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UNHCR event organized by the WG on Conflict and Displacement: on December 19

Cultural Heritage and the Importance of Identity and Community for Displaced People   Join us for a fireside chat as we discuss personal reflections on the role of culture in self-reliance, community building, and reclaiming identity. Online event organized in the context of the Global Refugee Forum. with Sara Green Executive Director, Art for…
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2025 ICH NGO Forum Election Results

The new ICH NGO Forum Executive Board members were elected in New Delhi on 11th December 2025. In compliance with the Electoral Rules, the elections this year were aimed at electing members for three electoral regions (Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Arab States). The newly elected ICH…
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ICH NGO Forum: the General Assembly on December 11

2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY ICH NGO Forum Room, Red Fort New Delhi, India and Online Thursday, 11 December, at 5:15 p.m. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7256526085?omn=85390773431 Agenda Opening of the meeting Adoption of the agenda Adoption of the minutes of the 2024 ICH NGO Forum General Assembly Executive Board activity report for 2025…
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WG on Legal and Policy Development: the meeting on December 12
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WG on ICH & Climate Change: the meeting on December 10
Learning maritime skills @DUBoak maritime heritage interpretation center, Croatia. Photo courtesy: Hrvoje Kosir
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The programme for the 2025 Symposium organised by the ICH NGO Forum
Elections 2026
Call for Candidates – Executive Board (2026 Term)
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ICH NGO Forum took part in the UNESCO Mondiacult conference
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September 26: Safeguarding Culture and Heritage Amid Conflict and Displacement
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Do you want to join our platform for communication, networking, exchange and cooperation for NGOs accredited by the 2003 UNESCO Convention for the safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage? On our website, each accredited NGO has a totally free space in order to promote its organization and its activities organized during the year.

Messages to the 2003 Convention

The ICH NGO Forum invites individuals and actors from around the world to share their Messages Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage

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Participatory approaches to Living Heritage: NGO perspectives

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Web Dossier on Intangible Cultural Heritage and sustainable tourism

Benefits and challenges when intangible cultural heritage (ICH) and tourism meet, and to develop sustainable living heritage tourism.

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Share knowledge from fieldwork in communities and with practitioners, between the UNESCO accredited NGOs and experts, in order to learn from each other.