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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…

Kaustinen ICH Seminar 2023 Finnish Folk Music Institute in collaboration with Kaustinen Folk Music Festival organizes a seminar on building peace with intangible cultural heritage on Saturday 15th of July 2023 at 11.00–14.45 at Folk Art Centre, Kaustinen. In the seminar the role of ICH in times of emergency and…

Living heritage is a reservoir of the world’s cultural diversity. It encompasses traditional knowledge systems and cultural practices, including of Indigenous Peoples. Living practices are an enabler to build pro-planet societies, achieve environmental sustainability as well as improve economic growth and well-being. Living heritage practices and knowledge systems sustain communities…

The Executive Board is an elected body with a representative from every region and international NGOs. It is the ICH NGO Forum’s official representative to the Living Heritage Entity (UNESCO ICH Secretariat), provides policy recommendations for the Convention on behalf of the Forum, organizes convenings of the membership, establishes committees…

In 2023, Wiki Loves Living Heritage celebrates living heritage on the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Share your living heritage by participating in the Wiki Loves Living Heritage campaign, and join with numerous heritage practitioners and communities, Wikimedia volunteers, NGOs…

The Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of Unesco Centre Sofia in collaboration with the ICH NGO Forum of NGOs accredited to the 2003 Convention is pleased to announce the Info Session on the process of accreditation of NGOs providing advisory…

The purpose of the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage is to encourage the model safeguarding practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the global community regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other political, social, economic or cultural orientation. The applications are open for download…

ONLINE WEBINAR and LAUNCH ICH NGO Forum web dossier on intangible heritage and sustainable tourism A new and rich resource to be launched on 27 October 2022 27 October 2022 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm CEST On ZOOM - https://us06web.zoom.us/j/81091438904 REGISTRATION - To register click here (version française en-dessous) You are active in…

As a reservoir of experiences, developed across different cultures, Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) offers inspiring examples of alternative ways of understanding the relationship with the nature and the environment, of healing and taking care of each other, of strengthening social bonds and sustaining livelihoods. In this sense, ICH can be…