Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific

Benefitting country(ies): Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka

News and activities:

• 2017-02-13 – Training on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
• 2016-12-05 – Workshop on elaborating safeguarding plans in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific

Benefitting country(ies): Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste

Overview:

This project aims at assisting Bhutan, Cambodia, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Sri Lanka and Timor Leste to safeguard their intangible cultural heritage through effective implementation of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. It aims at building up a critical mass of experience and knowledge, both in government institutions and in civil society, so that›››

News and activities:

• 2015-07-06 – Second round of capacity-building activities launched in Asia and the Pacific
• 2014-03-07 – Sri Lanka and Bhutan better equipped to use the international mechanisms of the Intangible Heritage Convention