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 (French version follows / La version française suit) Only for accredited NGOs  Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is pleased to launch the call for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee. The four newly elected members shall represent the regions of Eastern Europe, Africa, Arab States, Latin America and…

The Italian network of NGOs accredited to the UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was born in Paris at the UNESCO headquarters, on 19 April 2019. On that occasion, all the NGOs met on input from the Convention Secretariat to discuss the role and ability…

A pilot project on integrating living heritage in museum's collection planning and management For the past two years, Workshop Intangible Heritage (and partners) has worked together with a Learning Network of 25 Flemish national and regional museums to take the first steps into the integration of Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) in collection and…

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 model safeguarding practices of Intangible…

(French version follows / La version française suit) The ICH NGO Forum has opened a call for candidates to sit on the 2021 ICH NGO Forum Election Board. Applications must be submitted before 31August 2021 midnight. The ICH NGO Forum Election Board is responsible for organizing and overseeing elections for the ICH…

Dr. Albertus Theodorus van der Zeijden Utrecht, May 7, 1957 - Alkmaar, July 30, 2021 It is with dismay and great sorrow that we learned of the sudden death of Dr. Albert van der Zeijden, which occurred on Friday July 30, 2021. Very enterprising and dynamic, Albert created and chaired…

The Secretariat of the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005 Convention) is looking for qualified and experienced individuals, teams or companies to design and produce a set of infographics to be included in the third edition of the UNESCO Global Report ‘Re|Shaping…

A webinar on ‘Teaching and learning with living heritage’ will allow European teachers and students to share their experience on 29 June 2021 from 3 to 5 p.m. (Paris time). This event concludes the project ‘Engaging Youth for an Inclusive and Sustainable Europe’ implemented jointly by UNESCO and the European…

On 8 and 9 July 2021 and on 9 and 10 September 2021, States Parties to the 2003 Convention and observers will be invited to participate in an Open-ended intergovernmental working group in the framework of the global reflection on the listing mechanisms of the 2003 Convention. Read more and…

Date: Thursday, 10 June 2021 Time: 4 pm to 6 pm (GMT +0800) Hawker Culture reflects a living heritage that resonates with people from all walks of life in Singapore. In celebration of the successful inscription of Hawker Culture onto the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the National…

Voir la version française plus bas Dear representatives of NGOs accredited to the 2003 Convention Committee in Europe region, In 2019, the European Young Heritage Professionals Forum brought together 28 young heritage professionals to address challenges they face in safeguarding of tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and to explore innovative…

On 5th November 2020 took place the first online conference on the topic. Almost 150 people participated from 26 countries. The conference was highly appreciated and a big step in safeguarding the craft of the miller worldwide. To follow up this success the organizers planned a second conference on the 25th…

Key issues in heritage studies and public folklore will be explored in a webinar presented by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society (AFS) on March 10th, 1 - 3 PM Eastern Standard Time that will launch a new initiative, Heritage, Folklore and the Public Sphere. Speakers will outline current…

(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) Call to all Accredited NGOs At its General Meeting in 2019, the ICH NGO Forum decided, on an exceptional basis, to suspend the application of article 21 of the Bylaws until the next General Assembly of the ICH NGO Forum. Article 21: Members of…

The aim of the Nordic-Baltic ICH network is to share good practices and methodology on safeguarding intangible cultural heritage (ICH) in Nordic and Baltic countries. The network emphasizes community involvement and is open for all stakeholders working in the spirit of the UNESCO Convention for Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Network's…

Contact Base and Coventry University UK are organising two webinars on ICH, IP, Cultural Tourism and Sustainable Development as part of dissemination events for a British Academy funded project on "Celebrating Local Stewardship in a Global Market: Community Heritage, Intellectual Property Protection and Sustainable Development in India". The project involved the…

(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) The webinar ‘Monitoring Living Heritage in Education: Contributing to Heritage Safeguarding and to Achieving SDG 4’ takes place on 26 January, 2021, 13.00-14.30 CET. The webinar is organized by UNESCO, hosted by the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in Asia-Pacific…

The working group aims to work on how to overcome the ongoing geographical imbalance in NGO representation in the ICH NGO Forum and the UNESCO 2003 Convention. The Working group  will meet on Saturday 19th December, 12.30 -13.30 on the ZOOM chanel of the ICH NGO Forum at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83388035609 Meeting…

After finishing our General Assembly, we would like to thank the Steering Committee members who finished their cycle, their hard work and commitment has made us stronger: Asia and the Pacific: Mr. Donghwan Choi – CICS, Center for Intangible Cultural Studies - (Republic of Korea) Western Europe and North America:…

For the first time in the history of the Forum, its report to the Intergovernmental Committee captured a separate agenda item – 15COM 6.         Naila Ceribašić during the speech It was presented by Naila Ceribašić (International Council for Traditional Music) in her capacity of a member…

Friday 18 December 2020 the Working Group Research will discuss the new Mission Statement for the group (see the attachment). The Working Group will meet on 18 december, 12.30 -13.30 on the ZOOM chanel of the ICH-NGO Forum at the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83388035609 Meeting ID: 833 8803 5609 Passcode: 294752    

Making ICH tourism more sustainable and regenerative in post-pandemic situations Online symposium on Sunday, 13 December, 1.30-3.00 pm To attend the Symposium use this link via Zoom (Meeting ID: 833 8803 5609 - Passcode: 294752) During the Intergovernmental Committee Meeting in Bogotá it was decided that the ICH NGO Forum should…

The Dutch Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage was co-organizer of an international conference on ‘The Craft of the Miller' on 4 November 2020. The purpose of the conference was to set up an international network for knowledge exchange. Due to corona, it was a webinar and not a physical conference,…

The 15th session of the Intergovernmental Committee of the 2003 Convention to be held fully online, from 14 to 19 December 2020. After broad consultations, the Bureau of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage has decided to continue with the organization of the 15th session of…

(voir ci-dessous pour la version française) Only for accredited NGOs​ Dear NGO members, The Electoral Board is making a second call  for candidates for the ICH NGO Forum Steering Committee as there was no application from Africa (Group Va). The four newly elected members shall represent the regions of Africa, Asian and Pacific states,…

The International journal of intangible cultural heritage – Global InCH Journal has served as a platform for global connects and knowledge exchange on culture and heritage since 1999. The 12 essays in this issue examine educational paradigms where traditional oral learning and apprenticeships have been deepened and extended through the…

Safeguarding ICH through resilience ICHCAP and the ICH NGO Forum will hold the online 2020 ICH NGO Conference from 12 to 13 November. Since 2016, the 1st Asia-Pacific NGO Conference held in Jeonju, Korea, has continued biennially. This year,  participants will discuss themes involving 'ICH and Resilience in Crisis'. The conference will…

  This call is addressed to independent filmmakers, associations, civil organizations and public and private institutions that are interested in entering one or more works whose topics are inspired on, or related to intangible Cultural Heritage (oral traditions and expressions. Other topics may include language as a vector of intangible…

“Crafting Resilience: Craft communities and their resilience as embedded in the traditional knowledge: A critical component of intangible cultural heritage” organized by ICOMOS India and NSC-Intangible Cultural Heritage as a part of ICOMOS International webinar series on 31st October 2020 from 11 am GMT to 1 pm GMT (4.30 to…