UNESCO celebrates the 10th anniversary of the inscription of Traditional...
19 December 2022 – Ecuador,
Safeguarding our living heritage
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Merengue musicians
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News
UNESCO launches new capacity-building project for living heritage in the...
15 December 2022 – United Republic of Tanzania,UNESCO organized a two-day inception workshop from 22-23 November in Dar es Salaam in the United Republic of Tanzania to launch
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UNESCO launches the International Decade of Indigenous Languages
9 December 2022UNESCO, in co-operation with the United Nations Department for Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), the Office of the United Nations
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Botswana to host 18th session of the Committee next year
5 December 2022 – Botswana,The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Saturday ended its 17th session that took place in
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Discover the newly inscribed elements on the 2003 Convention Lists!
1 December 2022During this year’s session in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage i
Read moreStatutory meeting and activities
General Assemblies 9.GA (2022) 8.GA (2020) 7.GA (2018) 6.GA (2016) 5.GA (2014) 4.GA (2012) 3.GA (2010) 2.GA (2008) 1.EXT.GA 1.GA (2006)
Committees 17.COM (2022) 5.EXT.COM (2022) 16.COM (2021) 15.COM (2020) 14.COM (2019) 13.COM (2018) 12.COM (2017) 11.COM (2016) 10.COM (2015) 9.COM (2014) 8.COM (2013) 7.COM (2012) 6.COM (2011) 5.COM (2010) 4.COM (2009) 3.COM (2008) 2.COM (2007) 1.COM (2006)
Open-ended intergovernmental working group
The Committee decided to convene an Open-ended intergovernmental working group to reflex on the procedures for the removal of an element from one List and the transfer of an element from one List to the other, the nature and purposes of the Lists and the Register established under the Convention and the relevance of the various criteria for each of these mechanisms, among other issues.
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The Committee decided to convene an Open-ended intergovernmental working group to reflex on the procedures for the removal of an element from one List and the transfer of an element from one List to the other, the nature and purposes of the Lists and the Register established under the Convention and the relevance of the various criteria for each of these mechanisms, among other issues.
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Events
Call for proposals - Renewal evaluation of the Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Africa
21/12/2022 - 16/01/2023Online (France)
Learning with intangible cultural heritage for a sustainable future in Latin America and the Caribbean
12/12/2022 - 13/12/2022Online (-)
17th session of the Intergovernmental Committee
28/11/2022 - 03/12/2022Rabat (Morocco)
Inception Workshop for the project 'Strengthening capacities to safeguard intangible cultural heritage and contribute to sustainable development'
23/11/2022 - 23/11/2022Accra, Ghana (Ghana)
Themes & programmes
Priority Africa
Africa’s rich living heritage plays a fundamental role in building a strong cultural identity and shared values across the region.
