ICH NGO Forum

The forthcoming autumn will witness Jeonju City serving as the venue for the 2024 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH). This distinguished international award ceremony was instituted to commend individuals or organizations that have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage on…

The ARCH (Alliance for Rare Crafts Heritage) is a global network dedicated to safeguarding endangered crafts.  This network aim to preserve, enhance and revive crafts heritage, empower artisans, and promote sustainable craft practices that shape a vibrant and diverse future. Collaborating across borders, we foster a vibrant global network committed…

ICH Tourism dialogue #2 A dialogue with Kaat De Ridder. In 2024, the ICH NGO Forum runs a new initiative in the frame of the web dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism: a series of online ICH Tourism dialogues is organized throughout the year. Through the dialogues, we…

The forthcoming autumn will witness Jeonju City serving as the venue for the 2024 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH). This distinguished international award ceremony was instituted to commend individuals or organizations that have demonstrated exemplary leadership in the preservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage on…

Download the agenda of the ICH NGO Forum's activities during the 18th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that will be held in Kasane, Republic of Botswana, from December 3 to December 9, 2023. The agenda is available here. The Executive Board produced…

Patrimoine culturel immatériel (PCI): un tourisme durable est-il possible ? Séminaire organisé par l’Institut de Recherche et d’Études Supérieures du Tourisme (IREST) de l'université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, en partenariat avec le Forum des ONG du PCI et la chaire UNESCO « Culture, tourisme et développement », à l’occasion du 20e anniversaire…

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Celebrating 20 years of safeguarding living heritage together, reflecting on the road traveled and the way forward Deadline: 29 October 2023 The year 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Through its anniversary campaign ‘We Are…

(lire en français)   The ICH NGO Forum launched a fundraising campaign last year to assist accredited ICH NGOs  (ANGOs) impacted by emergency situations. A growing number of NGOs and communities are being struck by natural disasters, climate change (floods, cyclones, mud slides, heat waves, forest fires, drought), armed conflict…

Moving forward with State and non-State stakeholders beyond the 20th anniversary of the Unesco’s 2003 Convention French version follows To mark the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and to expand accredited NGOs’ foundational works, the Executive Board of ICH-NGO Forum,…

(French version follows / La version française suit) The ICH NGO Forum has opened a call for officers to sit on the 2023 ICH NGO Forum Electoral Board. Applications must be submitted before 10 August 2023 midnight (Eastern Daylight Time, EDT). The Executive Board invites applications only from electoral regions that…