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Sharing insights and outcomes: hands-on workshops on living heritage and sustainable urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean
29 October 2025

Sharing insights and outcomes: hands-on workshops on living heritage and sustainable urban development in Latin America and the Caribbean

Empowering country expert teams to integrate living heritage safeguarding into sustainable urban planning
17 March 2025

Empowering country expert teams to integrate living heritage safeguarding into sustainable urban planning

Towards an enhanced synergy between urban planning and living heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean
23 September 2024

Towards an enhanced synergy between urban planning and living heritage in Latin America and the Caribbean

Five new projects supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
4 June 2024

Five new projects supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund

UNESCO meets the Guna indigenous community of Panama on their territory
16 December 2022

UNESCO meets the Guna indigenous community of Panama on their territory

Three new International Assistance (IA) requests approved by the Bureau of the 17.COM, including the first multinational request
5 October 2022

Three new International Assistance (IA) requests approved by the Bureau of the 17.COM, including the first multinational request

Countries of Central America and the Caribbean come together to safeguard their Afro-descendant living heritage
12 May 2022

Countries of Central America and the Caribbean come together to safeguard their Afro-descendant living heritage

UNESCO welcomes Nicaragua and Panama as members of CRESPIAL
5 May 2022

UNESCO welcomes Nicaragua and Panama as members of CRESPIAL

A national music contest is being organized in Panama to raise awareness about living heritage amongst young people
31 May 2021

A national music contest is being organized in Panama to raise awareness about living heritage amongst young people

Capacity-building workshop in Central America and the Caribbean on the Implementation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention
16 November 2010

Capacity-building workshop in Central America and the Caribbean on the Implementation of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention

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