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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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Seventeen new elements inscribed on the lists of the Convention
4 December 2013 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 ›››
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Strengthening national capacities for effective safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage in Asia and the Pacific
Starting date: 1 April 2015Benefitting country(ies):Fiji, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Mongolia, Samoa, Sri Lanka,
Strengthening capacities for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in Ecuador
Starting date: 1 February 2015Benefitting country(ies):Ecuador,
Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Nigeria through an integrated approach
Starting date: 1 July 2014Benefitting country(ies):Nigeria,