United Nations Foundation for the Protection of World Intangible Cultural Heritage
According to the definition in the Convention for the Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage adopted by UNESCO, "intangible cultural heritage" refers to various practices, performances, manifestations, knowledge systems and skills, as well as related tools, objects, handicrafts, and cultural venues that are considered as their cultural heritage by various groups, groups, and sometimes individuals. Various groups and groups, along with their environment, interrelationships with nature, and changes in historical conditions, constantly innovate this intangible cultural heritage that has been passed down from generation to generation, while giving themselves a sense of identity and history, thereby promoting cultural diversity and stimulating human creativity.
The number of world cultural heritage sites can reflect the diversity and depth of the historical and cultural heritage of a certain region or country. If material and intangible cultural heritage sites are rated as world cultural heritage sites, they can not only be recognized by the world, but also be better protected and inherited.
In the 1960s, the White House Conference in the United States first proposed the establishment of a "World Heritage Trust Fund". Propose to protect the world's outstanding natural scenic spots and historical sites. The United States was proposing this "World Heritage Trust Fund" theory just in time for the Egyptian government to build the Aswan Dam on the Nile River. Because the construction of the dam raised the water level and flooded a 2000 year old temple, the United Nations proposed a convention to protect natural and cultural heritage.
Therefore, the United Nations World Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Foundation was officially registered and established in the United States in 2015. The foundation strives to establish networks among countries and promote the protection of world cultural heritage through various means. Establish protective barriers and conditions for sustainable development.
The United Nations Foundation for the Protection of World Intangible Cultural Heritage, with the theme of "Inheriting Civilization and Transmitting Value", aims to solve many key problems faced by the inheritors of world intangible cultural heritage and intangible cultural heritage, and provide various solutions for urban development, intangible cultural heritage protection, and industrial operation for governments of various countries, and to exchange and learn from each other widely worldwide.
Intangible cultural heritage is an excellent model and representative of human traditional culture. The existence of intangible cultural heritage is not only a commercial form, but also a living form; Not only of a single ethnic group, but also of the world; Not only traditional, but also contemporary. Intangible cultural heritage is a spiritual wealth shared by all humanity.
Since its establishment, the United Nations World Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Foundation has actively carried out various social welfare activities that are conducive to the excavation, protection, research, inheritance, and promotion of intangible cultural heritage; Theoretical research on organizing the protection of intangible cultural heritage; Organize academic, exhibition (performance), and public welfare activities; Promote, commend, and support key projects, and promote the achievements and experiences of intangible cultural heritage protection work. At the same time, actively promote the protection of world folk cultural heritage in a planned, step-by-step, and focused manner through diverse forms and contents of intangible cultural heritage protection and inheritance activities with different themes; In order to effectively introduce traditional craft intangible cultural heritage into social ecology and public life, the foundation is committed to energy storage and empowerment, improving the internal circulation of intangible cultural innovation services throughout the entire process, opening up the upper and lower entrances and exits, in order to adapt to the new era of public aesthetic awareness, meet the needs of social and cultural consumption upgrading, and achieve the circulation value of excellent traditional crafts.
The foundation is based on a cross-border thinking model, fully utilizing international advantages, reasonably allocating and optimizing resources, and effectively promoting international exchanges and cooperation both domestically and internationally. Strive to contribute to the protection and inheritance of the world's intangible cultural heritage!