Trainees exchanges views with each other during the Training of Trainers of Workshop on Intangible Cultural Heritage for Facilitators from the Asia-Pacific held at Hangzhou, capital of East China's Zhejiang province on July 2. [Photo by Zhang Xingjian/chinadaily.com.cn]

As a regional and international organization and coordinating agency in the field of ICH under the auspices of UNESCO, CRIHAP is committed to conducting international training activities in the field of intangible cultural heritage (ICH), proactively building up a regional and international exchange and cooperation platform, engaging in the implementation of the Global Capacity-Building Strategy of UNESCO for strengthening national capacities for implementing The 2013 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, and making contributions to ICH safeguarding undertakings in the Asia-Pacific and worldwide.