UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH)

Event

20th Session of UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Date

8–13 December 2025

Venue

Red Fort, New Delhi

Organized By

• Ministry of Culture

• Sangeet Natak Akademi (SNA)

Key Highlights

• Hosted by India for the first time

• Marks 20 years since India ratified the 2003 UNESCO Convention (ratified in 2005).

• Chaired by Vishal V. Sharma, India's Permanent Delegate to UNESCO.

Major Achievement

Deepavali added to UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

About UNESCO

• Headquarters: Paris, France

• Director-General: Khaled El-Enany

• Established: 1945

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