UNESCO is bringing together 24 experts from Africa and UNESCO field offices in Constantine, Algeria, from 28 September to 2 October 2015, to discuss how best support policy development in the field of intangible cultural heritage.
Under the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, States are encouraged to develop public policy and legislation with the widest possible involvement of communities and civil society. As intangible cultural heritage is not the exclusive domain of culture, but a driver for social and economic inclusion, environmental sustainability and peace building, participants will reflect on the best way to integrate intangible cultural heritage and its safeguarding in development programmes.