The ICH and armed conflicts is a special edition of the #HeritageAlive journal. In April 2025 #HeritageAlive and the ICH NGO Forum hosted a webinar on ICH and armed conflicts.
The event truly proved that this topic, unfortunately, is a very urgent one. Current conflicts in many countries – and large numbers of people who are internally and externally forced into displacement – call for immediate action. Working together with NGOs operating in the regions concerned, we collected case studies where ICH and armed conflicts were highlighted.
These case studies provide several current examples of how war and other conflicts could have a huge impact on ICH and its bearers. At the same time we have witnessed how ICH could play an important and crucial role during armed conflicts. During the webinar these NGOs, from different parts of the world, shared their experience and reflections on ICH in armed conflicts. After the webinar, the participants and the presenters expressed the need for #HeritageAlive to publish a special edition dedicated to ICH in armed conflicts.
This publication is therefore based on the contributions from the webinar, in addition to a few added contributions from NGOs working in the regions concerned. Eivind Falk is the Editor-In-Chief.
Printed in the Republic of Korea
Published by ICH NGO Forum and #Heritage Alive c/o Eivind Falk
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Editor-in-Chief Eivind Falk
Editor images Rachel Gefferie
Editorial Board Rachel Gefferie, Janet Blake, Charlotte Courtois, Ananya Bhattacharya, Mary Lewis, Laura
Lopez, Bochra Laghssais
Proofreader Mary Lewis
Translation abstracts Charlotte Courtois
Layout and Design Graphic Korea
The articles represent the voice of the NGOs concerned and do not express any political opinions on behalf of #HeritageAlive or the ICH NGO Forum.
