Stakeholders' meeting

26 October 2017 – Nigeria,

UNESCO Multisectoral Office, Abuja in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Culture organizes the final stakeholders’ meeting leading to the end of the i ›››

Reinforcing capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage in Nigeria

28 June 2017 – Nigeria,

The UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Abuja, in cooperation with the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture of Nigeria, is organizing a capacity-building workshop ›››

Safeguarding Nigeria’s Intangible Cultural Heritage: Workshop on preparation of nomination files to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists and the preparation of request for International Assistance.

26 June 2017 – Nigeria,

As part of the project “Support to the Effective Implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Nigeria” UNESCOR ›››

Community-based inventorying workshop with the Bida community

20 February 2017 – Nigeria,

This workshop is an activity of a two-year (2014-2016) project financed by UNESCO/Japan Fund-in-Trust, to support effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding ›››

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, Turkey, 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 ›››

Community-based inventorying workshop with the Oyo community

14 November 2016 – Nigeria,

This workshop is an activity of a two-year (2014-2016) project financed by UNESCO/Japan Fund-in-Trust, to support effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding ›››

Community-based inventorying for the Calabar community

24 October 2016 – Nigeria,

Thirty-four participants representing officials from the Ministry of Information and Culture, local officials working in the field of culture and the Calabar community have ›››

Community-based inventorying workshop with the Calabar community

9 October 2016 – Nigeria,

This workshop is an activity of a two-year (2014-2016) project financed by UNESCO/Japan Fund-in-Trust, to support effective implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding ›››

Workshop on strengthening the policy and legal framework for the safeguarding of ICH in Nigeria.

14 May 2015 – Nigeria,

Nigerian officials, policymakers, civil society and members of its United Nations Country Team met in Abuja to discuss the revision of the 1988 Cultural Policy ›››

Nigeria: Towards safeguarding of intangible heritage

23 January 2015 – Nigeria,

A project has recently been launched in Nigeria, aiming to provide a solid foundation for effective safeguarding of living heritage. Thanks to the financial ›››

Abuja: introducing the 2003 Convention

1 July 2012 – Nigeria,

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Nigeria: A workshop to anchor the Convention for the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage at the national level

1 June 2011 – Nigeria,

With its 150 million population and some 450 cultural groups, Nigeria has an immense and diverse canvas of intangible cultural heritage in need of safeguarding. The ›››