodia are in danger of disappearing, mainly due to the long-lasting conflicts, the declining number of ICH practitioners and lack of interest from the younger generation. Having ratified the 2003 Convention, the Cambodian Government has expressed its commitment to identify ICH elements still being practiced and to safeguard...
13 August 2012 - 17 August 2012>Phnom Penh
Cambodia reorienting its methods of inventorying living heritage
Cambodia is reinforcing a community-based focus in its existing and new efforts to document and inventory living heritage. For this purpose and with generous funding from Japan, over 35 participants came together in Siem Reap from 14 to 21 February this year to build their knowledge and develop this new approach. UNESCO provided the substantive su...
14 February 2013 - 21 February 2013>Phnom Penh