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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
Call for articlesNews

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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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
17.COMNews

ICH NGO Forum Activities 17.COM 2022

PROGRAMME ICH NGO Forum Activities 17COM 2022 Seventeenth session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Section of Ballroom, Sofitel Hotel, 450 Quartier Aviation, Rabat, Morocco Sunday, 27 November to Saturday 3 December (The schedule is indicated in Rabat time, UTC+1, same as Central European…
Gabriele Desiderio
November 22, 2022
17.COMNews

Working Group – Research meeting in Rabat – 1 December  2022

Thursday 1 December   12h30-14h30 - Sofitel Hotel in Rabat Working Group on Research  Chaired by Valentina Zingari, Giovanny Arteaga, Jorijn Neyrinck and Martin Andrade Valentina Zingari and Giovanny Arteaga. Opening greetings to all new members, presentation of the actual coordination team, introduction on the past year's activities of the WG Research and…
ICH NGO Forum
November 17, 2022
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Online workshop for 17COM – 19 November 2022

(French follows / Français suit)   Saturday 19 November 2022 14h00-17h00 (Western European Summer Time, WEST, UTC +1, same as CET) Online workshop to present an overview of the 2003 Convention, the role of NGOs, the ICH NGO Forum, and participation at 17COM (meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee at Rabat,…
ICH NGO Forum
November 15, 2022
Elections 2022News

Call for Candidates for the Steering Committee

2022 Elections – Steering Committee Call for Candidates for the Steering Committee (Only for accredited NGOs) (French version follows / La version française suit) Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the election of three members to the ICH NGO Forum Steering…
ICH NGO Forum
September 30, 2022
#heritageAlive9GANews

#HeritageAlive book launching on July 5th

Welcome to #HeritageAlive book launching! Live music – presentations -announcement of the next theme for #HeritageAlive! Tuesday July 5th, after the GA. 18:30-20:00 in Room No.6 Traditional Musical Instruments -Sharing experiences from the field At this event we will present the book, Traditional Musical Instruments -Sharing experiences from the field.…
ICH NGO Forum
July 5, 2022
9GANews

9th session of the General Assembly: side events

Dear Accredited NGOs / Chères ONG accréditées, You are cordially invited to the following four side events organized by or in collaboration with the ICH NGO Forum during the 9th session of the General Assembly of the State Parties to the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage, to be…
ICH NGO Forum
June 28, 2022
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Kaustinen ICH Seminar 2022 on non-formal music education

In the year 2022 Kaustinen Folk Music Festival´s yearly ICH seminar will be about non-formal music education and intangible cultural heritage. The seminar brings together communities and experts in the fields of non-formal music education and intangible cultural heritage from different parts of the world. How can musical heritage be passed on…
ICH NGO Forum
June 27, 2022
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Call for proposals: Law as heritage

Bordeaux, December 1-2, 2022  Symposium organized in the context of the Osmose research program on law and ICH, with the support of the French ministry of Culture (Délégation à l’inspection, la recherche et l’innovation) and the patronage of the French Commission for UNESCO. Research partners: • Institut des Sciences sociales du politique (ISP, UMR7220,ENS-Paris-Saclay, Université Paris Nanterre) • Institutde recherche Montesquieu (IRM-eA7434), Université de…
ICH NGO Forum
April 1, 2022