Today, 4 May 2022, the working group on a geographically more balanced representation of accredited NGOs under the 2003 UNESCO Convention met with accredited NGOs in the African Region. The main purpose of the meeting was to discuss the issue of the underrepresentation of ICH NGOs in the Forum and consider possible ways to attract more NGOs for accreditation. During the meeting, the participants discussed various difficulties that organizations face on the way to accreditation – a complex application form, language barriers, lack of confidence in their potential, as well…
