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The inaugural e-exhibition of the ASEAN Cultural Heritage Digital Archive website was unveiled on 26 November at an event “Forging History: Metals in the Crucible of ASEAN’s Transformation”, which aspires to promote ASEAN’s rich and diverse cultural heritage to a wider audience through engaging storytelling, while also inspiring museums, galleries, and libraries to explore innovative ways to present their collections using digital technology. To date, 267 cultural assets from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand are available to the public.
At the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held on November 12, an Action Plan was validated for the Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage in 2022, including about ninety events to preserve the traditions of folk art, historical and cultural heritage, cultural heritage in the field of arts, literature, as well as in the field of sports and tourism. In late October CIS countries also gathered to discuss a multi-year program of museum cooperation, covering topics from decorative arts to the use of the Russian language in the museums. Separately, film studios of CIS Member States intend to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, as discussed at a meeting of the heads of national film studios held on November 22. Furthermore, the VI International Congress "World Heritage of the CIS countries" brought together more than 60 experts from CIS countries and Russia to discuss the process of nominating cultural heritage sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List in the context of new requirements for research work and new trends in the selection of relevant sites, including transnational serial nominations, as well as cultural landscapes.
The Pacific Community adopted its 10-year strategic plan during its Meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations held in Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Pacific indigenous languages have been incorporated for the first time in an SPC strategic plan through the values that will guide the organisation: aroha (care); kaitiakitanga (stewardship); enginkelap (generosity); and gida gaituvwa (unity). In the meeting, Food systems were highlighted by SPC DG as an example of how the new strategy would guide the organisation toward more integrated ways of working that respond to member needs. Finally, the Asia Pacific Economic Council held a meeting on 12 November, during which the host New Zealand particularly advocated for the needs of all the 270 million indigenous peoples across the Asia-Pacific region.
At the meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) held on November 12, an Action Plan was validated for the Year of Folk Art and Cultural Heritage in 2022, including about ninety events to preserve the traditions of folk art, historical and cultural heritage, cultural heritage in the field of arts, literature, as well as in the field of sports and tourism. In late October CIS countries also gathered to discuss a multi-year program of museum cooperation, covering topics from decorative arts to the use of the Russian language in the museums. Separately, film studios of CIS Member States intend to expand mutually beneficial cooperation, as discussed at a meeting of the heads of national film studios held on November 22. Furthermore, the VI International Congress "World Heritage of the CIS countries" brought together more than 60 experts from CIS countries and Russia to discuss the process of nominating cultural heritage sites to the UNESCO World Heritage List in the context of new requirements for research work and new trends in the selection of relevant sites, including transnational serial nominations, as well as cultural landscapes.
The Pacific Community adopted its 10-year strategic plan during its Meeting of the Committee of Representatives of Governments and Administrations held in Nov. 30-Dec. 2. Pacific indigenous languages have been incorporated for the first time in an SPC strategic plan through the values that will guide the organisation: aroha (care); kaitiakitanga (stewardship); enginkelap (generosity); and gida gaituvwa (unity). In the meeting, Food systems were highlighted by SPC DG as an example of how the new strategy would guide the organisation toward more integrated ways of working that respond to member needs. Finally, the Asia Pacific Economic Council held a meeting on 12 November, during which the host New Zealand particularly advocated for the needs of all the 270 million indigenous peoples across the Asia-Pacific region.
10 January 2022
Last update:20 April 2023
