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New inscriptions to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
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 ›››
Northeast Asian countries discuss the role of the media in raising awareness about intangible cultural heritage
China, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia,Everything is ready to receive participants and guests for the second edition of dialogues on the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in the ›››
Seventeen new elements inscribed on the lists of the Convention
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
Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific
:Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka,
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Ecuador
:Ecuador,
Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Nigeria through an integrated approach
:Nigeria,
Latest events supported
Training on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
Workshop on elaborating safeguarding plans
Workshop on elaboration of public policy tools for the ICH safeguarding national plan of Ecuador
Funds-in-Trust (since 2009)
Mr Toshiyuki Kono Faculty of Law Professor, Kyushu University