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![Republic of Korea to host next meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage](https://webarchive.unesco.org/web/20170129052157im_/http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/img/photo/thumb/09236-SML.jpg)
Republic of Korea to host next meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
6 December 2016 Austria, Bulgaria, Republic of Korea, Croatia, Hungary, Norway,Addis Ababa - The 12th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take place from 4 December to 8 December ›››
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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 ›››
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Northeast Asian countries discuss the role of the media in raising awareness about intangible cultural heritage
10 October 2016 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 ›››
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Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Lao PDR
Starting date: 1 November 2011Benefitting country(ies):Lao People's Democratic Republic,