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 ›››

Join the online seminar ‘Diversity and Distinctiveness: Looking into Shared ICH in the Asia-Pacific’ starting tomorrow!

16 February 2021 – Republic of Korea,

The third APHEN-ICH International Seminar titled ‘Diversity and Distinctiveness: Looking into Shared ICH in the Asia-Pacific’ will take place on 18th and 19th February 202 ›››

Take part in our webinar Tuesday 26 January to understand better the relationship between living heritage and education!

22 January 2021 – Republic of Korea,

UNESCO, in collaboration with the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia-Pacific Region under the Auspices of UNESCO (ICHCAP), will ›››

ICH Webinar Series Session III to Focus on Regional Networks for the Teaching of Living Heritage in Higher Education

30 July 2020 – Republic of Korea,

Co-organized by ICHCAP and the UNESCO Bangkok Office, participants and speakers hope to have a deeper engagement with ideas of building cooperation and networking ›››

Capacity-Building Workshop on the ICH Safeguarding Plan for Sustainable Development in the Republic of Korea

1 July 2019 – Republic of Korea,

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Traditional Korean wrestling listed as Intangible Cultural Heritage following unprecedented merged application from both Koreas

26 November 2018 – Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea,

The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, meeting in Port Louis (Mauritius), has decided to inscribe traditional Korean wrestling, ssirum ›››

Intangible cultural heritage and tertiary education

5 December 2017 – Republic of Korea,

Intangible cultural heritage gaining ground at universities How can universities integrate intangible cultural heritage in their programmes? How we get young people interested in ›››

Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opens its session in Jeju

3 December 2017 – Republic of Korea,

Jeju (Republic of Korea), 03 December—The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage opened its 12th session in Jeju today with a c ›››

NGO Capacity Building Workshop

1 December 2017 – Republic of Korea,

With a view to sharing information and experiences between accredited NGOs internationally, promoting opportunities for ongoing networking and sharing of skills at a regional ›››

12.COM documents now online!

6 November 2017 – Republic of Korea,

The documents of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage can now be consulted online at ›››

Less than eight weeks to go until the 12th session of the Committee!

16 October 2017 – Republic of Korea,

With just under eight weeks to go, preparations are well underway for the start of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the ›››

Fifth annual coordination meeting of Category 2 Centres in the field of ICH

4 September 2017 – Bulgaria, China, Republic of Korea, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Japan, Peru,

From 10 – 11 September 2017, the ‘Fifth Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres (C2C) active in the field of intangible cultural heritage’ will be held in Shira ›››

Bureau decides on Jeju Island as the location for the Intergovernmental Committee and grants International Assistance to Uganda and Colombia

6 April 2017 – Colombia, Republic of Korea, Uganda,

During its last electronic consultation, the Bureau of the Committee approved a change in venue of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee. Initially ›››

Republic of Korea to host next meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

6 December 2016 – Austria, Bulgaria, Republic of Korea, Croatia, Hungary, Norway,

Addis Ababa - The 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place from 4 December to 8 December ›››

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 ›››

Northeast Asian countries discuss the role of the media in raising awareness about intangible cultural heritage

10 October 2016 – China, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia,

Everything is ready to receive participants and guests for the second edition of dialogues on the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in 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 ›››