A training seminar on safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage under the auspices of UNESCO and ICESCO is taking place in Astana

A training seminar on safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage under the auspices of UNESCO and ICESCO is taking place in Astana

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A three-day training seminar titled "Practices for Preserving and Transmitting Living Heritage," aimed at implementing the UNESCO 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, is underway at the National Academic Library of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

The opening ceremony of the seminar was attended by representatives of the Culture Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO, scientists, experts, employees of museums and educational organizations, as well as specialists from various regions of the country.

During the meeting, Sabit Barlybayev, Deputy Chairman of the Culture Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the RK, delivered a speech. He noted that Kazakhstan is systematically implementing the provisions of the 2003 UNESCO Convention. To date, 14 elements involving Kazakhstan have been inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. At the same time, work on developing new nomination materials continues.

Zhanar Shaimenova, Secretary-General of the National Commission of the Republic of Kazakhstan for UNESCO and ISESCO, focused on the priority areas of international cooperation. She emphasized the special importance attached to the active participation of local communities and the high-quality preparation of nomination documents.

The Kazakhstan Institute for Public Development has been conducting research in the regions. As a result, the national report "Living Heritage of Kazakhstan" was published. Currently, two nomination dossiers for submission to UNESCO lists, as well as ten dossiers within the framework of ISESCO, are under development.

At the meeting, international facilitators of UNESCO from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Thailand addressed issues related to the broad involvement of local communities in this work, conducting research in steppe regions, and the qualitative preparation of nomination materials.

A total of 30 people are participating in the seminar. Over the course of three days, they will analyze specific examples of nomination dossiers and identify heritage elements that can be submitted to international lists in the future.

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