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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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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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Two new elements inscribed on the Urgent Safeguarding List
3 December 2013 Azerbaijan, Guatemala,The eighth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage today reviewed the periodic reports of States Parties on ›››
Project
National Action Plan for the Safeguarding of the Mugam of Azerbaijan
1 January 2006 – 1 December 2009Amount (US$) 123,283
Benefitting country(ies): Azerbaijan ,
Donor country for the safeguarding of ICH
Latest projects supported
Strengthening the capacities of Bangladesh for implementing the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage
Starting date: 1 July 2016Benefitting country(ies):Bangladesh,
Latest events supported
Training for Bangladesh on the use of the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
8 May 2017 - 12 May 2017, :DhakaWorkshop on community-based inventorying in Bangladesh
31 October 2016 - 11 November 2016, :DhakaTraining on the implementation of the 2003 Convention at the national level in Bangladesh
2 October 2016 - 6 October 2016, :DhakaAdditional appropriations since 2009
– 1 October 2013