Festival des Continents

5 July 2018 – France,

Le Festival des Continents, organisé par l’association AFQUER, est dédié pour sa première édition à la promotion du patrimoine culturel immatériel du continent africa ›››

Sixth meeting of category 2 centres in the field of intangible cultural heritage

7 June 2018 – France,

The 6th annual meeting of the category 2 centres active in the field of intangible cultural heritage took place on 7 June 2018 at UNESCO Headquarters in ›››

Information and exchange session for the Overall results framework for the Convention

20 April 2018 – France,

The Secretariat of the Convention organizes an information and exchange session for the Overall results framework for the Convention on Friday, 20 April 2018. This meeting ›››

Fest-noz vras Kalanna

31 December 2017 – France,

Le fest-noz est un évènement festif traditionnel en Bretagne. Il a pour objet de créer une symbiose entre les visteurs, les danseurs, les chanteurs, l ›››

Information and exchange session for the members of the Intergovernmental Committee

3 October 2017 – France,

The Secretariat of the Convention organizes an information and exchange session for the members of the Intergovernmental Committee on Tuesday, 3 October 2017. This meeting will ›››

Integrating intangible cultural heritage in education: Intersectoral meeting with Education Institutes and programmes

17 May 2017 – France,

The Intangible Cultural Heritage Section is developing new partnerships with relevant educational institutions in the context of the next quadrennial UNESCO programme (2018–2021). To this e ›››

WHO and UNESCO experts explore the linkages between culture, health and well-being

19 March 2017 – France,

The 2003 Convention’s new Operational Directives related to sustainable development encourage States Parties to safeguard health practices recognized by communities as living heritage and harness t ›››

Third expert group meeting on cultural contexts of health and well-being

13 March 2017 – France,

In January 2015, the WHO Regional Office for Europe convened its first expert group meeting on the cultural contexts of health (CCH), thereby initiating a ›››

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 ›››

Film 'Le Gwoka à l'UNESCO, une inscription exemplaire, une journée mémorable'

26 November 2016 – France,

Le projet présenté par Rèpriz concerne la réalisation d’un DVD multilingues (français/anglais/créole) à paraître le 24 novembre 2017 afin de fêter la deuxième date ann ›››

Exposition 'Patrimoines culturels immatériels de l'UNESCO en France'

1 September 2016 – France,

La création d’une exposition sur le patrimoine culturel immatériel s’inscrit dans les missions de France PCI relatives à la gestion des éléments français inscrits, afin de ›››

Exposition 'Être et transmettre, le patrimoine vivant'

1 July 2016 – France,

Cette exposition est réalisée sous le commissariat général de Séverine Cachat. Une Convention avec la Maison des cultures du monde défini les contours de ce pa ›››

Fourth meeting of category 2 centres in the field of intangible cultural heritage

3 June 2016 – France,

The 4th annual meeting of the category 2 centres active in the field of intangible cultural heritage will be held on 3 June 2016 at UNESCO Headquarters ›››

Exposition 'Patrimoines culturels immatériels de l'UNESCO en France'

25 May 2016 – France,

La création d’une exposition sur le patrimoine culturel immatériel s’inscrit dans les missions de France PCI relatives à la gestion des éléments français inscrits, afin de ›››

First Aid Support Meeting on Syrian Traditional Music

13 May 2016 – France,

The one day meeting will take place in Paris as three of the six Syrian participants are currently located there and because it would ›››

Grandmas Project

20 January 2016 – France,

Grandmas Project is a collaborative web-documentary that invites filmmakers to produce a short film about their grandmother, using the transmission of a beloved recipe ›››

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 I ›››

Worskhop on Providing Technical Assistance to States Parties requesting International Assistance

20 July 2015 – France,

International Assistance is at the very core of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Regrettably, however, it has not yet ›››

Festival 'Cultures croisées en Ile de France - danses et musiques d'ailleurs

4 July 2015 – France,

Le CIOFF® Conseil International d’organisation des festivals de folklore et d’arts traditionnels via l’association Cultures croisées en Ile de France organise l ›››

Developing a follow-up and evaluation mechanism for capacity-building activities

1 June 2015 – France,

UNESCO put in place since 2009 a global capacity-building programme to assist countries in building the institutional and professional environment required for the effective safeguarding ›››