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New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
1 December 2016 Germany, Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belgium, China, Republic of Korea, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Spain, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, India, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Czechia, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam, Afghanistan,Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) - Sixteen new elements have been added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage following the decisions adopted by the ›››
Training of Trainers on community-based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage in Viet Nam
9 May 2016 – Hanoi Viet Nam,In collaboration with the Department of Cultural Heritage and aiming to support Viet Nam’s efforts in ICH inventorying, UNESCO will provide a training of ›››
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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 ›››
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Safeguarding the oral traditions and expressions of the Dzao people of Lao Cai and Lai Chau Provinces of Viet Nam
8 July 2015 – 30 June 2016Amount (US$) 24,350
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam ,
Safeguarding and promotion of indigenous knowledge associated with the ecological environment of the Black Ha Nhi in Lao Cai Province, Viet Nam
15 November 2013 – 15 September 2015Amount (US$) 24,631
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam ,
Capacity building in designing, implementing and evaluating intangible cultural heritage projects in Viet Nam
1 October 2012 – 30 November 2013Amount (US$) 25,000
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam ,
Safeguarding the Space of Gong Culture in Dak Nong Province
1 June 2007 – 1 July 2009Amount (US$) 91,869
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam ,
Safeguarding of Nha nhac, Vietnamese Court Music
1 January 2005 – 1 March 2009Amount (US$) 154,900
Benefitting country(ies): Viet Nam ,