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 ›››

Policy Advisory Mission Sri Lanka

23 January 2017 – Sri Lanka,

The UNESCO Sri Lanka Policy Mission that took place from 23 to 27 January 2017 had as its objective the provision of advice and recommendations to the ›››

Workshop on elaborating safeguarding plans for ICH

24 October 2016 – Sri Lanka,

This UNESCO Capacity-Building Workshop on Developing Safeguarding Plan for ICH took place from 24 to 28 October 2016 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It followed the three earlier ›››

Second round of capacity-building activities launched in Asia and the Pacific

6 July 2015 – Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka,

Thanks to the generous support from the Government of Japan, UNESCO has just launched the second phase of the Asia-Pacific project to strengthen national ›››

Sri Lanka and Bhutan better equipped to use the international mechanisms of the Intangible Heritage Convention

7 March 2014 – Bhutan, Sri Lanka,

In the framework of the regional capacity building project in the Asia-Pacific Region funded by the UNESCO Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Safeguarding of the ›››

Elaboration of Nomination Files to the ICH List in Sri Lanka

11 February 2014 – Sri Lanka,

The workshop on the ‘Elaboration of Nomination Files to the ICH List’ was organized in Galle, Sri Lanka from 11-15 February 2014, in close collaboration with the ›››

Field survey and ICH inventorying in pilot communities in Sri Lanka

1 August 2013 – Sri Lanka,

The project supported the organization of a practical field survey and inventorying of ICH in pilot communities, during which five teams of provincial cultural ›››

Sri Lanka gets ready for inventorying intangible cultural heritage

10 March 2013 – Sri Lanka,

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Implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in Sri Lanka

25 June 2012 – Sri Lanka,

Sri Lanka ratified the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2008 and although there are a number of inventories on ICH ›››

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 ›››