The main aim of this meeting was not only to encourage Member States to ratify the Convention, but also to create an opportunity to exchange views and experiences in relationship to the safeguarding of ICH.The meeting was attented by policy-makers in relevant fields of respective governments.

• Agenda (English)
• List of participants (English)
• Report and recommendations (English)

The main aim of the meetings was not only to encourage Member States to ratify the Convention, but also to create an opportunity to exchange views and experiences in relationship to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage.The meeting was participated by policy-makers in relevant fields of respective governments.

• Agenda (English)
• List of participants (English)
• Recommendations (English)

UNESCO and the Japanese Agency for Culture decided to organize jointly an international conference on this theme in Japan on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Venice Charter and of the 10th anniversary of the Nara Document on Authenticity, and to launch a world-wide debate on a possible integrated approach to the safeguarding of the tangible and intangible heritage.
In all, 45 experts were invited to discuss different topics covering current heritage management problems. They adopted a new Declaration on an Integrated Approach.

Contact : HAYASHI, Nao

• Proceedings of the International Conference (English-French)
• Yamato Declaration (English|French)

The main aim of the meetings was not only to encourage Member States to ratify the Convention, but also to create an opportunity to exchange views and experiences in relationship to the safeguarding of the intangible cultural heritage.The meeting was participated by policy-makers in relevant fields of respective governments.

• Agenda (English)
• List of participants (English)
• Recommendations (English)
• Final report (English)

Following the joint organization of two international conferences “Dialogue of Civilizations” (2001), and “Globalization with a Human Face – Benefitting All” (2003), UNU and UNESCO pursued their exploration of the links between increased global interaction and human development through the organization of a third international conference, “Globalization and Intangible Cultural Heritage – Opportunities, threats and challenges”, held in Tokyo, 26-27 August 2004.

Published report of the Conference (English) - contains all elements mentionned below
Table of content:

1. Introduction (English)
2. Summary and conclusions (English)
3. Overview - 4 papers (English)
4. Opportunities: renewed dialogues, a stimulus for creativity and understanding - 2 papers (English)
5. Threats: homogenization, erosion, conflicts - 4 papers (English)
6. Challenges: making use of opportunities countering threats - 5 papers (English)
7. Annex - including Background paper (English)

The aim of the meeting was to promote the Convention with a view not only to its ratification but also to its implementation following its entry into force three months after the thirtieth ratification. Experts from all over Latin America including Cuba were attending the meeting.

• Agenda (English|Spanish)
• Presentations
  • Bolivia (Spanish)
  • Brazil (Portuguese)
  • Chile (Spanish)
• Report (Spanish)
• List of participants (Spanish)
• Recommendations (Spanish)

The purpose of the two-day regional seminar was to promote the Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage was to encourage States to ratify the Convention. The meeting was attended by 24 states.

• Agenda (French)
• Speeches:
  • Mr. Armoogum PARSURAMEN, director of BREDA (French)
  • Mr. Olabiyi Babalola Joseph YAI, president of Commission IV (Culture) of the General Conference of UNESCO (French)
  • H.Exc. Mr. Omolewa, ambassador and permanent delegate of Nigeria to UNESCO, President of the General Conference (English)
• List of participants (French)
• Final report (French)

This meeting on the roles of museums in the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage considered two main questions:

1. How can museums contribute to safeguarding living heritage, especially at the level of local communities?
2. How can museums contribute to the visibility of forms of living heritage, in accordance with the aims of UNESCO’s Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003)?

• Background paper (English)