Reiko Yoshida Intangible Heritage Section, UNESCO UNESCO’s efforts to raise awareness about the importance of intangible cultural heritage are central to our mission as the Secretariat
Noriko Aikawa-Faure Former Director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Unit, UNESCO UNESCO’s program on ‘Non-Physical Heritage,’ which was on the verge of ‘extinction’, was given a
Sulayman Khalaf Intangible Heritage Expert, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage, UAE Modern state cultural institutions can lend support to safeguarding its national ICH by
Brigitte Vézina Legal Officer, Traditional Knowledge Division, World Intellectual Property Organization An indigenous oral legend copied and published without authorization… Traditional music taken from an ethnomusicological
Mounir Bouchenaki Director General, International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property Cultural heritage is a synchronized relationship involving society (systems
Rahul Goswami trainer-facilitator, 2003 Convention in the Asia-Pacific region Why is it relevant for the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) over the long term that
J.P. Singh Professor, Communication, Culture and Technology Program, Georgetown University, USA If development is an aspiration, then culture is the historical sediment underlying this
Farida Shaheed UN Special Rapporteur, Field of Cultural Rights Closely linked to human dignity and identity, cultural heritage embodies resources that enable the cultural identification and
Janet Blake Senior Lecturer in Law, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran Safeguarding intangible cultural heritage has always been an important issue for the large majority of
Ritu Sethi Chairperson, Craft Revival Trust, India Design intervention has been an established initiative of development projects initiated by governments and NGOs across the world
