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 ›››

4th sub-regional Training for Trainers in Central Asia takes place online

17 September 2020 – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,

The 4th Sub-regional Training for Trainers in the field of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia was held online from 24 to 28 August 2020, due to ›››

Central Asia strengthens intersectoral cooperation on living heritage and education

24 June 2019 – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan,

For the first time education and culture stakeholders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan came together to discuss benefits and methods of integrating intangible ›››

Sub-regional meeting: Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage through formal and non-formal education in Central Asia

18 June 2019 – Kyrgyzstan,

For the first time education and culture stakeholders from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan came together to discuss benefits and methods of integrating intangible ›››

Intangible cultural heritage of the Silk Roads: Identification and Inventorying in Kyrgyzstan

14 May 2019 – Kyrgyzstan,

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First training workshop on safeguarding living heritage targeting youth organized in Kyrgyzstan

13 April 2018 – Kyrgyzstan,

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - First training workshop for young people interested in safeguarding their living heritage is being organized from 9 to 13 April in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, by ›››

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage with Young People in Kyrgyzstan

9 April 2018 – Kyrgyzstan,

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage with Young People in Kyrgyzstan ›››

Strengthening the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: sub-regional training workshop for facilitators from Central Asia

19 June 2017 – Kyrgyzstan,

Strengthening the implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: sub-regional training workshop for facilitators from Central Asia This training ›››

New momentum to enhance ICH safeguarding capacities in Central Asia

19 June 2017 – Kyrgyzstan,

From 19 to 23 June 2017, Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) is hosting a ‘sub-regional training workshop for facilitators for Central Asia’. UNESCO is organizing the workshop in the framework of ›››

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 ›››

Seventeen new elements inscribed on the lists of the Convention

4 December 2013 – Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Morocco, Mongolia, Niger, Uganda, Portugal,

On Wednesday 4 December, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed two new elements on List of Intangible Cultural Heritage ›››

Community-based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage

24 August 2013 – Kyrgyzstan,

This training workshop is aimed at enhancing the national capacities in the field for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH), in particular ICH inventorying under ›››

Kyrgyzstan on its way to prepare nominations to the 2003 Convention

28 May 2013 – Kyrgyzstan,

A new step in a series of training activities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage will take place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 28 to ›››

Kyrgyzstan on its way to prepare nominations to the 2003 Convention

27 May 2013 – Kyrgyzstan,

A new step in a series of training activities for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage will take place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from 28 to ›››

Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Kyrgyzstan

8 October 2012 – Kyrgyzstan,

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Strengthening National Capacities for the Inventorying of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Kyrgyz Republic

15 September 2011 – Kyrgyzstan,

Within the framework of the programme activity “Supporting capacities for inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia” the Kyrgyz National Commission for UNESCO in ›››

Strengthening national capacities for the inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in Kyrgyz Republic

18 June 2011 – Kyrgyzstan,

Within the framework of the programme activity “Supporting capacities for inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in Central Asia” the Kyrgyz National Commission for UNESCO in ›››