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Bureau decides on Jeju Island as the location for the Intergovernmental Committee and grants International Assistance to Uganda and Colombia
Colombia, Republic of Korea, Uganda,During its last electronic consultation, the Bureau of the Committee approved a change in venue of the twelfth session of the Intergovernmental Committee. Initially ›››
Republic of Korea to host next meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
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 ›››
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 ›››
Donor country for the safeguarding of ICH
Latest projects supported
Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Lao PDR
:Lao People's Democratic Republic,
Latest events supported
Training on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Lao PDR
Lao PDR: workshop on community-based inventorying of intangible cultural heritage
Capacity building workshop on the implementation of the 2003 Convention at the national level
Funds-in-Trust (since 2009)
Mr Samuel Lee Director of the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP)