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“Inter alia”: What more can we do? Reflections from 7GA on the role of NGOs News

“Inter alia”: What more can we do? Reflections from 7GA on the role of NGOs

Following the invitation for reflection from the IGC, with the many NGOs present at 7.GA, on Wednesday 6th June, an open meeting with NGOs discussed: "What motivates NGOs to seek accreditation? What do NGOs expect from accreditation? What can NGOs bring to the Convention?" A prominent theme during these discussions…
ICH NGO Forum
November 14, 2018
The ICH NGO Forum’s activities at the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee News

The ICH NGO Forum’s activities at the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee

Each year, the ICH NGO Forum hosts activities on the side of the IGC to represent all NGOs accredited by UNESCO as active partners in safeguarding ICH under the 2003 Convention, and this year the Forum will meet in Mauritius, Port Louis, 25th November- 1st December. Our agenda will include…
ICH NGO Forum
November 11, 2018
#HeritageAlive Symposium at 13 COM: sharing experiences from the field News

#HeritageAlive Symposium at 13 COM: sharing experiences from the field

#HeritageAlive has been publishing articles on a variety of themes concerning intangible cultural heritage (ICH) safeguarding since 2012. At the 12th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (12COM) in the International Convention Center Jeju, the book entitled Traditional Medicine: exchange of experiences from…
ICH NGO Forum
November 9, 2018
Norges Bygdekvinnelag – The Norwegian Society of Rural Women Europe and North AmericaNGOs

Norges Bygdekvinnelag – The Norwegian Society of Rural Women

The Norwegian Society of Rural Women (in Norgwegian: Norges Bygdekvinnelag/NBK) is a member based, non-governmental organization. Our objective is safeguarding women’s and rural populations cultural, social and economical interests, and we do this by bringing together women who recognize the importance of active rural communities. With our 13.000 members and over…
ICH NGO Forum
November 6, 2018
Call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee News

Call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee

Version Française en bas (Only for accredited NGOs​) Dear NGO’s members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. The five new members shall represent the regions of Western Europe and North America Asia and the Pacific Eastern Europe Africa International NGO The Electoral…
ICH NGO Forum
October 22, 2018
19 October: deadline for the electronic consultation on the role of accredited NGOs under the 2003 Convention News

19 October: deadline for the electronic consultation on the role of accredited NGOs under the 2003 Convention

The deadline (19 October 2018) is approaching for the 176 accredited non-governmental organizations and the 178 States Parties to fill out the online questionnaire on the role of accredited NGOs under the Convention. This electronic consultation is organized as a first step in the reflection on the advisory functions of…
ICH NGO Forum
October 12, 2018
Safeguarding ICH in formal and non-formal education: call for proposals News

Safeguarding ICH in formal and non-formal education: call for proposals

The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Section is looking for an individual specialist to develop content for a clearinghouse on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in formal and non-formal education, in the context of its programme on ‘Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage in formal and non-formal education’. Proposals should reach UNESCO by 23…
ICH NGO Forum
October 8, 2018
7th International Symposium of the ethnopole French Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage News

7th International Symposium of the ethnopole French Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage

Is intangible cultural heritage natural and environmental? 7th International Symposium of the ethnopole French Center for Intangible Cultural Heritage Maison des Cultures du Monde As part of the 22nd Festival de l'Imaginaire Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 October 2018 Vitré, Jacques-Duhamel Cultural Center (Mozart Auditorium) With the support of the Ministry…
ICH NGO Forum
October 1, 2018
13COM: a reminder for the ngos from developing countries NewsNGOs

13COM: a reminder for the ngos from developing countries

Accredited NGOs from developing countries wishing to participate to 13COM in Mauritius are invited to apply for funding to the UNESCO Conventions 2003 Fund before 1st of October! Expenses incurred by participants will be borne by the organization they represent. Participation costs for representatives from accredited non-governmental organizations from developing countries may,…
ICH NGO Forum
September 27, 2018
International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) Europe and North AmericaNGOs

International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS)

ICOMOS is an association of over 9 800 cultural heritage professionals present in over 100 countries throughout the world, working for the conservation and protection of monuments and sites -the only global non-government organisation of its kind. lt benefits from the crossdisciplinary exchange of its members - architects, archaeologists, art…
ICH NGO Forum
September 26, 2018
Search for candidates for the Electoral Board  of the ICH NGO Forum  News

Search for candidates for the Electoral Board  of the ICH NGO Forum 

Voir la version française plus bas Earlier this year, ICHNGO Forum sent a call for candidates to the Electoral Board, responsible for setting up and monitoring the election of new members to the Steering Committee. We the undersigned, Laurier Turgeon, Hanhee Hahm and Dag Feldborg, were elected as members of the Electoral…
ICH NGO Forum
August 29, 2018
UNESCO: a worldwide survey to collect information from key actors working on ICH News

UNESCO: a worldwide survey to collect information from key actors working on ICH

For more than 10 years, the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has been implemented worldwide. Many organizations and institutions have been developing activities at different scales and in multiple domains to address complex situations. How can such experiences benefit others? What are some of the…
ICH NGO Forum
June 12, 2018
Ich Ngo Forum: schedule activities of the ngos at 7.GA News

Ich Ngo Forum: schedule activities of the ngos at 7.GA

Monday and Tuesday 4 and 5 June NGO presentations, exhibition and performances (here the programme) take place in the Foyer and Room III see: https://ich.unesco.org/en/calendar-of-events-00990. Contact: Ananya Bhattacharya is coordinating this side-event on behalf of the NGO Forum via ichngoforum@gmail.com or email directly at ananya@banglanatak.com   Monday 4 June in the morning session of 7.GA NGO speech…
ICH NGO Forum
June 1, 2018
Call for Action aimed at supporting youth-led interventions for the protection and promotion of cultural heritage News

Call for Action aimed at supporting youth-led interventions for the protection and promotion of cultural heritage

As part of UNESCO/EU’s NET-MED Youth Project, UNESCO is launching a Call for Action aimed at supporting youth-led interventions for the protection and promotion of cultural heritage. The selected actions should advance youth’s effective participation in the protection and safeguarding of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, as well as the…
ICH NGO Forum
May 28, 2018
Report on the Evaluation Body: the experience of Ahmed Skounti Documents

Report on the Evaluation Body: the experience of Ahmed Skounti

Ahmed Skounti (Professor Department of Anthropology and Museology Institut national des sciences de l’archéologie et du patrimoine, Rabat, Morocco) presents a report with a Synthesis and Lessons learnt from his term and advisory function as expert on the Evaluation Body of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural…
ICH NGO Forum
May 23, 2018
Cultural and Educational Association “Ponte… Nas Ondas” Europe and North AmericaNGOs

Cultural and Educational Association “Ponte… Nas Ondas”

The cultural and pedagogical Association Ponte...nas Ondas! ( hereinafter "PNO!" ) is comprised of teachers from Galicia and the north of Portugal who come from different education levels, ranging from compulsory education to University. Galician and Portuguese specialists in pedagogy, philology, anthropology and ethnography have collaborated on the Association's projects.…
ICH NGO Forum
May 21, 2018
Contribution of ICH to Sustainable Development in South Asia News

Contribution of ICH to Sustainable Development in South Asia

ICHCAP published a book in collaboration with banglanatak dot com, an UNESCO accredited NGO, about ICH NGOs’ contribution to sustainable development. The 29 NGOs’ story showcase us how intangible cultural heritage can drive, enable, and guarantee achieving SDGs along each of its three dimensions –the economic, social, and environment-underpinned by…
ICH NGO Forum
April 5, 2018
The Future is Heritage: 19th – 22th of June 2018 Berlin News

The Future is Heritage: 19th – 22th of June 2018 Berlin

The Summit ‘The Future is Heritage’ is an initiative of the Dutch Centre For Intangible Heritage (Kenniscentrum Immaterieel Erfgoed) and the Dutch Provinces of Noord-Brabant, Gelderland and Overijssel, the regional heritage organisations Erfgoed Brabant and Erfgoed Gelderland in collaboration with Europa Nostra. The European Cultural Heritage Summit Europa Nostra, with…
ICH NGO Forum
April 3, 2018

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