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Bureau decides on Jeju Island as the location for the Intergovernmental Committee and grants International Assistance to Uganda and Colombia
6 April 2017 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 ›››
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Twenty elements added to the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
2 December 2015 Saudi Arabia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Colombia, Republic of Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, United Arab Emirates, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Greece, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Romania, Slovakia, Turkmenistan, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), Viet Nam,Windhoek, 2 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December inscribed today 20 new elements on the Representative List of ›››
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New inscriptions on the lists of intangible cultural heritage
1 December 2015 Algeria, Andorra, Argentina, Colombia, Spain, France, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mongolia, Namibia, Uganda, Portugal,Windhoek, 1 December—The Committee for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage meeting in Namibia until 4 December, on Tuesday inscribed five elements on the List of ›››
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Safeguarding of the traditional knowledge for the protection of sacred natural sites in the territory of the Jaguars of Yuruparí, Vaupés Province, Colombia
24 February 2017 – 24 February 2017Amount (US$) 25,000
Benefitting country(ies): Colombia ,
Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Carnival of Barranquilla
1 January 2005 – 1 October 2008Amount (US$) 150,008
Benefitting country(ies): Colombia ,
Public awareness campaign in Colombia on the importance of safeguarding the intangible heritage (pilot project)
1 July 2003 – 1 December 2005Amount (US$) 136,860
Benefitting country(ies): Colombia ,