UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage-Capacity-building Materials Repository

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Type

Document

Institution

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Platform

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Cost

Free

Available in

English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic

Description*

This document provides a repository of learning material to safeguard intangible cultural heritage. It can be accessed through the website of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

The document was prepared in 2009 as part of the global capacity-building program to implement the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The training material has been organized in a unit system, where each unit corresponds to one specific topic. UNESCO recommends that the learning material be adapted and edited to suit the local context.

 Some of the broad content themes explained in the document are:

  • Implementing and ratifying the Convention at national level
  • Developing safeguarding plans
  • Preparing international assistance requests
  • Policy development; and periodic reporting