21 March: the International Day of Nowruz

18 March 2021 – Azerbaijan, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Afghanistan,

Do you know what Nowruz, Nauryz or Nevruz mean? These words signify ‘new day’ for more than 300 million people around the world, and correspond to ›››

Seven new elements inscribed on the List in Need of Urgent Safeguarding

28 November 2018 – Algeria, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Egypt, Kenya, Pakistan, Syrian Arab Republic,

Meeting in Mauritius until 1 December, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, inscribed this morning seven elements on the List ›››

New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

1 December 2016 – Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Republic of Korea, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Czechia, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Afghanistan,

Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Sixteen new elements have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage following the decisions adopted by the ›››

Twenty elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

2 December 2015 – Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam,

Windhoek, 2 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December inscribed today 20 new elements on the Representative List of t ›››

Two new elements inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List

3 December 2013 – Azerbaijan, Guatemala,

The eighth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage today reviewed the periodic reports of States Parties on ›››

Collaboration of museum communities and governemental bodies in developong the intangible cultural heritage

24 September 2012 – Azerbaijan,

Azerbaijani Carpet Weavers’ Union ›››