Report Of The ICH NGO Forum Future Activities of the ICH NGO Forum for 17COM 2022 Financial Report of ICH NGO Forum General Assembly - December 2021
ICH NGO ForumNovember 29, 2022
UNESCO World Conference on Cultural Policies and Sustainable Development Mexico City, 28-30 September 2022 Statement of the ICH NGO Forum Hello I’m Jorge Gustavo Caicedo of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Encyclopedia, an Accredited NGO to the 2003 Convention and member of the ICH NGO Forum I come here to deliver…
ICH NGO ForumOctober 19, 2022
Future Activities of the ICH NGO Forum Introduction As we know, the ICH NGO Forum is a membership organization that serves as the official representative of the NGOs accredited to the 2003 Convention. NGO accreditation is based on Article 9(1) of the Convention, which allows for the accreditation of NGOs…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 10, 2021
The ICH NGO FORUM meetings during the 16th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (16COM). will all be held online. Participants may access the meetings online at their convenience throughout the week by clicking on this Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89211424568?pwd=bGI1NWlkSEIzcnBxWVBPeUw5Wm40dz09 Meeting ID: 892 1142…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 7, 2021
(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) Report of the Ich Ngo Forum for 15COM The ICH NGO Forum expressed its gratitude for the support of the Committee, States Parties and the Secretariat for more extensive NGO involvement with the Convention. The Forum noted NGOs deep involvement in safeguarding ICH through…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 9, 2020
Bienvenue à participer au programme d’activités du Forum des ONG du PCI lié à 15 COM. Téléchargez ici le programme d'activités du Forum des ONG du PCI. N'oubliez pas de vous inscrire pour: 16 décembre 2020 - ASSEMBLÉE GÉNÉRALE - Nous souhaitons la bienvenue à toutes les ONG accréditées à…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 7, 2020
Welcome to participate in ICH NGO Forum’s program of activities connected to 15 COM. Download here the Program of activities of the ICH NGO Forum. Remember to register for: 2 december 2020 - WELCOME TO NEWCOMERS - These sessions (in English and French) are meant as an initiation and capacity…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 30, 2020
(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) Dear Members of ICH NGO Forum, We welcome you to ICH NGO Forum General Assembly, 16 December 2020 at 3 p.m. (+1 GMT), online. We kindly ask you to register here for the General Assembly. In the next few days we will publish all the…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 23, 2020
Presented by Meg Nömgård, chair of the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. Download the Statement. Distinguished Delegates of the States Parties to the 2003 Convention and UNESCO Secretariat, I direct this message on behalf of the Steering Committee of the ICH NGO Forum and the accredited organizations that work actively with the communities…
ICH NGO ForumSeptember 9, 2020
We publish below a series of documents produced by the ICH NGO Forum on the occasion of the eighth UNESCO General Assembly (8.GA) that will be held in Paris from 8 to 10 September 2020. Statement (english - french) Intervention (english - french) Item 11 of the 8.GA Agenda – Update on the…
ICH NGO ForumSeptember 7, 2020
On Sunday, 8 December 2019 the ICH-NGO Forum organized the symposium Intangible Cultural Heritage in Urban Contexts. The presentations were published in a soft publication pdf, that is available on this website. Download the pdf file from here. Recurring themes Four themes keep recurring in this publication: ICH-Urban policies: two…
ICH NGO ForumSeptember 6, 2020
(Voir la version française ci-dessous) Dear colleagues, for the last couple of months the working group (Robert Baron, Naila Ceribašić and Antoine Gauthier) and the Steering Committee have worked on elaborating the ICH NGO Forum Bylaws and Code of conduct. Please find their finalized drafts here: Bylaws Code of conduct Please…
ICH NGO ForumOctober 10, 2019
French version below The ICH NGO FORUM Ethics Working Group at 13COM The ICH NGO Forum, in its General Meeting on November 26th 2018, Recalls the important role of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), whether or not accredited by UNESCO, for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) at the local, national…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 5, 2018
ICH NGO Forum STATEMENT 13.COM – Port Louis - Republic of Mauritius 1. WORDS OF THANKS The ICH NGO Forum is thankful to the host Country of Mauritius and the UNESCO Secretariat of the 2003 Convention for their kind hospitality and facilitation of the meetings and the work on the…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 30, 2018
Below you'll find the documents related to the General Meeting of the ICH NGO FORUM at 13.COM. Presentation of the General Meeting Report of the Meeting (French - English) Ethical Principles (French - English) Working document Role of Ngos (French - English)
ICH NGO ForumNovember 28, 2018
13COM Symposium ICH NGO Forum: "Role of accredited NGOs in the implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention" The ICH NGO Forum Symposium 2018 focused on identifying the role(s) of accredited NGOs in the implementation of the UNESCO 2003 convention. What (future) roles to play for accredited NGOs in the 2003 Convention?…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 28, 2018
The ICH NGO Forum would like to start by thanking the host Country of Mauritius and the UNESCO Secretariat of the 2003 Convention for their kind hospitality and facilitation of the meetings and the work on the occasion of the 13COM sessions. We are happy to see the Director General…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 26, 2018
ICH NGO Forum STATEMENT 7.GA - Paris UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (Download the pdf file in english or french) This is 2018 – a year when the UNESCO 2003 Convention will celebrate 15 years of international cooperation for the safeguarding of living heritage practices throughout the globe: a…
ICH NGO ForumJune 8, 2018
Download the pdf file: english or french (Voir la version française plus bas) Thank you, Mrs. Chair, For giving the NGOs opportunity to speak at the opening of this august General Assembly. This is 2018 – a year when the UNESCO 2003 Convention will celebrate 15 years of international cooperation…
ICH NGO ForumJune 4, 2018
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 ForumMay 23, 2018
ICH NGO Forum STATEMENT 12.COM - Jeju UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (Download the pdf file in english or french) 1. The ICH NGO Forum works for strengthening the outreach and civil society involvement in the life of the Convention. The ICH NGO Forum appreciates…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 9, 2017
Report on activities by Steering Committee The proposal was developed in 2015 to work with a Steering Committee starting from 10COM (November 2015). The aim of the Steering Committee is to have a group of people from active accredited ICH NGOs willing to take the Forum forward in the coming…
ICH NGO ForumFebruary 17, 2017
Report on 5th ICH NGO Forum SYMPOSIUM – Addis Ababa – 11.COM "Challenges for NGOs in the promotion of ICH values" The theme of the 2016 Symposium at Addis Ababa in Ethiopia was "Challenges for NGOs in the promotion of ICH values". The program offered room for presentations by important…
ICH NGO ForumFebruary 16, 2017
An article of Christiane Johannot-Gradis presented at the last Symposium of the ICHNGO FORUM at Addis Ababa. In war, individuals are vulnerable not only physically but also in terms of their cultural identity, and the obliteration of cultural heritage often becomes a central issue. This is particularly the case in armed…
ICH NGO ForumJanuary 10, 2017
(english version) ICH NGO Forum STATEMENT 11.COM (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) - UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (download the pdf file) The 11.COM session has been in many ways a moving experience. We followed the proceedings of the Intergovernmental Committee Meeting attentively. Throughout the week the…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 7, 2016
ICH NGO Forum Speech for the 11.COM IGC Addis Ababa
- UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage
(download the pdf file) Dear Mr Chair Thank you for offering the floor to the ICH NGO Forum. Before all, the Forum would like to express gratitude to the…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 28, 2016
Sunday, 27 November 2016 SYMPOSIUM ICH NGO FORUM Challenges for NGOs in the promotion of ICH values As of 8.30 a.m. Registration of participants 9.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. Here you can download the pdf file of the program PART 1 - Challenges for NGOs in promotion of ICH…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 24, 2016
(Voir plus bas pour la version en français - See below for the french version) Paris, 1st of June 2016 1. The ICH NGO FORUM thanks the Secretariat for supporting and assisting the participation of the NGOs. 2. The Forum welcomes the accreditation of 24 new NGOs, which will join the 140 existing…
ICH NGO ForumJune 1, 2016
The first ICH NGO FORUM Steering Committee ICH NGO Forum Statement for the 10.COM IGC for the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural heritage (Download the PDF file here: English - French) As it has now become customary, the ICH NGO Forum provides a statement on the occasion…
ICH NGO ForumDecember 2, 2015
ICH Ngo Forum 2015 Symposium: Download the ABSTRACTS presentations ICH NGO Symposium 10COM. Presentations: Dr. Antoine Gauthier - Directeur général du Conseil québécois du patrimoine vivant Title: Un code d’éthique pour qui? Et pour quoi faire? (Download the presentation) Dr. Marc Jacobs - NGO FARO - Belgium Title: Interlocking codes of…
ICH NGO ForumNovember 20, 2015
