Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 23 September 2015 – A capacity-building workshop on the elaboration of nomination files to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 5-9 October 2015.
With the aim of enhancing capacities of Mongolian stakeholders in elaborating nomination files for the Lists of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritages an effective tool for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, this workshop is jointly organized by UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Mongolia, the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO and the Center of Cultural Heritage of Mongolia.
The five-day training workshop will gather 29 participants, comprising government officials, cultural officers from all 21 provinces of Mongolia, ICH practitioners and NGO representatives. Combining theoretical sessions, practical and field exercise two UNESCO-accredited facilitators will explore the different international mechanisms established by the Convention and their appropriate and effective use.
This workshop organized within the framework of “Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific”, UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust project, has been supporting Mongolia’s endeavor to safeguard its valuable intangible cultural heritage since 2012 with a series of capacity-building activities, including need assessment, implementation and community-based inventorying. This workshop is part of the second phase of the Japanese-funded project implemented in other four countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information about this project please visit: www.unescobkk.org
Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 23 September 2015 – A capacity-building workshop on the elaboration of nomination files to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists will be held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia from 5-9 October 2015.
With the aim of enhancing capacities of Mongolian stakeholders in elaborating nomination files for the Lists of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritages an effective tool for safeguarding intangible cultural heritage, this workshop is jointly organized by UNESCO, the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science of Mongolia, the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO and the Center of Cultural Heritage of Mongolia.
The five-day training workshop will gather 29 participants, comprising government officials, cultural officers from all 21 provinces of Mongolia, ICH practitioners and NGO representatives. Combining theoretical sessions, practical and field exercise two UNESCO-accredited facilitators will explore the different international mechanisms established by the Convention and their appropriate and effective use.
This workshop organized within the framework of “Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage through the Strengthening of National Capacities in Asia and the Pacific”, UNESCO/Japan Funds-in-Trust project, has been supporting Mongolia’s endeavor to safeguard its valuable intangible cultural heritage since 2012 with a series of capacity-building activities, including need assessment, implementation and community-based inventorying. This workshop is part of the second phase of the Japanese-funded project implemented in other four countries of the Asia-Pacific region.
For more information about this project please visit: www.unescobkk.org