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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 ›››
Arab States spearhead reflection on policy development
6 May 2014 Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Yemen,Where do Arab countries stand with the development of policies and institutional frameworks for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage? How successfully do they involve sectors ›››
The challenges of capacity building in the Arab world
14 January 2013 – Doha Qatar,How can Arab States effectively implement the 2003 Convention at the national level? What can be done to promote regional cooperation in the Arab world ›››