A series of training workshops on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) finished recently in Amman, Jordan. Following capacity building workshops on the implementation of the 2003 Convention in 2016, the UNESCO Amman office and the Ministry of Culture facilitated “Community-based inventorying of intangible ›››

With just under eight weeks to go, preparations are well underway for the start of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, which will take place in Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, from ›››

Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is an important tool for social cohesion in situations where tensions exist between social groups that share common cultural heritage. The recently concluded project ‘inventorying of the music and dance of the Lozi and Nkoya people ›››

On 3 October 2017, the Bureau decided to grant emergency International Assistance to Niger (US$257,819.11) and preparatory assistance to Namibia (US$10,000). The emergency request from Niger was prepared in the context of a rise of violent extremism (Boko Haram) in the region. The ›››

La UNESCO y el Ministro de Cultura y Patrimonio de Ecuador, Sr. Raúl Pérez Torres, presentaron el pasado 13 de septiembre en Quito (Ecuador) la publicación “Aportes para la consolidación de la Política Pública sobre el Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial del Ecuador”. Esta ›››

En el proceso de salvaguardia, las prácticas y los conocimientos de curación tradicional de las comunidades Kallawaya de Bolivia han sido documentados en la publicación: “Tejiendo Los Saberes Kallawayas. Aproximaciones a la historia y medicina Kallawaya”. La presentación de la publicació ›››

Esta semana, la ciudad de Esquipulas, Chiquimula acogerá un taller de capacitación sobre la metodología de inventarios participativos que preconiza la Convención de 2003, el cual se inscribe en el marco del proyecto de fortalecimiento de capacidades para la salvaguarda del patrimonio ›››

What are the needs and priorities in enhancing capacities for the implementation of the 2003 Convention in the European context? What are the roles of facilitators in supporting the implementation of the Convention at national levels? What are the approaches that best ›››

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 Shiraz, Islamic Republic of Iran. Hosted by the Regional Research Centre for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage in ›››

The Seychelles recently began implementing its first International Assistance project, granted within the framework of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Fund. By its Decision 11.COM 3.BUR 5.3, the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage approved ›››