A thematic media review collecting selected articles and external resources on the launch of the candidacy process for the Art of Italian Shoemaking as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.

During the International Conference “The Role of Parliaments in the Development of Cultural Rights”, organized by Professor Pier Luigi Petrillo of UnitelmaSapienza University of Rome and Professor Francisco Humberto Cunha Filho of the University of Fortaleza, the Global Universities Alliance for Cultural Rights was formally launched.

At the 20th Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, the UNESCO Chairs on ICH will convene a hybrid annual forum of discussion open to external experts and participants. The event inaugurates a recurring platform for scholarly dialogue, critical reflection, and the development of research partnerships across the network of UNESCO Chairs.

A thematic media review collecting selected articles, interviews and external resources on the UNESCO inscription process of Italian Cooking, between sustainability and biocultural diversity, on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.