Results published of a survey on ICH and Education in Asia and the Pacific: tools and case-studies

4 March 2021 – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Republic of Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Singapore,

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) education is essential for understanding our own histories and cultures, as well as those of our neighbours, fostering understanding, empathy ›››

Living Heritage in Schools in Nepal: UNESCO launches pilot project in Nepal

8 January 2021 – Nepal,

Education plays a key role in safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH). Experiences have shown that teaching core subjects such as mathematics, science or literature ›››

Capacity-building workshop on Developing Safeguarding Plans for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nepal

21 November 2016 – Nepal,

Nepal has more than 100 ethnic/caste groups, each with its own and unique culture. The 2011 census identified 123 spoken languages. Nepal’s rich cultural heritage, evolved o ›››

Safeguarding Nepal’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: workshop on preparing nominations to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, Kathmandu 16 - 20 September 2013

16 September 2013 – Nepal,

UNESCO continues its initiative to help safeguard Nepal’s intangible heritage with a workshop on preparing nominations to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List in Kathmandu fro ›››

Practical field survey and inventorying of ICH in pilot communities in Nepal

1 June 2013 – Nepal,

The Ministry initiated a practical field survey and inventorying of ICH elements in the Pahari communities in the villages of Khaopsi (Kavre District), Badikhel ›››

Inventory of the intangible cultural heritage in Nepal

19 January 2013 – Nepal,

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Efforts of safeguarding Nepal’s intangible cultural heritage initiated to with the support of UNESCO/Japan Fund-in-Trust

16 April 2012 – Nepal,

With the support of the UNESCO/Japan Fund-in-Trust, UNESCO initiates on 16 April 2012 its efforts on the implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of ›››

US$1.02 million project launched in Asia and the Pacific

27 January 2012 – Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste,

Good news for communities in Asia and the Pacific who wish to keep their intangible heritage alive! UNESCO, with the generous support of Japan ›››