ABOUT IRCI
IRCI was established in 2011 as a Category 2 Centre of UNESCO to promote the 2003 Convention and its implementation, and to enhance the safeguarding of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) through instigating and coordinating research in the Asia-Pacific region.
3 KEY ACTIVITIES FOR PROMOTING & SAFEGUARDING ICH
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Research activities for safeguarding ICH in the Asia-Pacific region in cooperation with UNESCO and other related institutions worldwide
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Outcomes of various research projects and international forums/meetings/seminars
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3,952 entries from 49 countries on the safeguarding of ICH
IRCI Brochure 2024-2025
GEOGRAPHICAL FOCUS:
ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
- AFGHANISTAN
- AUSTRALIA
- BANGLADESH
- BHUTAN
- BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
- CAMBODIA
- CHINA
- COOK ISLANDS
- FIJI
- INDIA
- INDONESIA
- IRAN
- JAPAN
- KAZAKHSTAN
- KIRIBATI
- KYRGYZSTAN
- LAOS
- MALAYSIA
- MALDIVES
- MARSHALL ISLANDS
- MICRONESIA
- MONGOLIA
- MYANMAR
- NAURU
- NEPAL
- NEW ZEALAND
- NIUE
- PAKISTAN
- PALAU
- PAPUA NEW GUINEA
- PHILIPPINES
- REPUBLIC OF KOREA
- RUSSIAN FEDERATION
- SAMOA
- SINGAPORE
- SOLOMON ISLANDS
- SRI LANKA
- TAJIKISTAN
- THAILAND
- TIMOR-LESTE
- TONGA
- TURKEY
- TURKMENISTAN
- TUVALU
- UZBEKISTAN
- VANUATU
- VIET NAM
