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Participants in cultural dress gathered at an international cultural heritage forum in 2018

Accreditation dossier

IOV and UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Convention

IOV is accredited to provide advisory services to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

Public register

Accreditation record

The wording and dates below follow UNESCO’s public list of accredited non-governmental organisations.

Organisation
International Organization of Folk Art
Accreditation number
NGO-90154
Accredited
2010 · Third General Assembly
Current review cycle
Renewed 2023 · report due 2027
Seven participants standing outdoors before mountain slopes at a cultural-protection forum in Jiuzhaigou
Opening ceremony of an international cultural-protection forum in Jiuzhaigou, 2009; contextual archive image, not a UNESCO accreditation event.IOV photographic archive

Meaning

An advisory role, stated precisely

UNESCO accredits non-governmental organisations with recognised competence in intangible cultural heritage so they can provide advisory services to the Committee under the 2003 Convention.

For IOV, that status connects an international folk-art network with the Convention’s safeguarding framework. It does not make IOV a UNESCO agency and should not be described as a ranking or “highest” award.

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Working responsibilities

  • Advisory contribution

    Accreditation establishes a formal route for specialist civil-society expertise within the mechanisms of the 2003 Convention.

  • Community context

    IOV’s contribution should remain grounded in the knowledge, participation and rights of the people who sustain living heritage.

  • Transparent reporting

    Renewal is tied to activity reporting and periodic review recorded by UNESCO.

  • Institutional accuracy

    Accreditation is described precisely; it is not presented as ownership of UNESCO programmes or endorsement of every IOV activity.

Chronology

The accreditation cycle

A short public record, with no promotional additions.

  1. 2010

    Accredited

    IOV was accredited to provide advisory services to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage.

  2. 2023

    Accreditation renewed

    UNESCO’s public register records the renewal following IOV’s activity report.

  3. 2027

    Next report due

    The next reporting point shown in UNESCO’s accredited-NGO register.

Institutional context

See how this role connects to IOV’s mission

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