ICH Value and Sustainable Social Development
Stefan M. Krause National Anthropologist, Federated States of Micronesia In the Federated States of Micronesia, UNESCO’s ICH program is off to a great start in
Learning through Intangible Cultural Heritage for Sustainable Development
Gwang-Jo Kim Director, UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education Vanessa Achilles Programme Officer, Culture Unit, UNESCO Bangkok In 2013, the UNESCO Office in Bangkok, in
Linkages between ICH Safeguarding and the SDGs: UNESCO’s Action
Francesco Bandarin Assistant Director-General for Culture a.i., UNESCO The concept of sustainable development is at the heart of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the
Can ICH Safeguarding Contribute to the New 2030 SDGs? A Case Study from West Bengal, India
Ananya Bhattacharya Secretary, Contact Base Moe Chiba Section Chief & Programme Specialist for Culture, UNESCO New Delhi In September 2015, the General Assembly of the
On Intangible Cultural Heritage and Creativity
Jyoti Hosagrahar Director, Division for Creativity, UNESCO Susanne Schnuttgen Chief, Capacity Building and Heritage Policy Unit, Intangible Cultural Heritage Section, UNESCO Strengthening the human
Cooperation for Sustainable Development
Rasuljon Mirzaakhmedov Head, Margilan Crafts Development Center Sayidafzal Mallakhanov Head and Editor, Culture Department Saida Azimova Senior Expert and Translator, National Commission of Uzbekistan for UNESCO
Cambodian Living Arts’ Heritage Hub: Continuity and Accessibility
Song Seng Heritage Hub Program Manager, Cambodian Living Arts Hermione Brooks Communications Supervisor, Cambodian Living Arts During the Khmer Rouge regime, 90 percent of Cambodia’s
Fair Trade, Promoting Creative Industry in Nepal
Sunil Chitrakar CEO, Mahaguthi Craft with Conscience Nepal, like most nations, has its own distinct cultural, ethnic, and bio-diverse makeup. The richness of Nepal’s centuries old
Traditional Homegarden Agroecosystems in Sri Lanka
Hemanthi Ranasinghe Professor, Department of Forestry and Environmental Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura Homegardens are traditional systems that combine agriculture, forestry, and livestock and provide economic,
Mataginifale Women’s Group: Safeguarding Cultural Heritage in Niue
Birtha Togahai Director, Department of Education Loseligipepe Siakimotu Director, Mataginifale Women’s Group Mataginifale Women’s Group (MWG) was established in Avatele in the 1980s. Originally named