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Cross-border cooperation for the safeguarding of intangible heritage in Italy and Switzerland
15 June 2015 Italy, Switzerland,From 8 to 12 June, the Lombardy region (Italy) and the canton of Graubünden (Switzerland) hosted a training workshop on the implementation of the 2003 Convention for ›››
Training Workshop on the Implementation of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
8 June 2015 – Valposchiavo (Switzerland), Tirano (Italy) Italy,From 8 to 12 June, the Lombardy region (Italy) and the canton of Graubünden (Switzerland) hosted a training workshop on the implementation of the 2003 Convention for ›››
Seventeen new elements inscribed on the lists of the Convention
4 December 2013 Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Cyprus, Croatia, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Mali, Morocco, Mongolia, Niger, Uganda, Portugal,On Wednesday 4 December, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed two new elements on List of Intangible Cultural Heritage ›››
Donor country for the safeguarding of ICH
Latest projects supported
Sub-regional capacity-building workshops in Central America and South America on safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage
Starting date: 1 September 2008Benefitting country(ies):El Salvador, Panama, Peru,
Enhancing Women’s Role as Custodians and Artisans of Egyptian Handicrafts
Starting date: 1 January 2005Benefitting country(ies):Egypt,
Revitalisation of Traditional Masquerade Performing Arts and Costume Making
Starting date: 1 May 2002Benefitting country(ies):Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis,