Safeguarding our living heritage
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Girls from Muraka Primary School, Kakamega County, reciting a poem on traditional foods during a foodways fair.
© Patrick Maundu, Kenya, 2012
News
Empowering country expert teams to integrate living heritage safeguarding into sustainable urban planning
17 March 2025 – Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, ...An online Training of trainers on living heritage safeguarding and sustainable urban development will take place in March and April
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A new project supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
11 March 2025 – Honduras,The second meeting of the Bureau of the twentieth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
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Call for Expressions of Interest to support the development of an online platform for sharing good safeguarding experiences
19 February 2025Qualified experts or organizations are invited to submit proposals to support the development of the ‘Article 18 platform’: an interactive online pla
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South Africa joined the 2003 Convention
7 February 2025 – South Africa,The Republic of South Africa is becoming the 184th State to join the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
Read moreStatutory meeting and activities
General Assemblies 10.GA (2024) 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 20.COM (2025) 19.COM (2024) 18.COM (2023) 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) 4.EXT.COM (2012) 7.COM (2012) 6.COM (2011) 5.COM (2010) 4.COM (2009) 3.COM (2008) 3.EXT.COM (2008) 2.EXT.COM (2008) 2.COM (2007) 1.EXT.COM (2007) 1.COM (2006)
20th anniversary 2003-2023
Visit anniversary pageEvents
11th session of the General Assembly
01/06/2026 - 01/06/2026Paris (France)
20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee
08/12/2025 - 13/12/2025New Delhi (India)
Training of trainers on living heritage and disaster risk reduction
27/03/2025 - 28/03/2025Online (-)
Building capacities for safeguarding living heritage and preparing nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention in Africa
17/03/2025 - 17/03/2025Online (-)
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.
Livelihoods
Economic activities linked with the practice of living heritage can generate income for communities, groups and individuals.
Climate change
Climate change is a largely irreversible and often destructive process inflicting damage on the cultural heritage.
