At the 11th session of the states parties to the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Cambodia was elected to the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage for the 2026–2030 term. The meeting took place at UNESCO headquarters over two days, June 17–18, 2026, with 185 states parties participating.
The Royal Government delegation was led by Dr. ភឿង សកុណា, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts and chair of the Cambodian National Commission for UNESCO. Participants also included ឡុង កុសល, Cambodia’s Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO, and an interministerial team from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the culture ministry and the national commission.
By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត
