Government Focal Point
Pacific
Country | Year of Ratification for 2003 Convention | Organization | Department | Address | Website | |
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Cook Islands | 2016 | Ministry of Cultural Development | Cook Islands National Auditorium, Constitution Ave, Avarua DistrictConstitution Ave, Avarua District, Cook Islands | www.culture.gov.ck | mocd.staff@cookislands.gov.ck | |
Fiji | 2010 | Ministry of Education of the Republic of Fiji | Department of Heritage & Arts | "Level 2, AMB Building - Cnr of Victoria Prd Suva" | www.culture.gov.fj | |
Marshall Islands | 2015 | Marshall Islands National Commission for UNESCO | Ministry of Education, P.O. Box 3, Majuro, Marshall Islands | khosia@pss.edu.mh | ||
Federated States of Micronesia | 2013 | FSM Office of National Archives, Culture & Historic Preservation | PO Box PS 175, Palikir, Pohnpei, FM 96941 | nach.gov.fm | ||
Papua New Guinea | 2008 | Papua New Guinea National Cultural Commission | Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea | culture@daltron.com.pg | ||
Palau | 2011 | Ministry of Community and Cultural Affairs | Bureau of Arts and Culture | histpres@palaunet.com | ||
Samoa | 2013 | Ministry of Education, Sports and Culture | P.O.Box 1869, Apia, SAMOA | mesc.gov.ws | info@mesc.gov.ws | |
Solomon Islands | 2018 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Culture Division | Chungwah Road, Chinatown Area, P.O Box G20, Honiara, Solomon Islands | solomons.gov.sb/ministry-of-culture-and-tourism | GMono@tourism.gov.sb |
Tonga | 2010 | Ministry of Internal Affairs | Culture & Youth Division | Taufa'ahau Rd, Kingdom of Tonga | mia.gov.to | info@mia.gov.to |
Vanuatu | 2010 | Vanuatu Cultural Centre | vanuatuculturalcentre.gov.vu | ltafau@vanuatu.gov.vu | ||
Nauru | 2013 | Department of Home Affairs | Government Buildings, Mennen Oe, Mennen District, Nauru | |||
New Zealand | - | New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO | "c/-New Zealand Ministry of Education, P.O.Box 1666, Wellington New Zealand" | www.unesco.org.nz | unesco.nz@education.govt.nz | |
Niue | - | Niue National Commission for UNESCO | PO Box 84, Alofi, Niue | www.gov.nu/wb | ||
Kiribati | 2018 | Ministry of Internal Affairs | Culture and Museum Division | P. O. Box 75, Bikenibeu, Tarawa, Kiribati | www.president.gov.ki/ministry-of-internal-affairs | communications@ob.gov.ki |
Tuvalu | 2017 | Tuvalu National Commission for UNESCO | "Ministry of Education & Sports, Private Mail Bag, Vaiaku, Funafuti Tuvalu" | |||
Australia | - | Australian National Commission for UNESCO | Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade | "R.G. Casey Building, John McEwen Crescent, Barton Australian Capital Territory, 0221, Australia" | www.dfat.gov.au/intorgs/unesco | natcom.unesco@dfat.gov.au |
Southeast Asia
Country | Year of Ratification for 2003 Convention | Organization | Department | Address | Website | |
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Brunei Darussalam | 2011 | Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports | Simpang 336- BA1210, 17 Jalan Kebangsaan, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei | www.kkbs.gov.bn | info@kkbs.gov.bn | |
Cambodia | 2006 | Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts | #277, Preah Norodom Blvd, Sanskat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | www.mcfa.gov.kh | info@mcfa.gov.kh | |
Timor-Leste | 2016 | Timor-Leste National Commission for UNESCO | Natcom Office INFORDEPE Compound Balide Dili Timor-Leste | www.unesco.org.tl | natcom.tl@natcom.unesco.org | |
Indonesia | 2007 | Ministry of Education and Culture | Department of Cultural Heritage and Diplomacy | "Komplek Kemdikbud Gedung E Lt 10, Jln. Jenderal Sudirman Senayan Jakarta, 10270." | warisanbudaya.kemdikbud.go.id | kemdikbud.wbtb@gmail.com |
Laos | 2009 | Ministry of Information Culture and Tourism | Department of Heritage | Rue Setthathilath, Vientiane, Laos | www.tourismlaos.org | info@tourismlaos.org |
Malaysia | 2013 | Ministry of Tourism and Culture | Department of National Heritage | "Blok A dan B, Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad, Jalan Raja 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | www.heritage.gov.my | info@heritage.gov.my |
Myanmar | 2014 | Ministry of Religious Affairs and Culture | Department of Archaeology and National Museum | Office 35, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar | www.mora.gov.mm | |
Philippines | 2006 | National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) | Cultural Communities & Traditional Arts Section | 633 General Luna Street Intramuros Manila, Philippines | ncca.gov.ph | sccta@ncca.gov.ph |
Singapore | 2018 | National Heritage Board | Heritage Research and Assessment | 61 Stamford Road, #03-08, Stamford Court, Singapore 178892 | www.nhb.gov.sg | nhb_feedback@nhb.gov.sg |
Thailand | 2016 | Ministry of Culture | Department of Cultural Promotion | 14 Thiamruammitr Road, Huay Khwang, Bangkok 10310 Thailand | www.culture.go.th/culture_th/main.php?filename=index | Thailand.ich2003@gmail.com |
Vietnam | 2005 | Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism | Cultural Heritage Department | 51 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Ha Noi, Viet Nam | www.bvhttdl.gov.vn | bovanhoathethaodulich@chinhphu.vn |
Northeast Asia
Country | Year of Ratification for 2003 Convention | Organization | Department | Address | Website | |
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Republic of Korea | 2005 | Cultural Heritage Administration | World Heritage Division | 189, Cheongsa-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon 35208, Republic of Korea | http://english.cha.go.kr/cha/idx/SubIndex.do?mn=EN | |
China | 2004 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Department of Intangible Cultural Heritage | No. 10 Chaoyangmen North Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China | http://en.chinaculture.org/ich.html | chinaculture@chinadaily.com.cn |
Japan | 2004 | Agency for Cultural Affairs (ACA) | Traditional Cultural Division, Cultural Properties Department | 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8959 | https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/index.html | |
Mongolia | 2005 | National Center for Cultural Heritage | Department for Research and Registration of Cultural Heritage | 14200, Baga toiruu-1, Ulaanbaatar city, Sukhbaatar district, 8th khoroo, Prime Minister Amar street, B building of the Central Palace of Culture | http://ncch.gov.mn/ | info@ncch.gov.mn |
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 2008 | National Authority for Protection of Cultural Heritage | Department of ICH | Taedongmun-dong, Central District, Pyongyang, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | napch@star-co.net.kp |
Central Asia
Country | Year of Ratification for 2003 Convention | Organization | Department | Address | Website | |
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Kazakhstan | 2011 | Kazakhstan National Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage | Ministry of Culture and Sport of the Republic of Kazakhstan | P.O.Box 27 Almaty 050000 Kazakhstan | ||
Kyrgyzstan | 2006 | National Commission of the Kyrgyz Republic for UNESCO | 720040, 54 Erkindik Blvd. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | |||
Uzbekistan | 2008 | Republican Scientific-Methodical Center for Organization of Culture Institutions Activity under the Ministry of Culture | 30, Navai street, Tashkent, 100011, UZBEKISTAN | folklore.uz/en | rimm@madaniyat.uz | |
Tajikistan | 2010 | Tajikistan National Commission for UNESCO | 33 Sherozi Street, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 734001 | www.unesco.tj | unesco@mfa.tj | |
Turkmenistan | 2011 | Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan | Intangible Cultural Heritage Department | 461, Bitarap Turkmenistan avenue, 744000, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan | ||
Afghanistan | 2009 | Ministry of Information and Culture | Mohammad Jan Khan Road, Kabul, Afghanistan | moic.gov.af/en | info@moic.gov.af | |
Russian Federation | - | Commission of the Russian Federation for UNESCO | Ministry of Foreign Affairs 32/ 34 Smolenskaya-Sennaya Square Moscow, G-200 RU - 121200 Russian Federation | www.unesco.ru | natcom.ru@natcom.unesco.org |
South Asia
Country | Year of Ratification for 2003 Convention | Organization | Department | Address | Website | |
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Turkey | 2006 | Ministry of Culture and Tourism | Intangible Cultural Heritage Department | "Ministry of Culture and Tourism, İnönü Buvarı No.5, 06100 Emek Ankara, Turkey" | www.ktb.gov.tr/?_dil=2 | |
Iran | 2006 | The Iranian Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts (MCTH) | Office for Inscription of Properties and Revitalization of ICH and Natural Heritage | Intersection of Azadi Avenue and Yadegar-e Emam Highway, Tehran, Iran | www.mcth.ir/english | info@ichto.ir |
Nepal | 2010 | Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation | "Ministry of Culture, Tourism & Civil Aviation, Singha Durbar Kathmandu, Nepal" | www.tourism.gov.np | info@tourism.gov.np | |
Maldives | - | Maldives National Commission for UNESCO | Ministry of Education Velaanaage Building, 9th Floor Ameer Ahmed Magu Male 20096 Maldives | www.moe.gov.mv | natcom.mv@natcom.unesco.org | |
Bangladesh | 2009 | Ministry of Cultural Affairs | "B-5/G (Chamily). Sobahanbugh Govt. Officers quarters. Dhanmondy Dhaka, Bangladesh" | moca.gov.bd | ap@mocagov.bd | |
Bhutan | 2005 | Ministry of Home and cultural Affairs | National Library And Archives of Bhutan | PO Box 185, Pedzoe Lam, Thimphu, Bhutan | www.departmentofculture.gov.bt/en | |
Sri Lanka | 2008 | Ministry of Education | Isurupaya, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka. | www.moe.gov.lk | secretary.education@moe.gov.lk | |
India | 2005 | Sangeetnatak Academy | Rabindra Bhavan, 35, Feroze Shah Road, New Delhi | www.sangeetnatak.gov.in | mail@sangeetnatak.gov.in | |
Pakistan | 2005 | National History & Literary Heritage Division | Administrative Head of National History & Literary Heritage Division | 3rd Floor Evacuee Trust Complex, F5/1, Islamabad | heritage.pakistan.gov.pk |