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Working Group on Legal and Policy Developments: a webinar November 26 Legal and policy developmentNews

Working Group on Legal and Policy Developments: a webinar November 26

What does the adoption of the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge mean for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage? Webinar hosted by the ICH NGO Forum’s Working Group on Legal and Policy Developments Tuesday, 26 November, 4:00 to 5:30 pm (CET) Join Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85180644403…
ICH NGO Forum
November 20, 2024
Interdisciplinary Conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism continue Creative Commons - Author: HoangvantoanajcICH Tourism dialoguesNews

Interdisciplinary Conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism continue

Following the new avenues opened up for dialogue and collaborations among diverse stakeholders by the web dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism, the ICH NGO Forum Working Group on sustainable ICH Tourism initiates in 2024 a series of conversations looking to expand the scope of our understanding of the relationship between…
ICH NGO Forum
October 1, 2024
Call for proposals: ICH NGO Forum Symposium, participatory approaches to safeguarding Living Heritage ICH NGOs & ResearchNews

Call for proposals: ICH NGO Forum Symposium, participatory approaches to safeguarding Living Heritage

Traduction française Traducción al español  Participatory Approaches to Safeguarding Living Heritage ICH NGO Forum Annual Symposium 2024 (In person and online) Asuncion, Paraguay Sunday, 1 December 2024 Open Call for Presentations and Contributions Participatory Approaches to Safeguarding Living Heritage. The 2024 Symposium of the ICH NGO Forum - on the…
ICH NGO Forum
August 20, 2024
Declaration for Safeguarding of ICH for Climate Change: the approved text DocumentsNews

Declaration for Safeguarding of ICH for Climate Change: the approved text

(Cliquez ici pour la version française) The Declaration for the Safeguarding of Intangible Culture Heritage for Climate Action approved by the ICH NGO Forum on 6 June 2024 recommends policies and action steps to address the threats to intangible cultural heritage from climate change.  It makes the case for prioritizing…
ICH NGO Forum
July 31, 2024
ICH Tourism dialogues: conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism Creative Commons - Author: HoangvantoanajcICH Tourism dialoguesNews

ICH Tourism dialogues: conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism

The reports of the past Dialogue sessions are available here Interdisciplinary Conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism Following the new avenues opened up for dialogue and collaborations among diverse stakeholders by the web dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism, the ICH NGO Forum Working Group on sustainable ICH Tourism initiates in…
ICH NGO Forum
July 7, 2024
Kaustinen ICH Seminar 2024: global impact through community actions News

Kaustinen ICH Seminar 2024: global impact through community actions

The fourth international Kaustinen Intangible Cultural Heritage Seminar Culture 2030 Campaign – global impact through community actions on 13 July will focus on the inclusion of culture in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The seminar is part of the new, week-long Kaustinen ICH Academy programme. The seminar will offer insights on the role…
ICH NGO Forum
July 3, 2024
2024 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage News

2024 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage

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…
ICH NGO Forum
April 24, 2024
#HeritageAlive – Call for Articles: Basketry, preserving basket braiding traditions from the field #heritageAliveNews

#HeritageAlive – Call for Articles: Basketry, preserving basket braiding traditions from the field

(For the french version click here) #HeritageAlive, is a journal published every two years, with the support of ICHCAP, to promote NGOs’ experiences with the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (#HeritageAlive - ICH NGO Forum). So far, 4 editions in the Living Heritage Serie have been published successfully. In December…
ICH NGO Forum
January 23, 2024
Albert van der Zeijden Prize: the 2023 winner is Charlotte Courtois #heritageAliveNews

Albert van der Zeijden Prize: the 2023 winner is Charlotte Courtois

On December 6th, 2023, during the UNESCO 18.COM in Kasane, Botswana, #HeritageAlive and the ICH NGO Forum had the pleasure to award Charlotte Courtois from the UNESCO accredited NGO Konstelacio in France, this year’s Albert van der Zeijden Prize. With this award Charlotte is being recognized for her contributions to…
ICH NGO Forum
January 11, 2024
2024 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting ICH News

2024 Jeonju International Awards for Promoting ICH

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…
ICH NGO Forum
January 10, 2024
Storytelling: the new book from #HeritageAlive #heritageAliveNews

Storytelling: the new book from #HeritageAlive

Storytelling is more than stories. Storytelling connects generations, families, friends, creates identity, curiosity and stimulates creativity, in the spirit of the 2003 Convention. This book, with the topic Storytelling, was made with contributions from twelve writers, representing different NGOs, from countries across the globe. Here you can download and read…
ICH NGO Forum
December 21, 2023
ICH NGO FORUM Elections 2023: Applications and Cvs of the candidates Elections 2023News

ICH NGO FORUM Elections 2023: Applications and Cvs of the candidates

Dear members of the ICH NGO Forum, The Electoral Board is pleased to present the list of the eligible candidates for the 2023 elections of the Intangible Cultural Heritage NGO Forum Executive Board, for the following seats: Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean and Arab States. Because the mandate of the…
ICH NGO Forum
November 21, 2023
Draft declaration on the Safeguarding, Promotion and Mobilization of ICH in the face of Climate Change DocumentsNews

Draft declaration on the Safeguarding, Promotion and Mobilization of ICH in the face of Climate Change

Dear accredited NGOs and members of the ICH NGO Forum, I am writing to let you know that the English and French versions of the Draft Declaration are now available. Please find attached files, (ENG-FR) of the Draft Declaration on the Safeguarding, Promotion, and Mobilization of ICH in the Face of Climate Change…
ICH NGO Forum
November 20, 2023
2023 ICH NGO Forum Election – Call for Candidates for the Executive Board Elections 2023News

2023 ICH NGO Forum Election – Call for Candidates for the Executive Board

(French version follows / La version française suit) Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the election of four members to the ICH NGO Forum Executive Board. In compliance with the Electoral Rules, the elections this year are aimed at electing members…
ICH NGO Forum
October 5, 2023
Patrimoine culturel immatériel (PCI): un tourisme durable est-il possible ? News

Patrimoine culturel immatériel (PCI): un tourisme durable est-il possible ?

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…
ICH NGO Forum
September 29, 2023
Call for Applications for Funding to Accredited NGOs in Situations of Crises News

Call for Applications for Funding to Accredited NGOs in Situations of Crises

(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…
ICH NGO Forum
August 4, 2023
18.COM: beyond the 20th anniversary of Unesco’s 2003 Convention News

18.COM: beyond the 20th anniversary of Unesco’s 2003 Convention

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,…
ICH NGO Forum
August 1, 2023
Call for ICH NGO Forum Electoral Board || Appel pour le Bureau électoral du Forum des ONG du PCI News

Call for ICH NGO Forum Electoral Board || Appel pour le Bureau électoral du Forum des ONG du PCI

(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…
ICH NGO Forum
July 31, 2023
Reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the UNESCO 2003 Convention From UNESCONews

Reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the UNESCO 2003 Convention

From 4 to 6 July 2023 at UNESCO Headquarters, States Parties to the 2003 Convention and observers are invited to participate in the meeting of the Open-ended intergovernmental working group in the framework of the reflection on a broader implementation of Article 18 of the 2003 Convention. Based on Decision 17.COM 10 adopted…
Gabriele Desiderio
July 3, 2023
Building peace with intangible cultural heritage – preparedness, response and recovery News

Building peace with intangible cultural heritage – preparedness, response and recovery

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…
Gabriele Desiderio
July 3, 2023
Harnessing Living Heritage for a Sustainable Future: a thematic webinar – 13 April 2023 News

Harnessing Living Heritage for a Sustainable Future: a thematic webinar – 13 April 2023

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…
ICH NGO Forum
April 12, 2023