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ICH Tourism dialogues: conversations on Living Heritage and Tourism

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 2024 a series of conversations looking to expand the scope…
ICH NGO Forum
February 26, 2024
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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
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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
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The activities of the ICH NGO Forum during the 18.COM

Download the agenda of the ICH NGO Forum's activities during the 18th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage that will be held in Kasane, Republic of Botswana, from December 3 to December 9, 2023. The agenda is available here. The Executive Board produced…
ICH NGO Forum
November 29, 2023
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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
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Call: Messages to the UNESCO 2003 Convention

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Celebrating 20 years of safeguarding living heritage together, reflecting on the road traveled and the way forward Deadline: 29 October 2023 The year 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Through its anniversary campaign ‘We Are…
ICH NGO Forum
September 25, 2023
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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
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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
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Executive Board Circular – 11 April 2023

The Executive Board is an elected body with a representative from every region and international NGOs. It is the ICH NGO Forum’s official representative to the Living Heritage Entity (UNESCO ICH Secretariat), provides policy recommendations for the Convention on behalf of the Forum, organizes convenings of the membership, establishes committees…
Gabriele Desiderio
March 27, 2023
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Wiki Loves Living Heritage Launch Event – 17 March 2023

In 2023, Wiki Loves Living Heritage celebrates living heritage on the 20th anniversary of the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. Share your living heritage by participating in the Wiki Loves Living Heritage campaign, and join with numerous heritage practitioners and communities, Wikimedia volunteers, NGOs…
Gabriele Desiderio
March 16, 2023
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Request of contribution to ICH Courier 2023

ICH Courier, it is a quarterly magazine that provides news and information about intangible cultural heritage in the Asia-Pacific region. It is distributed to the public, relevant ICH institutes, UNESCO offices and centers, and other culture-related organizations. It will be a great chance to share your expertise. Below are the…
Gabriele Desiderio
February 16, 2023
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Executive Board 2022 – 2023

Executive Board 2022 – 2023 No. Electoral Region Name Organization & Country Executive Position Term 1 EG I(Western Europe & North America) Mr. Matti Hakamäki Finnish Folk Music Institute, Finland Communication 2022-2024 2 EG II (Eastern Europe) Ms. Tamara Nikolic Deric Association House of Batana, Croatia Vice-President 2021-2023 3 EG III (Latin…
ICH NGO Forum
December 21, 2022
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Minutes from the #HeritageAlive Editorial board meeting

November 29th, 2022 in Rabat, Rose garden at Sofitel hotel Present: Antoine Gauthier, Rachel Gefferie, Ananya Bhattacharya, Laura Lopez, Vakil Jayaran, Hanhee Ham, Paulina Adamska, Eivind Falk Welcome / introduction Eivind gave a short introduction to the #HeritageAlive history and concept for the new members of the Editorial Board Thursdays…
ICH NGO Forum
December 2, 2022