Safeguarding our living heritage
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Nora Master Thummanit Nikomrat teaches dance movement “Yok Sung Samoe Na” to students from Maha Wachirawut at the Institute for Southern Thai Studies, Thaksin University.
© The Faculty of Fine Arts, Thaksin University, Songkhla, Thailand, 2009
News
Empowering country expert teams to integrate living heritage safeguarding into sustainable urban planning
17 March 2025 – Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, ...An online Training of trainers on living heritage safeguarding and sustainable urban development will take place in March and April
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Deadline for the 2026 cycle nominations: 31 March 2025
13 March 2025The submission deadline is fast approaching for nominations to the Lists of the Convention, proposals for the Register of Good
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A new project supported by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund
11 March 2025 – Honduras,The second meeting of the Bureau of the twentieth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible
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Call for Expressions of Interest to support the development of an online platform for sharing good safeguarding experiences
19 February 2025Qualified experts or organizations are invited to submit proposals to support the development of the ‘Article 18 platform’: an interactive online pla
Read moreStatutory meeting and activities
General Assemblies 10.GA (2024) 9.GA (2022) 8.GA (2020) 7.GA (2018) 6.GA (2016) 5.GA (2014) 4.GA (2012) 3.GA (2010) 2.GA (2008) 1.EXT.GA 1.GA (2006)
Committees 20.COM (2025) 19.COM (2024) 18.COM (2023) 17.COM (2022) 5.EXT.COM (2022) 16.COM (2021) 15.COM (2020) 14.COM (2019) 13.COM (2018) 12.COM (2017) 11.COM (2016) 10.COM (2015) 9.COM (2014) 8.COM (2013) 4.EXT.COM (2012) 7.COM (2012) 6.COM (2011) 5.COM (2010) 4.COM (2009) 3.COM (2008) 3.EXT.COM (2008) 2.EXT.COM (2008) 2.COM (2007) 1.EXT.COM (2007) 1.COM (2006)
20th anniversary 2003-2023
Visit anniversary pageEvents
20th session of the Intergovernmental Committee
08/12/2025 - 13/12/2025New Delhi (India)
Third meeting of the 20.COM Bureau
11/06/2025 - 11/06/2025UNESCO Headquarters (France)
Training of trainers on living heritage and disaster risk reduction
27/03/2025 - 28/03/2025Online (-)
Building capacities for safeguarding living heritage and preparing nominations to the Lists of the 2003 Convention in Africa
17/03/2025 - 17/03/2025Online (-)
Themes & programmes
Priority Africa
Africa’s rich living heritage plays a fundamental role in building a strong cultural identity and shared values across the region.
Livelihoods
Economic activities linked with the practice of living heritage can generate income for communities, groups and individuals.
Climate change
Climate change is a largely irreversible and often destructive process inflicting damage on the cultural heritage.
