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For the past six years, the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH) has served as a significant platform for the global ICH NGO community. Initiated by Jeonju City, this event has honored 15 finalists from across the world, representing all continents. We are excited to announce that…

Next week, on September 13, 14 and 15, the 22nd edition of Tocatì, the international festival of street games, will take place in Verona, Italy. It is the main action of "Tocatì, a joint program for the protection of traditional games and sports", a multinational program registered in the Convention's…

The fourth international Kaustinen Intangible Cultural Heritage Seminar Culture 2030 Campaign – global impact through community actions on 13 July will focus on the inclusion of culture in the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The seminar is part of the new, week-long Kaustinen ICH Academy programme. The seminar will offer insights on the role…

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…

The ARCH (Alliance for Rare Crafts Heritage) is a global network dedicated to safeguarding endangered crafts.  This network aim to preserve, enhance and revive crafts heritage, empower artisans, and promote sustainable craft practices that shape a vibrant and diverse future. Collaborating across borders, we foster a vibrant global network committed…

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…

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…

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…

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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…

(lire en français)   The ICH NGO Forum launched a fundraising campaign last year to assist accredited ICH NGOs  (ANGOs) impacted by emergency situations. A growing number of NGOs and communities are being struck by natural disasters, climate change (floods, cyclones, mud slides, heat waves, forest fires, drought), armed conflict…

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,…

(French version follows / La version française suit) The ICH NGO Forum has opened a call for officers to sit on the 2023 ICH NGO Forum Electoral Board. Applications must be submitted before 10 August 2023 midnight (Eastern Daylight Time, EDT). The Executive Board invites applications only from electoral regions that…

Kaustinen ICH Seminar 2023 Finnish Folk Music Institute in collaboration with Kaustinen Folk Music Festival organizes a seminar on building peace with intangible cultural heritage on Saturday 15th of July 2023 at 11.00–14.45 at Folk Art Centre, Kaustinen. In the seminar the role of ICH in times of emergency and…

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…

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…

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…

The Regional Centre for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage in South-Eastern Europe under the auspices of Unesco Centre Sofia in collaboration with the ICH NGO Forum of NGOs accredited to the 2003 Convention is pleased to announce the Info Session on the process of accreditation of NGOs providing advisory…

The purpose of the Jeonju International Awards for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage is to encourage the model safeguarding practices of Intangible Cultural Heritage in the global community regardless of nationality, ethnicity, religion, race, age, gender, or any other political, social, economic or cultural orientation. The applications are open for download…