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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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Community-based inventorying for the Calabar community
24 October 2016 Nigeria,Thirty-four participants representing officials from the Ministry of Information and Culture, local officials working in the field of culture and the Calabar community have ›››
Workshop on strengthening the policy and legal framework for the safeguarding of ICH in Nigeria.
14 May 2015 – Abuja, Nigeria Nigeria,Nigerian officials, policymakers, civil society and members of its United Nations Country Team met in Abuja to discuss the revision of the 1988 Cultural Policy ›››
Project
Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Nigeria through an integrated approach
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2017Amount (US$) 300,000
Benefitting country(ies): Nigeria ,
Safeguarding of the Ifa Divination system
1 October 2006 – 1 April 2010Amount (US$) 86,592
Benefitting country(ies): Nigeria ,
Action Plan for the Safeguarding and Promotion of the Oral Tradition of Gelede
1 October 2003 – 1 November 2008Amount (US$) 194,925
Benefitting country(ies): Benin , Nigeria , Togo ,