On December 12, 2021, the Forum of Non-Governmental Organizations accredited under the 2003 UNESCO Convention on the Preservation of ICH began its work. The Forum started with a Symposium, which consisted of two parts – a discussion session based on the results of mapping the expert potential of accredited NGOs, and presentations on the topic “New directions of ICN in the future: intellectual property, licensing and new media”. Janet Blake, member of the Steering Committee, presented an analysis of the results of mapping the expertise of NGOs in the Asia-Pacific…
Day: December 13, 2021
Closing ceremony of 16 days of activism against gender-based violence
Today, December 10, the State Historical Museum hosted the closing ceremony of 16 days of active actions against gender-based violence. The closing concept was developed by the Aigine CRC team together with partners and UN Women in the Kyrgyz Republic. So, the main topic of the closing was the message – “every girl has the right to realize her creative potential, including the conditionally” male “professions.” The concept is based on the belief that cultural codes and values must be used to effectively counter domestic and gender-based violence. In this…