An International Assistance (IA) project achieved encouraging results in the involvement of museums in the safeguarding of Ugandan living heritage. It was implemented by key local institutions and coordinated by Uganda Communities Museums Association (UCOMA), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) that was ›››

The cultural sector itself has evolved considerably over the past decades covering a wide range of areas of development but also influenced by societal change and the digital transformation. The global landscape has also profoundly evolved, marked by overarching transnational challenges ›››

The 2022 edition of the ‘World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage’ is bringing together key researchers and institutions from several countries in the Asia-Pacific region. It is hosted by the National Intangible Heritage Center (NIHC) in Seoul, Republic of Korea, and the UNE ›››

Tim Curtis, Secretary of the 2003 Convention, and Eric Falt, Director of UNESCO New Delhi, discovered the intense preparations ahead of the Durga Puja in Kolkata, India, during a mission. In Kolkata, small artisanal workshops sculpt images of the goddess Durga and ›››

Following its successful launch in April 2022, the project ‘Capacity Building for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage and Contribution to Sustainable Development in The Gambia’ has advanced with a second workshop in Serrekunda, the Gambia, over the summer. The first day was ›››

Living heritage, and especially culinary traditions and foodways from all around the world, will be celebrated during the ‘Village International de la Gastronomie’ (International village of gastronomy), taking place in Paris, France from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th September. Many actors fro ›››

UNESCO Office for the Gulf States and Yemen recently organized a two-week training titled ‘Community-based safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage’ for participants from different backgrounds, including civil-society organizations, governmental institutions, and universities from all regions of Yemen. As UNESCO is entering int ›››

Morocco has generously proposed to host the upcoming session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, from 28 November to 3 December 2022 in Rabat. The Bureau of the Committee approved this offer with enthusiasm in June. H.E. Mr ›››

The Historic Cairo was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1979. Tucked away amid the modern urban area of Cairo lies one of the world’s oldest Islamic cities, with its famous mosques, madrasas, hammams and fountains. It is also ›››

This year’s theme for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People is “The Role of Indigenous Women in the Preservation and Transmission of Traditional Knowledge”. Indigenous women are indeed at the forefront of safeguarding living heritage practices and traditional k ›››