20/08/2025

New Publication of Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific

IRCI is pleased to share the news that UNESCO has released a publication, Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding and Climate Action in Asia and the Pacific. It examines how communities across Asia and the Pacific draw on ICH, such as traditional c…

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15/08/2025

Call for Cases on Promoting Tangible-Intangible Synergies at UNESCO Designated Sites in Asia-Pacific (World Heritage, Biosphere Reserves, and Geoparks)

UNESCO Regional Office for East Asia (Beijing Office), in cooperation with Category 2 Centres in the Asia-Pacific region, is now inviting case studies from stakeholders related to UNESCO Designated Sites such as World Heritage properties, Biosphere R…

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05/08/2025

IRCI participated in the Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change, held in Chengdu, China

‘Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage and Climate Change: Enhancing knowledge sharing and networking in Asia and the Pacific’ was held in Chengdu, China, from 29 May to 1 June 2025. The event was co-organized by UNESCO Regional Office for East As…

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30/05/2025

IRCI participated in the Fourteenth Session of the Governing Board Meeting of CRIHAP

The fourteenth session of the Governing Board Meeting of the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) was held on 29 April 2025 in Beijing, China. In addition to t…

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09/01/2025

IRCI attended the ‘Release Ceremony of Selected Cases on ICH Safeguarding for Sustainable Development in the Asia-Pacific Region 2024’ held in Beijing, China (26 November 2024)

On 26 November 2024, the International Training Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region under the auspices of UNESCO (CRIHAP) held the ‘Release Ceremony of Selected Cases on ICH Safeguarding for Sustainable Development in t…

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24/12/2024

IRCI’s promotion activities at 19.COM (Asunción, 2–7 December 2024)

IRCI participated in the 19th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage (19.COM), which took place in Asunción, Republic of Paraguay from 2 to 7 December 2024. For promotion, IRCI set up a table t…

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27/01/2020

C2 Centre’s Collaboration Event Held in Colombia

From 9 to 14 December 2019, the 14th session of Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was held in Bogota, Republic of Colombia.   IRCI and Category 2 Centres in the field of the safeguarding of ICH …

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12/01/2017

Attendance to Ninth Governing Board Meeting of ICHCAP

The Ninth Governing Board Meeting of the International Information and Networking Centre for Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Asia-Pacific Region (ICHCAP) was held on 15 December 2016 in Seoul, Korea. In addition to the 11 members of the governing…

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20/10/2016

Attendance to ‘2016 Sub-Regional Meeting for Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in Northeast Asia’ held in Ulaanbaatar

The ‘2016 Sub-Regional Meeting for Intangible Cultural Heritage Safeguarding in Northeast Asia: The Role of the Media in Raising Awareness about Intangible Cultural Heritage’ was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 10-12 October 2016. Co-organised by …

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26/08/2015

IRCI participated in the Third Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage

IRCI participated in the Third Annual Coordination Meeting of Category 2 Centres Active in the Field of Intangible Cultural Heritage, held on 6-8 July 2015 in Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China. This meeting is organised annu…

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